Negotiators for the Directors Guild of America on Tuesday gave a video preview of their upcoming talks with the studios, saying they are “fighting to receive our fair share of the new, global future.”
negotiators spent six weeks attempting to reach an agreement, before those talks collapsed on May 1.
So long as AMPTP negotiators are occupied with the directors, it’s not expected they will have much opportunity to deal with the WGA — not that either side has expressed interest in restarting talks anyway. The DGA contract expires on June 30, as does the SAG-AFTRA contract. SAG-AFTRA is set to begin its negotiations on June 7.
A deal with the DGA could put pressure on the writers. But WGA negotiators have advised not to expect a repeat of 2008, when a DGA contract paved the way for an agreement with the writers that ended a 100-day strike. The DGA has a reputation of being more aligned with the studios’ objectives than the writers are. In the video message, Todd Holland, co-chair of the DGA negotiating committee, noted that throughout the guild’s 87-year history, “we have partnered with producers to share in the success of our industry.”“We know there will be conflict,” Holland said. “The battle will test us.
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