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“SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP met for a full-day bargaining session and have concluded,” the statement read. “Negotiations will continue on Friday, Oct. 6, with the parties working internally over the weekend, resuming Monday, Oct. 9.”
According to the various Hollywood trade papers, the joint statement is a positive sign as the actors close in on three months off the job.
Once Hollywood inks a deal, the $4 billion B.C. Hollywood North industry, which employs up to 80,000 people, can turn the lights back on.
B.C., the third-largest production centre for TV and film in North America, has been pretty much dark in recent months, with only a few Canadian productions and a handful of Hallmark movies shot since the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike May 2.
The WGA recently settled with the AMPTP. The settlement gives hope to the actors’ guild, which shares similar AI and equity-sharing issues as the writers, that an agreement with the studios will be reached soon.
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