NZ Equity makes submission on the Child Labour Laws
Friday, 19 June 2009 13:38
NZ Equity has written to the Department of Labour on its proposed Draft Approved Code of Practice for Youth in the Entertainment Industry. Download submission here...
SPADA CANCELS MEETING WITH EQUITY
Sunday, 17 May 2009 00:20
At the eleventh hour SPADA has cancelled a meeting to discuss an industry-wide contract for performers in the local screen industry. Click below for SPADA’s letter to agents and casting directors, and Equity’s reply.
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Support from Directors
Tuesday, 21 April 2009 08:53
“A recent dispute raises the question: How do we treat and regard actors in New Zealand?” asks Anna Cahill, Executive Director of the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand in the guild’s Take magazine.
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Green Room Event
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:04
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday 25 March, 6pm at Galatos to catch up with your fellow actors and hear Equity news.
Cash Bar * Nibbles * Spot Prizes
17 Galatos St, Newton, Auckland.
NZ Equity Standard Contracts
Friday, 20 March 2009 16:21
In Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and America performers have
standard contracts, which include minimum working conditions, and
residuals on screen work. These contracts are negotiated between the
performers’ unions such as British Equity and the Screen Actors’ Guild
(SAG), and producers. These contracts give performers and agents
certainty about the minimum expectations performers should have on any
film, television or theatre job. Agents of course are free to negotiate
terms which are better than the minimum negotiated between their union
and producers. In New Zealand there are no such contracts. While there
is a set of guidelines, known as “The Pink Book”, these are not binding
on any producer and do not stand up to comparison with the minimum
conditions performers receive in all other English speaking countries.
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Christmas Party
Monday, 24 November 2008 16:51
Equity is once again combining with the guilds, as well as WIFT, MIC Toi Rerehiko, Nga Aho Whakaari, SPADA, the DOCNZ Trust and Film Auckland for a Christmas shindig, to be held on December 4th at Galatos (17 Galatos St, Newton), where there will be nibbles and a cash bar from 6pm onwards. All members most welcome.
