The Directors Guild of America has approved a new three-year labor agreement with major Hollywood television and movie producers, a move that comes as there is no sign of a writers’ strike.
The DGA said on Friday that the contract was approved with a vote of 87%. Under the terms of the agreement, directors will receive a 21% increase in royalties from streaming services such as Netflix. Much of that 21% will come from a significant jump in royalties from the streaming services’ international operations.
The agreement also includes language to protect against the use of artificially generated intelligence, which has become a lightning rod in talks between directors, writers and performers and the Alliance of Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf of studios, networks and services. streaming. .
The agreement ensures that “the job duties of members of the DGA will not be replaced or assigned to the GAI,” the DGA said.
The deal approved by directors on Friday comes as the TV and film writers’ strike against major studios, streamers and networks heads into its third month. Discussions between the writers and the AMPTP began in early May.
The Writers Guild of America may soon be on the picket line at the Screen Actors Guild, whose own deal with the AMPTP expires on June 30. Negotiations between SAG and the AMPTP have been ongoing for the past two weeks.
The AMPTP did not issue a statement on the DGA agreement. A representative for the Writers Guild did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tensions have risen between some writers and directors on social media in the past few weeks after the DGA board said they had provisionally approved a new contract.
Famed television director Paris Barclay, who is also a WGA member, took heat for suggesting the proposed deal. Earlier this month, he tweeted in response to writers criticizing directors, “create as much division as possible, because that’s definitely a winning strategy. If there’s one thing you’ve taught me, it’s that solidarity can be a one-way street.”
Larry Charles, who was also a member of both the DGA and the WGA, said on Twitter in early June that the director’s deal was “good” that “makes everything better for everyone” but he was nevertheless voting no. be like “you can’t leave. everyone else behind.”
The President of DGA, Lesli Linka Glatter, said in a statement: “We are united with writers, actors and all staff members in our fight to move our industry forward. We support the actors who are in negotiations and the writers who remain on strike.”
Late night TV shows like “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” have ended their writers’ strike and strikers have halted production on many shows and movies.
The WGA’s demands are similar to some of the DGA’s demands, including higher pay and better stream balances. Writers are also seeking more job security by requiring shows to hire a minimum number of writers.
No date has yet been set between WGA and AMPTP to resume contract negotiations.
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