The U.S. Scriptwriters Guild Strike is the largest in the past 20 years [1] [2] the U.S. Scriptwriters' strike, which began on November 5, 2007 and lasted until February 12, 2008. [3]
The requirements of the Screenwriters Guild were to conclude a new contract with the Union of Film and Television Producers , in which the percentage of royalties to authors for the sale of film and television productions on DVD and on the Internet would be increased. During the negotiations, the parties could not reach an agreement, as a result, the scriptwriters announced the beginning of the strike, which lasted 100 days. The strike involved the western and eastern branches of the US Scriptwriters Guild, supported by the Guild of Actors , many popular actors and politicians. [four]
The strike brought multimillion-dollar losses to studios. The filming of many television series was temporarily suspended, the filming of some feature films and talk shows was postponed indefinitely, and several award ceremonies were canceled. [5]
The decision to end the strike was made on February 12, 2008 [1] , and on February 26, the Screenwriters Guild announced the signing of a new contract with the producers. [6]
Content
- 1 Chronicle of events
- 2 Results of the strike
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Timeline
Negotiations between the Screenwriters Guild and the Union of Film and Television Producers began on July 16, 2007. On November 1, 2007, a three-year contract expired between screenwriters and producers, which governs the allocation of funds to screenwriters from film industries. On November 4, 2007, screenwriters broke off negotiations with the Union of Producers and announced the start of a strike. [7]
The parties managed to conclude a preliminary agreement only on February 8, 2008, on February 10, the leadership of the Screenwriters Guild approved the signing of a new contract and two days later, by a decision of 92.5% of the total number of members of the Guild, the strike was stopped. [one]
Strike Results
According to the signed final agreement between scriptwriters and producers, the royalties of scriptwriters from selling DVDs were increased, as well as for film and television production distributed via the Internet, mobile phones and other modern distribution channels, scriptwriters will receive a fixed amount for the first two years and 2% of profit from sales during the third year after the start of the agreement.
The economic damage from a strike is assessed differently. Total losses are estimated from various sources from 1.3 [3] to 2.1 [8] billion dollars. According to the head of the Los Angeles Department of Economic Development, Jack Kaiser, the total economic damage from the strike for Los Angeles cost $ 2.5 billion. [9] The cancellation of the Golden Globe ceremony in January 2008 alone cost the organizers $ 60 million. Many studios broke contracts with striking screenwriters. According to the research company Nielsen, as of the end of January 2008, the weekly audience of television channels decreased by 21%. Some American television channels have lost up to 50% of their audience. [10]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Steve Gorman. Hollywood writers vote to lift 14-week strike . Reuters (February 13, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009. Archived March 23, 2012.
- ↑ U.S. scriptwriters have launched the largest strike in 20 years . Lenta.ru (November 5, 2007). Date of treatment January 2, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Q&A: Hollywood writers' strike . BBC (February 13, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009. Archived March 23, 2012.
- ↑ Clinton and Obama supported the striking screenwriters . Lenta.ru (November 6, 2007). Date of treatment January 2, 2009.
- ↑ The solemn ceremony of presenting the Golden Globes has been canceled . Lenta.ru (January 8, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009.
- ↑ Letter from the Presidents . Writers Guild of America, West (February 26, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009. Archived March 23, 2012.
- ↑ TIMELINE: The Hollywood labor dispute . Reuters (November 27, 2007). Date of treatment January 2, 2009. Archived March 23, 2012.
- ↑ WGA strike costs CA $ 2.1 billion . Variety (June 5, 2008). Date of treatment January 4, 2009. Archived March 23, 2012.
- ↑ Screenwriters' strike cost Los Angeles $ 2.5 billion . Lenta.ru (February 20, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009.
- ↑ U.S. TV channels have lost a quarter of their audience due to a strike by the Screenwriters Guild . Lenta.ru (January 31, 2008). Date of treatment January 2, 2009.
Links
- Media related to The Screenwriters Guild Strike at Wikimedia Commons