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APRIL 2012 In this Issue: t 1SPEVDUJPO*ODFOUJWFT6QEBUF t "5SJCVUFUP%JSFDUPS1BSJT#BSDMBZ t 'JSTU"%$SBGU4FNJOBSChanging Landscapes t "QSJM4DSFFOJOHT .FFUJOHTBOE&WFOUT APRIL MONTHLY VOLUME 9, NUMBER 4 Contents 1 9 APRIL APRIL MEETINGS CALENDAR: LOS ANGELES & PayReel provides payroll and contractor SAN FRANCISCO 2-3 management services for video and DGA NEWS media, broadcast and film customers. 10-13 MEMBERSHIP Our clients depend on us to take the hassle 4-7 SCREENINGS UPCOMING out of hiring, managing and paying free- EVENTS lance contractors while reducing the risk of 15-19 RECENT employee misclassification and compliance 8 EVENTS complications. APRIL CALENDAR: NEW YORK, 20 Freelance Contractor Services CHICAGO, MEMBERSHIP Visit payreel.com Or call 800.352.7397 & WASHINGTON REPORT Need A Crew? Visit our crewing resource at www.crewconnection.com DGA COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Morgan Rumpf Assistant Executive Director, Communications Sahar Moridani Director of Media Relations Darrell L. 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DGA NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011–2013 Taylor Hackford President Steven Soderbergh National Vice President Michael Apted Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger Assistant Secretary-Treasurer EXECUTIVE STAFF Paris Barclay First Vice President Jay D. Roth William M. Brady National Executive Director Second Vice President Russell Hollander Betty Thomas Associate National Third Vice President Executive Director/ Eastern Executive Director Gary Donatelli Fourth Vice President David Korduner Associate National Thomas Schlamme Executive Director/ Fifth Vice President Senior General Counsel Vincent Misiano G. Bryan Unger Sixth Vice President Associate National Executive Director/ BOARD MEMBERS Western Executive Director Jace Alexander Kathryn Bigelow Jon Favreau David Dreyfus Stephen Glanzrock General Counsel Lesli Linka Glatter Cleve Landsberg Daniel J. Moore Michael Mann Midwestern Executive Director Donald Petrie Scott L. Rindenow Liz Ryan DGA Jesus Treviño COUNCILS ASSOCIATES Western Directors Council Alan B. Curtiss Taylor Hackford D uncan Henderson Presiding Offi cer Dennis W. Mazzocco Barbara Roche Western AD/UPM Council Mary Rae Thewlis Marie Cantin ALTERNATES Chairperson Laura Belsey Theodore Bogosian Western AD/SM/PA Council Victoria Hochberg Valdez Flagg Rod Holcomb Chairperson Todd Holland Jeremy Kagan Eastern Directors Council Randal Kleiser Steven Soderbergh Linda Laundra Garry Marshall Presiding Offi cer Oz Scott Millicent Shelton Eastern AD/UPM Council Michael Zinberg Thomas J. Whelan Chairperson SECOND ALTERNATES Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Lee Blaine Joan Griffi n Timothy G. Engle Chairperson Julie Gelfand Kathleen McGill Jennie O’Keefe Joyce Thomas APRIL 2012 I 1 DGA PAC hosts meeting with Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) L-R Bottom Row: Directors Peyton Reed, Demian Lichtenstein, Millicent Shelton, Ted Bogosian, Jerry Zucker, Congressman Ted Deutch, DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay, Directors Brad Silberling and Mary Lou Belli. Top Row: Directors Randal Kleiser, Kenneth Fink, Gil Cates Jr., UPM Burt Bluestein, Directors Peter Levin, Rod Holcomb, Steven DePaul, Stephen Cragg, and Anthony Russo. The DGA’s PAC Leadership Council hosted Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) on February 13 for lunch and a thought-provoking discussion on rogue sites legislation at the Leadership Council’s fi rst meeting of 2012 at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles. Congressman Deutch, who serves on the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, was one of the fi rst co-sponsors of the STOP Online Piracy Act, a bill that proposed the extension of U.S. laws that already exist to combat illegal rogue websites based in the U.S. to apply to illegal rogue websites based abroad. He remained one of its staunchest supporters despite a well-funded public misinformation campaign orchestrated by the bill’s opponents to mobilize opposition to the legislation, which ultimately resulted in the bill being shelved in January. DGA First Vice President/PAC Chair Paris Barclay welcomed the Congressman and members of the Leadership Council. “First and foremost, we want to thank you for signing on early as an original co-sponsor of the STOP Online Piracy Act – and for staying steadfast in your support in what we are well aware was intense pressure for you to renege on your commitment,” said It’s Tax Time! Do You Have All The Barclay. “We very much welcome a candid discussion on Documents You Need? this – we believe the best way to effectively move forward is to examine what took place these past months. Nothing Although the DGA sends members’ residuals to the most current address that has happened deters us from our commitment to on fi le at the Guild, W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement forms) are sent directly protect the works DGA members create,” he added. to the members by the entities that have written those checks. However, the studio or payroll house may not have the most current address for a The lively discussion focused on how to effectively member. If you are missing a W-2 form, or need to change your address introduce any future legislative efforts to fi ght illegal so future W-2s will be delivered to the correct address, please consult the foreign rogue websites in a way that helps the public to chart below for Change of Address fax lines and/or W-2 Hotlines for several accurately understand the legislation without allowing studios and payroll houses. If the company issuing your W-2 is not on the false claims against the bills to take root. “Once people list, please call their main number. actually understand the issue, it’s a lot harder for those Change of Address Fax lies to stick,” said Congressman Deutch. He also noted Studio/Payroll Company (Include: name, SSN, Old Address, W2 Hotline New Address, Signature) that copyright protection is incorporated in Article 8 of Cast & Crew 818-848-2965 800-511-8087 the U.S. Constitution and that it is the only place where the word “right” appears in the Constitution before the Disney 818-558-2933 818-558-2931 Bill of Rights. Educational Broadcasting Corp. 212-560-6905 212-560-2901 Entertainment Partners 818-848-0254 800-417-0037 Congressman Deutch fi rst won his seat in the House in a special election on April 13, 2010 and was then elected Film Payment Services 310-254-1700 310-471-9386 for a full term in the general election seven months later. Fox 310-369-1563 310-369-4890 ([email protected]) Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Congressman Deutch served in the Florida State Senate Media Services 310-254-1700 310-471-9386 ([email protected]) after a career as an attorney specializing in real estate law. MGM 310-449-3047 310-449-3240 He currently serves on the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees. Paramount 323-862-0283 323-956-5340 ([email protected]) This was Congressman Deutch’s fi rst meeting with the Sony/Columbia 310-665-6771 310-665-6475 DGA PAC Leadership Council. This was the 73rd meeting Universal 818-866-3805 818-777-6899 with a lawmaker hosted by the Leadership Council. Warner Brothers 818-977-0621 818-954-4636 2 I DGA MONTHLY Production Incentives Update A brief update on the California, New York and federal fi lm and television production incentive programs: California: On February 23, State Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes introduced a new bill, AB 2026, to extend California’s fi lm and television tax incentive program for an additional fi ve years/$500 million. The extension is intended to provide additional stability to the program, which has been credited with generating $2.9 billion in spending and creating 29,000 jobs throughout California. The program was fi rst enacted in 2009 and was extended by an additional year last year. New York: In 2010, the New York State Legislature renewed its fi lm and television tax incentive program for an additional fi ve years and increased the amount of funds available to $420 million per year. New York is currently enjoying a bumper crop of television series fi lming in the state. Federal: The federal fi lm and television tax incentive program, known as Section 181, is part of a broader set of 60 tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011. These tax provisions, commonly known as the Tax Extenders Package, are generally extended by Congress for one- or two-year terms. This time, however, Congress did not extend the package at the end of 2011 so all of the provisions lapsed or expired. As a result, Section 181 is not currently available or useable for production planning and fi nancing purposes, although it is likely that it would be made retroactive to January 1, 2012 should it be extended in the future. The DGA will continue its efforts to support the renewal of Section 181 as a valuable tool to help fi ght runaway production. DGA Website Tips: How to Sign up Online for the Availability Lists The Availability Lists inform prospective employers of AD/UPMs, Associate Directors, SMs and PAs on the DGA Contract Administration Qualifi cation Lists, are available for hire, and how those members can be contacted.