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Awards Season

WGA announces film nominations

By Reel 360 Feb 16, 2021

Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced WGA Awards nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2020. ...

Union News

Writers Guild reaches agreement with WME

By Reel 360 Feb 5, 2021

The Writers Guild of America East and West has announced that a franchise agreement has been reached with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME). Effective immediatel...

Union News

WGA reveals details of new deal with studios, networks

By Reel 360 Jul 2, 2020

Yesterday, we reported the Writers Guild of America Negotiating Committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Produ...

Union News

WGA and AMPTP reach tentative agreement

By Reel 360 Jul 1, 2020

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative deal on a new film and TV contract. Negotiations...

Union News

WGA West’s Black Writers address racism in letter

By Reel 360 Jun 12, 2020

The Writers Guild of America West Committee of Black Writers has sent a powerful letter to Hollywood's networks and studios, addressing the systematic and systemic racism that ...

Union News

WGA sees small gains, but discrimination prominent

By Reel 360 Jun 5, 2020

Friday, The Writers Guild of America West has released a new inclusion report that had positive news as well as, let's just say there's more work to do. The report focuses on ...

Union News

Writers Guild East releases statement on George Floyd

By Reel 360 May 29, 2020

The Writers Guild of America East has just released statement regarding the murder of George Floyd and the mistreatment of journalists. They condemn his murder saying, "What ha...

Union News

Unions approve newsroom COVID-19 guidelines

By Reel 360 May 12, 2020

The DPE Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industry Coordinating Committee (AEMI), which consists of the DGA, IATSE, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), SAG-AFT...

Legal

Judge dismisses most of WGA claims against agencies

By Reel 360 Apr 28, 2020

Don't be surprised if a villain with the last name of Birotte begins to show up in screenplays in the not too distant future. A Los Angeles federal judge dismissed eight of the...

BREAKING NEWS

WGA(w) contributes $590K to the Actors Fund

By Reel 360 Mar 29, 2020

With the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic shutdown probably extending now into April, requests for assistance from the Actors Fund have skyrocketed. The WGA West has set out t...

Union News

Paradigm signs 5-year franchise deal with WGA

By Reel 360 Mar 24, 2020

Paradigm Talent Agency is the latest literary agency to sign a new franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, allowing the fifth largest talent agency to resume re...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

#payuphollywood seeks to pay those out of work

By Colin Costello Mar 20, 2020

Last year, Chicago Fire writer and WGA board member Liz Alper alongside Jamarah Hayner and Deirdre Mangan formed #payuphollywood, an activist group built to organize Hollywood ...

The Reel Black List

Michelle Amor, TV Writer, Screenwriting Professor

By Michelle Amor Feb 12, 2020

Editor's Note: "The Reel Black List" is our annual spotlight of brothers and sisters in the worlds of advertising, film, TV, music, radio and media who are making a difference ...

Awards Season

Falchuk to receive WGAW Valentine Davies Award

By Reel 360 Jan 8, 2020

Writer, director, and producer Brad Falchuk (The Politician, Glee, American Horror Story, Pose) has been named the recipient of Writers Guild of America West's 2020 Valentine ...

Awards Season

Writers Guild Awards announce screenplay noms

By Reel 360 Jan 7, 2020

The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2019. Feature ...

Year in Review

2019 in Review: The Biggest Stories of the Year

By Colin Costello Dec 28, 2019

It seems like just yesterday that we were reporting on Jussie Smollett's alleged attack in Chicago. Actually, it was 300 or so days ago. The Empire celebrity was one of the man...

Awards Season

Iconic Nancy Meyers to receive WGAW laurel Award

By Reel 360 Dec 19, 2019

Trailblazing screenwriter-director-producer Nancy Meyers is getting an early present. Known for such memorable hit films as Private Benjamin, Something’s Gotta Give...

Awards Season

Markoe to receive Chayefsky Laurel at WGA Awards

By Reel 360 Dec 13, 2019

Television comedy writer Merrill Markoe (Late Night with David Letterman) has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s (WGAW) 2020 Paddy Chayefsky Laur...

Awards Season

Writers Guild announces TV, News and Radio noms

By Reel 360 Dec 5, 2019

Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio,...

Union News

DOJ files request to appear at WGA/Agencies hearing

By Reel 360 Nov 29, 2019

One would think with the House of Representatives currently embroiled in impeachment hearings and other ongoing investigations concerning President Donald Trump, the Department ...