Writers on Low-Budget Films to Get Guild Pay
The Writers Guild of America said it was extending union pay and benefits for the first time to writers of low-budget feature documentaries.
The contract is aimed at writers of films with budgets of less than $1.2 million. Affecting about 100 writers, the agreement allows producers to partially defer compensation to the documentary writers who are not also employed as directors or producers.
Documentaries have been increasing in popularity, with more than 130 documentaries released in 2005, up 90% from 2002.
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