Agreements, rates and guidelines

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

All documents are PDF files unless otherwise stated. You can download a free PDF reader from Adobe.

Animation

Animation Guidelines

Film

WGGB/PACT Agreement 1992

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

Screenwriting Credits Agreement

Writing Film - Draft guidelines for screenwriters and those who work with them

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

Radio Drama Agreement rates

BBC Radio Drama Script Commissioning Agreement

BBC 7 Agreement

BBC Radio Features Agreement 

BBC Radio Features & Talks rates

Television

BBC Television Script Commissioning Agreement

BBC TV rates

WGGB/PACT TV Agreement

The Guild - ITV agreement is currently being renegotiated. New Heads of Agreement have been in use since 2008. Please contact the Guild office for details.

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 2008

Guidelines for profit share and expenses-only productions

Video games

Guidelines for games writers and those who work with them.