Agreements, rates and guidelines

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The following agreements, rates and guidelines have been negotiated/published by the Guild.

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APC Code of Practice

• The Alliance for the Protection of Copyright Code of Practice (2009) - for the submission of film and programme proposals in the UK film, radio and television industry.

Animation

• Animation Guidelines

Film

• WGGB/PACT Agreement 1992

• WGGB/PACT Agreement 1992 rates (includes recommended 35% increase to update rates)

• Screenwriting Credits Agreement

• Credit arbitration guidelines

• Writing Film - a good practice guide for screenwriters and those who work with them (2009)

Grants for the Arts

• Applying to Arts Council England's Grants for the Arts programme - read more about Grants for the Arts.

Musical Theatre

• Musical Theatre (main agreement)
  

• Appendix (a) - 1: Model collaboration  agreement for musical theatre writers

• Appendix (a) - 2: Notes on model collaboration agreement for musical theatre writers

• Appendix (b): Explanatory notes from Mercury Musical Developments website on Collaboration Agreements

• Appendix (c): Checklist for musical theatre agreements

Online

• Guidelines for online drama and content

Radio

• BBC Radio Drama Script Commissioning Agreement

• Radio Drama Agreement rates

• BBC 7 Agreement

• BBC Radio Features Agreement 

• BBC Radio Features & Talks rates

Television

• BBC Television Script Commissioning Agreement

• BBC TV minimum rates

• ITV minimum rates for drama

• WGGB / PACT TV Agreement 

• WGGB / ITV / PMA Agreement - The agreement has not yet been signed by Scottish TV and if any member needs clarification about an STV contract they should contact the Guild office

• Writers’ Guild / TAC / S4C agreement

• Writers’ Guild / TAC / S4C rates

• Working With Writers - a good practice guide for TV programme makers (2009)

Theatre

• Independent Theatre Council (ITC): Theatre Writers' Terms & Conditions

• Independent Theatre Council (ITC) rates

• Theatrical Management Association agreement

• Theatrical Management Association (TMA) rates

TNC (major theatres):

• Form of Writers' Agreement

• Head Agreement

• TNC Rates 2010

• Guidelines for profit share and expenses-only productions

• Template letter of agreement for delivery of activity on a Creative Partnerships project

Video games

• Guidelines for games writers and those who work with them