TORONTO – The Directors Guild of Canada and the Canadian Media Producers Association jointly announced the ratification of a new DGC-CMPA Standard Agreement on Wednesday after first reaching an agreement in principle in July.
The 2019-2021 CMPA-DGC Standard Agreement will take effect on January 1, 2019 and will apply to all productions in Canada, excluding British Columbia and Quebec, commencing principal photography on or after that date. The deal establishes the terms, conditions and rates for directors and other professional crew members engaged in film, television and digital media productions.
“The stellar reputation of Canada’s production industry is in no small part thanks to the dynamic partnership between producers, directors and the many talented crew members behind the camera, and this new agreement is a testament to that indispensable synergy,” said CMPA VP of national industrial relations and senior counsel Warren Ross, in a statement. “Especially during this period of significant change in the screen-based production sector, the stability and predictability that this deal represents are more important than ever.”
“With the ratification of this agreement, the CMPA and its members have endorsed the imaginative and inventive role all DGC members bring to television, motion pictures and digital production,” added DGC Ontario executive director and CEO Bill Skolnik. “Directors, in particular, will now be recognized not only for their contribution at the production level but also in the exhibition of their works across all platforms.”
