CAA has (sort of) signed an agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The WGA has been holding steadfast that it would not offer either CAA or WME better terms than it had agreed to with other agencies. And guess what? Sometimes holding your ground works. After UTA and ICM signed the WGA code of conduct, only WME and CAA were left from the biggest four agencies in town. In April 2019, WGA West president David Goodman instructed guild members to fire their agents if they would not sign a code of conduct that would ban packaging and other practices. This was an important move that brought writers back into the conversation. Now, as CAA sign, the WGA can declare victory in a battle that lasted over a year - well, kind of. CAA is asking for one caveat with regards to its affiliated production company, wiip. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 14 September, 2020