IATSE And AMPTP Fail to Reach Deal On New Film & TV Contract, But Negotiations Continue

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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRome’s growing MIA market, dedicated to international TV series, feature films and documentaries, has secured a rich roster of fresh international product in various stages and announced a clutch of prominent U.S. and European execs set to make the trek for the mostly in-person Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: Before its contract negotiations with IATSE broke off, the AMPTP proposed making it much more difficult for workers to qualify for pensions by raising the qualification cutoff from the current 400 hours per year to 950. That would preclude hundreds, if not thousands, of IATSE members from earning pension credits each year, and is just one of the many issues on which the union says the two sides “remain far apart.”

Collider, the actor said he has no intention to watch his meta film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in which he plays a fictionalised version of himself.“I’m never going to see that movie. I’m told it’s a good movie,” Cage said.

Kate Aurthur editorOne year after “Schitt’s Creek” had its historic sweep at the Emmys — becoming the first comedy to win every major award — its co-creator Dan Levy has signed a new deal with Netflix.In the deal, which is said to be eight figures under competitive circumstances, Levy will work on both movies and television (the TV part will begin in July of next year, after Levy’s deal with ABC Signature ends).

Instagram that the version of “Copshop” cut his performance that he says was more “three dimensional,” “colorful” and “planned out,” but that’s not the performance audiences will end up watching. The drama opens in theaters today.“Needless to say that’s not what ended up in the film.

Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming new film, Nightmare Alley. Guillermo del Toro won Best Director for ’Shape of Water’ (APThe Oscar-winning director behind The Shape of Water is returning with a new film, which he discussed in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Christopher Vourlias Russian production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership has unveiled a slate of upcoming releases at the Toronto International Film Festival, which Variety can reveal exclusively.Among the films they’ll be introducing to foreign buyers are the latest blockbuster from Sergey Mokritskiy, whose 2015 WWII epic “Battle of Sevastopol” sold worldwide after conquering the Russian box office; an actioner based on a true story of heroism during the Syrian War; and a

All of the children of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, along with their adult grandchildren, will pay tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh in a landmark new film. 

IATSE is gearing up for a possible strike against the film and television industry, which would be the first industry-wide strike in the union’s history. The union and management’s AMPTP will return to the bargaining table on Thursday in an effort to reach an agreement on a new film and TV contract in advance of Friday’s expiration of their current deal.