After months of negotiations, the 2021-2024 Animation Guild Master Agreement gets ratified with overwhelming support and a historic voter turnout.
New deal includes retroactive wage increases, gains for animation writers, and the addition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a covered holiday.
Months of negotiations finally lead to vote for Animation Guild representation.
New agreements, ratified by over 95% of union voters, run through June 30, 2020.
New pact improves coverage of productions made for streaming services, preserves members’ health and pension benefits, and raises wage minimums for covered work.
New tentative agreement set to continue through June 30, 2020 still subject to SAG-AFTRA ratification.
98.7% membership ‘Yes’ vote supports guild fight to win scale wages and residuals for animated programs made for streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
Wages and residuals for animated work on Netflix, Amazon and other streaming platforms at heart of negotiation battle.
Producing a high-end animation short takes a lot of time. So what do I plan to do with my ‘Dream Factory’ short when we’re done?
Does pitching or sharing your idea make it easier to steal? The answer may surprise you.
‘Dream Factory’ includes various styles of animation. Is that good? It depends on the idea.
How do I pitch various versions of the same show or movie?
Meet the creative team behind the development of ‘The Dream Factory’ animated concept.
Ed Kang visits Mark Simon’s studio for the first development session on 'The Dream Factory' animated series.
Watch as Mark Simon pitches the ‘Dream Factory’ story.
Mark interviews Ed Kang, the creator of ‘Dream Factory,’ about how he got his studio housed inside a cartoon museum.
An American entrepreneur opens China's first high-end mixed reality showroom.
Mark Simon shares the details of his Option Agreement for ‘Dream Factory.’
Professional development panel, ‘Contracts, Copyrights and Trademarks,’ to be held Wednesday, August 24th at The Animation Guild in Burbank.
IATSE Animation Guild Local 839 reaches deal on new three-year contract with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
