While the WGA has been able to wrap up their strike, SAG-AFTRA is still undergoing one of their own. But, as of recently, they introduced new interim agreements to keep independent projects afloat while adhering to strike guidelines.
As long as the project itself has no direct ties to any member of the Alliance Of Motion Picture and Television Producers, then it can move ahead with filming.
The list of projects that are to benefit from this has been expanding since SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP were unable to strike a deal. Per the terms, members “may work on these productions without being in violation of the strike order.”
As Deadline reports, the actual agreements took effect on July 27th, allowing its members to “audition and/or engage in negotiations regarding casting for these productions, but may not yet travel, rehearse, or otherwise begin rendering services for the production.”
As well as moving ahead with production, the projects are also able to promote at film festivals.
Starting August 14th, it was announced that the deal was altered to exclude WGA projects shot in the US. As well as that, studios looking to pick up films would have to adhere to those terms as well if a deal was to be made.
Deadline posted a full list of projects affected by this deal. Some inclusions are Ferrari, Grendel, and Never Hike Alone 2.
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