Update, 1.18am, May 3: The Australian and Canadian film and TV unions have joined the UK’s Writers Guild in asking their writers to downsize on US shows during the strike.
International sources have pointed to the possibility of Hollywood studios looking to Australian, Canadian and UK writers to take American work during the industrial action, but each guild has strongly advised its members against the action.
The Australian Writers Guild issued a statement today offering its support wga, The AWG said, “The Australian Writers Guild supports our fellow writers from the WGA in their ongoing negotiations and their decision to take strike action.” “The rights and conditions of screenwriters are the bedrock of any healthy and vibrant screen industry.
“With strike action now in force, AWG advises Members are not to work on active projects within the WGA’s jurisdiction, pitch new projects designed for production within the WGA’s jurisdiction, or cross picket lines, real or virtual, for the duration of the strike Is.
in a statement to deadlineThe Writers’ Guild of Canada (WGC) stated that it would support the WGA “to the fullest extent possible” during its strike, with a new set of rules introduced around working members of the Canadian Guild working during the duration of the strike. Can
The list of rules states that dual members of the WGC and WGA living in the US are bound by wga strike Rule. A WGC member and a Canadian resident can continue to operate under an Independent Production Agreement (IPA), which remains in force until December 31, 2023. However, members are unable to accept “killed work”. This includes any projects that normally fall under the WGA. Similarly, dual members of the WGC and WGA living in Canada can continue to work for producers covered under the IPA. Again, excluding any “killed work”.
“WGC, along with writers’ unions around the world, stands in solidarity with the WGA’s strike action for fair compensation for writers. We look forward to a swift and fair resolution,” WGC Executive Director Victoria Shen Said.
WGC President Alex Levine said: “The compensation issues that prompted WGA members to strike apply to all writers in the digital streaming era. WGC members support WGA writers in their fight for fairness, and We applaud their strength and collective resolve.”
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain was one of the first unions to call on its members to support the WGA and not to take American work. earlier this week, Streamers can work with foreign writers on local projects that are not WGA-affiliated – Tomorrow We revealed Paramount+ ropes in two UK producers to create drama series castaways,
Previous, 11.16am PT, May 2: International associations representing film and TV writers around the world have begun sharing their responses. First Hollywood writers’ strike in 15 yearsAs WGA members prepare to hit the picket lines.
There are thousands of WGA members ready to walk the picket line In Los Angeles, New York and other major US cities Tuesday afternoon, the WGA announced it was unable to reach a last-minute deal on a new three-year contract with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which is due to expire. Went on Monday night.
Giorgio Glaviano, President of the Writers Guild of Italy deadline The union has “followed the conversations of our American allies with great enthusiasm.”
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“We express our solidarity with colleagues in the WGA, as their struggles are ours as well,” Glaviano said. “All over the world, the screenwriter’s image is threatened by persistently low pay and increasingly onerous working conditions.”
Glaviano supported the WGA’s concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, writing that technology was making writers’ work “more and more of a struggle for survival”. during conversation with AMPTP, the WGA sought regulation regarding the use of AI on MBA-covered projects. In response, the studio instituted annual meetings “to discuss advances in technology”.
Glaviano ended the letter: “We will support our American allies in every way. Because the only thing that interests us and unites us all as writers is to tell the world, bring alive emotions and dreams to an audience.
Meanwhile in Israel, the nation that brought Fouda And shteisel To the world, Israel’s Screenwriters Guild explicitly supported the WGA.
“SGI writers stand in solidarity with our WGA E/W brothers and sisters and support their fight for the survival of writing as a viable profession,” said a statement on social media this morning. “SGI stands with all striking WGA E/W members on the picket line and calls for AMPTP to be fair and paid.”
Hugh Farley, director of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland, pointed to a statement by WGI chair Jennifer Davidson, issued on 19 April.
“The Writers Guild of Ireland stands strongly with our colleagues at the WGA in negotiations for better conditions for our members,” she said. “The issues they are raising are issues we face as Irish writers, if not now then in the near future.”
Davidson said WGA members “deserve a deal that allows writers to share in the success of the material they create,” pointing to the need for Irish writers to be executive producers on their own shows. To ensure that they are given fair compensation.
In line with the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds agreements, both the Israeli and Irish unions stated that they would encourage any writer’s members on the US show to downgrade tools. The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has issued a similar directive.
Susin Lindblom-Karman, CEO of the Writers Guild of Sweden, told us that “many of the issues the Writers Guild of America raised in their talks are relevant to Swedish and European screenwriters as well, and we are grateful that they have joined forces with the collective.” Chose to take action.
“This fight will be of great importance for writers to be able to support themselves, as well as for writers to be able to make an artistic impact. The Writers Guild of Sweden expresses its full support for our colleges in the Writers Guild of America. wants to do, and we urge our members to show solidarity during the struggle.
France’s largest writers’ union and the WGA-affiliated La Guilde, which represents some 250 film and TV writers, or about one-third of the national pool of professionals, also voiced their support for the strike action.
“Our position is one of solidarity with the WGA and we are absolutely against anyone breaking the strike,” said the body’s president, Mary Roussin.
“We have seen a real deterioration in working conditions for American writers, with increasing uncertainty and instability, and the introduction of mini-rooms, which is destroying the system through which writers used to develop and build careers.”
He said, however, that the La Guild could not prevent its members or non-members from working in the US, even though its position was against such a move.
“Not all screenwriters in France are members of La Guilde. As individuals, they can do whatever they want. We have no control over their actions. Even for our members, we cannot prevent them from working. Can’t refuse,” Roussin said.
La Guilde was a signatory last month of France’s first inter-professional agreement between SACD (Society of Dramatic Writers and Composers) and French producer bodies SPI and l’UPSA.
The landmark agreement introduced new guidelines for contracts between screenwriters and the first-ever minimum wage structure. “We are stronger than ever but today we could not attack [in France] Because in France not all screenwriters are signed up,” Roussin said.
The picket line will head to Warner Bros. from Amazon at 10 Los Angeles studios on Tuesday at 1 p.m. PT as well as the Peacock Newfront presentation on 5th Avenue in New York City.
The previous WGA work stoppage lasted 14 weeks in 2007–08.
We’ll keep updating this story with more international response as it unfolds.