FilmLA’s new report reveals the full effect of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work actions on summer film and television production in Los Angeles, which declined in the third quarter.
Just days after the studios reached a tentative deal with the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will meet again for bargaining on Monday, October 2.
The actors and writers’ strike is not only having an impact at a production level, but also at a financial one, as now the union’s own members are being pushed into precarious financial situations.
SAG-AFTRA has defended its decision to give the green light to more than 100 independent productions to film during the strike, after receiving criticism from some of its members.
French cinema guilds L’Arp and La SRF, which represent authors, directors and producers, have released a joint letter pledging their “full solidarity” with the SAG-AFTRA and WGA double strike.