Independent Production Agreement 2010-2011 Script Fee increases 2% increase to Script Fees in 2010 2% increase to Script Fees in 2011 Feature Film Current 2010 2011 C101 Script $49,201 $50,185 $51,189 C102 Original Treatment $22,114 $22,556 $23,007 C103 Treatment based on Script Material supplied $14,761 $15,056 $15,357 C104 Script from existing Treatment $31,937 $32,576 $33,227 C105 C106 Rewrite: a) by the original Writer $24,098 $24,580 $25,072 b) by another Writer $31,937 $32,576 $33,227 Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Script or Story and Script $17,198 $17,542 $17,893 C107 Polish $7,369 $7,516 $7,667 C108 Third Draft (Optional, when Writer has been $12,301 $12,547 $12,798 contracted and paid for a Full Script under C101) Television C301 Television Production (Television Movies and Mini-Series) Script i) not based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement; or ii) based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Writer is required to provide an Outline $37,095 $37,837 $38,593
C302 Script i) based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Writer proceeds directly to First Draft Script without preparing an Outline; or ii) Based on an Outline after termination pursuant to B107 (subject to B111) $29,675 $30,269 $30,874 C303 Story or Screen Story $7,420 $7,568 $7,719 C304 Rewrite $12,983 $13,243 $13,508 C305 Polish $6,678 $6,811 $6,948 C306 Third Draft (Optional) $8,697 $8,871 $9,048 C402 C403 Television Production (Other Than Television Movies and Mini-Series) Television Scripts: i) not based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement; or ii) based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Writer is required to provide an Outline: 15 minutes or less $3,643 $3,716 $3,790 30 minutes or less $7,287 $7,432 $7,581 60 minutes or less $14,572 $14,864 $15,161 90 minutes or less $21,857 $22,294 $22,740 Television Scripts: i) based on a Story or Screen Story contracted under this Agreement which is provided by the Producer to the Writer at the time of contracting and from which the Writer proceeds directly to a First Draft Script without preparing an Outline; or ii) based on an Outline after termination
pursuant to B107 (subject to B108 or B111): 15 minutes or less $3,036 $3,097 $3,159 30 minutes or less $6,071 $6,193 $6,317 60 minutes or less $12,144 $12,386 $12,634 90 minutes or less $18,215 $18,579 $18,951 C404 C405 C406 C407 Story or Screen Story 15 minutes or less $607 $619 $631 30 minutes or less $1,214 $1,239 $1,263 60 minutes or less $2,430 $2,478 $2,528 90 minutes or less $3,642 $3,715 $3,789 Rewrite 15 minutes or less $1,062 $1,083 $1,105 30 minutes or less $2,125 $2,168 $2,211 60 minutes or less $4,250 $4,335 $4,422 90 minutes or less $6,375 $6,502 $6,632 Additional Polish 15 minutes or less $532 $542 $553 30 minutes or less $1,062 $1,083 $1,105 60 minutes or less $2,125 $2,168 $2,211 90 minutes or less $3,188 $3,252 $3,317 Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Television Script or Story and Television Script 15 minutes or less $1,518 $1,548 $1,579 30 minutes or less $3,036 $3,097 $3,159 60 minutes or less $6,071 $6,193 $6,317 90 minutes or less $9,107 $9,290 $9,475 120 minutes or less $12,143 $12,385 $12,633 C501 Television Documentary Documentary 15 minutes or less $2,991 $3,051 $3,112 30 minutes or less $5,983 $6,103 $6,225 60 minutes or less $11,966 $12,205 $12,449 90 minutes or less $17,949 $18,308 $18,674 120 minutes or less $23,933 $24,411 $24,899
C502 C503 C504 C505 Documentary Proposal 15 minutes or less $897 $915 $933 30 minutes or less $1,795 $1,831 $1,868 60 minutes or less $3,590 $3,662 $3,735 90 minutes or less $5,385 $5,493 $5,603 120 minutes or less $7,181 $7,324 $7,471 Documentary Script based on an initial proposal or Outline which is provided by the Producer to the Writer, from which the Writer proceeds directly to a Treatment or shooting script without preparing an initial proposal or Outline. This proposal shall be appended to the contract if not contracted under this Agreement and shall be no less than 1250 words. 15 minutes or less $2,483 $2,533 $2,583 30 minutes or less $4,966 $5,066 $5,167 60 minutes or less $9,932 $10,130 $10,333 90 minutes or less $14,898 $15,196 $15,500 120 minutes or less $19,864 $20,262 $20,667 Documentary Rewrite 15 minutes or less $867 $884 $902 30 minutes or less $1,735 $1,770 $1,805 60 minutes or less $3,470 $3,540 $3,610 90 minutes or less $5,205 $5,309 $5,416 120 minutes or less $6,940 $7,079 $7,221 Documentary Polish 15 minutes or less $434 $443 $452 30 minutes or less $867 $884 $902 60 minutes or less $1,735 $1,770 $1,805 90 minutes or less $2,602 $2,654 $2,707 120 minutes or less $3,470 $3,540 $3,610
C506 Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Television Script or Story and Television Script 15 minutes or less $1,518 $1,548 $1,579 30 minutes or less $3,036 $3,097 $3,159 60 minutes or less $6,071 $6,193 $6,317 90 minutes or less $9,107 $9,290 $9,475 120 minutes or less $12,143 $12,385 $12,633 C601 C602 C603 C604 Television Variety, Panel, Game and Quiz Shows Type 1 Variety - Show Writers 15 minutes or less $1,827 $1,864 $1,901 30 minutes or less $3,656 $3,729 $3,803 60 minutes or less $7,311 $7,457 $7,607 90 minutes or less $10,967 $11,186 $11,410 120 minutes or less $14,623 $14,915 $15,213 Type 2 Variety - Show Writers 15 minutes or less $1,467 $1,497 $1,526 30 minutes or less $2,928 $2,986 $3,046 60 minutes or less $5,856 $5,973 $6,092 90 minutes or less $8,785 $8,961 $9,140 120 minutes or less $11,713 $11,947 $12,186 Type 3 Variety - Show Writers 15 minutes or less $1,107 $1,129 $1,152 30 minutes or less $2,214 $2,258 $2,304 60 minutes or less $4,427 $4,516 $4,606 90 minutes or less $6,641 $6,774 $6,910 120 minutes or less $8,853 $9,031 $9,211 Contributing Writers For each item (i.e. each comedy sketch, production number, vignette, song, blackout or other similar material) 3 minutes or less $368 $375 $382 Each additional minute $126 $129 $132
C606 Panel, Game, Quiz Shows 15 minutes or less $961 $981 $1,000 30 minutes or less $1,923 $1,961 $2,000 60 minutes or less $3,845 $3,922 $4,001 90 minutes or less $5,768 $5,883 $6,001 120 minutes or less $7,691 $7,844 $8,001 C701 Television Magazine Shows Program Writer (Based on Broadcast Length of Program) Budget $60,000 - $70,000 15 minutes or less $1,172 $1,196 $1,220 30 minutes or less $2,345 $2,392 $2,440 60 minutes or less $4,691 $4,785 $4,880 90 minutes or less $7,035 $7,175 $7,319 120 minutes or less $9,381 $9,568 $9,760 Budget $70,000 - $100,000 15 minutes or less $1,376 $1,404 $1,432 30 minutes or less $2,745 $2,800 $2,856 60 minutes or less $5,482 $5,591 $5,703 90 minutes or less $8,225 $8,390 $8,558 120 minutes or less $10,978 $11,197 $11,421 Budget Over $100,000 15 minutes or less $1,513 $1,544 $1,574 30 minutes or less $3,037 $3,098 $3,160 60 minutes or less $6,067 $6,188 $6,312 90 minutes or less $9,096 $9,278 $9,463 120 minutes or less $12,148 $12,391 $12,639 C702 C703 Program Writer - Weekly rate for a maximum of five (5) thirty-minute programs per week $3,390 $3,458 $3,527 Contributing Writer For each item:
Budget $60,000 - $70,000 3 minutes or less $352 $359 $366 Each additional minute $131 $133 $136 Budget $70,000 - $100,000 3 minutes or less $418 $426 $435 Each additional minute $143 $145 $148 Budget Over $100,000 3 minutes or less $547 $558 $569 Each additional minute $163 $166 $169 C704 C801 Continuity Writer For up to five (5) minutes of continuity writing per half hour of broadcast: Budget $60,000-$70,000 $1,016 $1,036 $1,057 $70,000-$100,000 $1,062 $1,083 $1,105 over $100,000 $1,163 $1,186 $1,210 Television Daily Dramatic Serials Daily Dramatic Serials For each weekly unit of five (5) thirty (30) minute or less programs: a) Aggregate minimum Script Fees: i) one run in Canada $6,070 $6,192 $6,315 ii) one run in Canada and the United States $12,134 $12,377 $12,624 b) Script Fees: For each Script on which a Writer performs writing services, such Writer shall be paid not less than: i) one run in Canada $601 $613 $626 ii) one run in Canada and the United States $1,201 $1,225 $1,250 For each weekly unit of five (5) sixty (60) minute or less programs: c) Aggregate minimum Script Fees: i) one run in Canada $12,134 $12,377 $12,624 ii) one run in Canada and the United States $24,134 $24,617 $25,109 d) Script Fees: For each Script on which a Writer performs writing services, such Writer shall be paid not less than: i) one run in Canada $1,239 $1,264 $1,289 ii) one run in Canada and the United States $2,478 $2,527 $2,578
C901 Television Continuity Continuity - Script Fees Minimum two (2) minutes Script $285 $291 $297 Each additional minute of Script $39 $39 $40 Section D - Other Production D201 Script Fees 15 minutes or less $1,702 $1,736 $1,771 30 minutes or less $3,402 $3,470 $3,539 60 minutes or less $6,804 $6,940 $7,079 90 minutes or less $10,018 $10,219 $10,423 120 minutes or less $13,585 $13,857 $14,134