Owner/Writers

Writers may not make contributions on their own behalf.  A Signatory Company must employ a writer to perform covered writing services and that Company is required to make contributions on the writer’s behalf.  A writer may also not make contributions on behalf of a spouse, parent, spouse’s parent, sibling or lineal descendent.

If you are a writer who owns 10% or more of the production company that signed the collective bargaining agreement, you may make contributions on your own behalf (or your spouse, parent, spouse’s parent, sibling or lineal descendent) only if the following criteria are met: you must have unrelated third party financing funding the project, you must have an agreement with your third party financier, you must have a budget with an amount allocated for writing services which must not be below guild minimum, and your signatory company must own the project up to a certain date or event (please contact Employer Compliance for more information on this point). For further information on Owner/Writers, please contact the Employer Compliance Department of the Trusts.  You may click on this link to review the rules of the Trusts regarding owner/writers