Category: Strike 2023
SAG-AFTRA Votes to Ratify Their New Deal, Officially Ending the Strike
This post is by Jason Hellerman from No Film School The year of labor in Hollywood finishes with SAG-AFTRA members voting to ratify their deal. 78% of voting members approved it late last night. The union says they received more than $1 billion in additional compensation thanks to breakthroughs with the AMPTP, including an added…
An Indie Film Exec Unpacks The Post-Strike World
This post is by Nicco Valenzuela from No Film School The strikes took a lot out of us all, and in conversations with fellow creatives, I know there was a lot of collective worry about what Hollywood would look like after they ended. I decided the best way to get answers to these questions was…
David Zaslav Says Striking Writers Were “Right About Almost Everything”
This post is by Nicco Valenzuela from No Film School The WGA members spent the summer on strike because their members deserved pay bumps, protections from AI, and to prevent the job from becoming a gig. This strike came with the necessary sacrifices to ensure writing stayed a profession. In the end, writers were able…
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP Reach a Tentative Agreement
This post is by Jason Hellerman from No Film School Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, November 8th, the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA were able to reach a tentative agreement, effectively ending the actor’s strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, November 9th. We don’t have any details on the new contract or its stipulations. Artificial intelligence was…
The AMPTP Wants to Use Dead Actors Faces and Bodies Without Permission
This post is by Jason Hellerman from No Film School In the last few years, we’ve seen AI scans come to life in movies like Rogue One, when the actors they scanned have passed away. These scans were made in private deals with the family, and you can assume money was exchanged to use the…
SAG-AFTRA Talks Break Down After Studios Engage in “Bully Tactics”
This post is by Sunny Shrestha from No Film School In a statement released to members shortly after midnight, union leaders have shared news that talks have broken down in large part to the studios engaging in “bully tactics,” before walking away from the bargaining table completely. This is obviously a huge blow and major…
The WGA Strike Is Over–What’s Next for Hollywood?
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This post is by Nicco Valenzuela from No Film School Finally, the WGA strike has come to an end and writers are going to be elated about the new agreement. So what does this new agreement entail and how will it affect the future of Hollywood? The WGA Strike is Over – What’s Next? In…
SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Resume Contract Talks for the First Time Since the Strike Began
This post is by Alyssa Miller from No Film School SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood’s biggest studios in the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are returning to the negotiation table on Monday, October 2, for the first time since the performers union went on strike on July 14 to talk about AI, streaming residuals, and…
The Writer’s Strike Ends and Social Media Debates a Screenplay Page
This post is by Alyssa Miller from No Film School Are you ready for the WGA strike to end? We sure are! After almost half a year, the WGA and AMPTP have announced they have agreed on terms. In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine and Jason Hellerman discuss: WGA writers enjoying meals for…