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CC – 001M C.P. – P.L. 32 Statut professionnel et conditions d’engagement ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION PRODUCERS 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Building E, Shennan Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.995.3600 · Fax: 818.285.4450 · ww.amptp.org

Carol A. Lombardini Acting President

June 3, 2009

Honourable Members of the Quebec National Assembly:

On behalf orthe Canadian Affliates of the Allance of Motion Picture and Television Pro duc ers (the "AMPTP"), including the eight studios or majors (as referenced in the proposed legislation) orthe United States fim and television industry, we thank the Commission de la Culture for the invitation and opportunity to address Bil 32 (An Act to amend the Act respecting the professional status and conditions of engagement of perfonning, recording and fim artists and other legislative provisions).

The AMPTP is a fim and television trade association based in Sherman Oaks, California that represents over 350 Amencan production companies and studios in negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions in collective bargaining. Since i 982, the AMPTP has negotiated virtally ail the US industry-wide guild and union contracts, including those with the Amencan Federation of Musicians, Directors Guild of America, International Allance of Theatrical Stage Employees, International Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers, Laborers Local 724, Screen Actors Guild, Teamsters Local 399, and Writers Guild of Amenca. As the entertainment industry's offciaI collective bargaining representative, the AMPTP negotiates 80 industry-wide collective agreements on behalf of over 350 motion picture and television producers. Member companies orthe AMPTP inc1ude the production entities of the studios as weil as independent producers. (A Iist of the producers the AMPTP represents in bargaining with, for example, the Screen Actors Guild, is attached for iIustrative puroses.)

The AMPTP has, since i 995, also negotiated collective agreements in British Columbia with the

BC and Yukon Council of Film Unions, the Directors Guild orCanada, Be Distnct Council, and the Union ofBC Performers. The "majors" have also paricipated in collective bargaining for their productions in the Province of Ontao.

Member companies of the AMPTP and their affliates have, for sorne time, been coming to

Quebec to produce fim and television productions. Since 2000, a representative sampling of the productions produced in Quebec by Canadian Affiliates of the AMPTP inc1udes:.

Source: The Quebec Film Commission

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. 2000: "Adventures of Pluto Nash," "Driven," and "Heist" (Wamer Bros. Picturcs); "Rollerbair' (MGM); and "The Score" ()

. 2001: "Abandon" and 'The Sum of Ali Fears" (Paramount Pictures); "City of Ghosts" and "Lest Junction" (MGM); and "Feardotcom" (Wamer Bros. Pictures)

. 2002: "Beyond Borders" and "Timeline" (Paramount Pictures); "Catch Me IfYou Can" (Dreamworks SKG); and "Levity" ( Pictures Classics)

. 2003: "Confessions ofa Teenage Drama Queen" (); "The Day After Tomorrow" (20th Centur Fox); "Gothika" and "Taking Lives" (Warner Bros. Pictures); "Secret Window" ( Entertainment); "The Tenninal" (Dreamworks SKG); "Wicker Park" (MGM); "E.D.N.Y." (NBC Studios); "See Jane Date" (ABC Family); and "Dawson's Creek" and "The Reagans" ()

. 2004: "The Greatest Game Ever Played" (Walt Disney Company); and "The Jacket" (Wamer Bros. Pictues)

. 2005: "The Fountain" (Wamer Bros. Pictures); "Last Kiss" (Paramount Pictures); and "Lucky Number Sievin" (MGM)

. 2006: "300" (Warner Bros. Pictures); "Blades of Glory" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (Paramount Pictures); and "War Games II: The Dead Code" (MGM)

. 2007: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount Pictures); "Get Smart" and "Whiteout" (Wamer Bros.); and "The Mummy 3" and "Death Race" ()

The fim and television industry is global, mobile, and hìghly competitive. Among the factors which detennine where productions are fimed are certainty and labour relations stability. Tt has been the AMPTP's experience that one of the main contributors to growth and prosperity of the fim and television industr is labour stability achieved through collective bargaining and long- tenn collective agreements. Certainty and labour stability fosters the employment orworkers in economically viable businesses, encourages cooperative paricipation between employers and trade unions in resolving workplace issues, adapting to changes in the industr and in the economy, and develops workforce skils, workforces, and workplaces that promote productivity. These factors facilitate the welcoming environment necessary to maintain and grow the industry. ln or about September 2003, the AMPTP became aware that the APFTQ had filed an application under An Act respecting the professional status and conditions of engagement of perfonning, recording and fim arists with the Commission de reconnaissance des associations daristes et d'associations de producteurs ("CRAAAP") to exclusively represent producers in matters relating to labour relations in Quebec. AMPTP companies opposed this application as they represent their own companies in labour relations matters and value their independence and

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Court of Appeal resulted in the dismissal orthe application of the AFPTQ by the CRAAAP.

Cornencing in or about 2005, productions orthe AMPTP began to be impacted by representational disputes between the AQTIS and the lA TSE Locals 514 and 669. Productions of AMPTP companies increasingly became subject to competing applications before the CRAP and the Quebec Labour Relations Board. Often, these disputes occurred during large and time-sensitive productions, such as "300" and "The Spiderwick Chroniclcs." These union disputes and proceedings continued into 2007. Significant productions, including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Get Smart," and "The Mummy 3," were aIl subjected to competing administrative and legal proceedings.

Quebec has many attractive features and attnbutes as a place to produce; however, the inevitable and ongoing legal and administrative proceedings that ensued on productions created uncertainty, and demanded additional time, money, and resources. As a result, the Canadian Affliates of the

AMPTP welcomed the initiative of Ministers Line Beauchamp and Christine St-Pierre to create a working comminee to address these and other issues in the Quebec fim and television industry.

The AMPTP appreciates the consultation afforded by, and the opportunity to work with, representatives of the Quebec Governent Working Group, including Mr. Giles Charland, Secrétaire Associé, Secretariat du Conseil du trésor, and Mr. Gaétan Patenaude orthe offce ofle ministre de la Culture. This Working Group recognized that bringing productions to an environment that necessarily involved producers in multiple legal proceedings and junsdictional issues and which creates the attendant labour instabilty, additional time requirements, and expense did not serve to advance Quebec's otherwise favourable reputation as a production friendly destination and a reliable place to fim.

Bil 32 creates an infrastructure which allows producers to bargain and to directly administer their collective agreements with trade unions representing artists in their field of endeavours. lt creates the opportunity for industry stakeholders to address changes at the collective bargaining table, a workplace that promotes productivity and global competition through collective bargaining, and an environment that promotes Quebec's position as a viable and reHable production destination.

The AMPTP also supports Bil 32 because it not only addresses the parameters of union representation and jurisdiction, providing an opportunity for parties to engage in free collective bargaining, but also promotes infrastructures and union agreements for the administration of benefits and training for workers. Prior to Bill 32, productions, in addition to generating significant payroll for Quebec workers, also contributed significant legislated remittnces for training to the Organisme pour la formation de l'industrie cinématographique et des nouveaux medias du Québec. Bil 32 wil recognize the RSA VQ, an industry training administrative body and structure that wil allow the immediate stakeholders, labour organizations, and producers to

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directly address the training needs oftheir industry. Workers with access to training and upgrading of skils attract work which, in turn, wil allow furtherance of the ski1 set of Quebec workers.

Bil 32 addresses the uncertainty of the past and creates a platforr for the paries, through free collective bargaining, to develop a competitive, stable, and certin environment conducive to fim and television production in Quebec. The AMPTP supports Bil 32 for the opportunities it confers upon stakeholders to address their industry issues.

Yours truly, ~~~Allance of Motion Picture & Television Producers Carol Lombardini, Acting President

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7 Friends Pictures Inc. Bellevile Productions, Inc. 9LLC Big Boss Creative, Inc. 10dB, Inc. Big Guy Films LLC 300 Pictures, Inc. Big Minyan Films LLC 2006 Film Services, LLC Black Chnstmas LLC Black Dove Entertainment, LLC "A" School Productions, LLC Bleecker Production Services Limited A G Media Corporation Limited Blood Stream Media, LLC A Year And A Day, LLC , LP ABACAB Productions Inc. BOP, LLC Acceleration Productions, Inc. BOT Productions, Inc. Adams Entertainment Inc. Bromley Productions LLC AGM Movie Production LLC Brooklyn Films II AJA Productions, Inc. Bryon Films, Inc. Albemarle Productions, Inc. The Buming Plain, LLC Albion Entertinment Inc. Allenford Productions, Inc. Canada Premiere Pictures Inc. Alpine Productions, Inc. Canterbury Productions, Ine. The American Lives Film Project, Inc. Cape Cod Films, LLC The American Lives II Film Project LLC Capers Productions, LLC Angel Wishes, LLC Carolina Pietures, LLC Angie Miceli Caroon Network Studios, Inc. Interactive LLC Castle Rock Pictures, Inc. ANK Productions, Inc. CA V CORP dba Soundtraek Antibody Films Development, LLC CBS Films, Inc. Anxious Hennit Pictures LLC CBS Studios Inc. Appleton Productions, Inc. CD2 Pictures Inc. Arlington Productions, Ine. Certain Productions, LLC Ashland Productions, Inc. Charlotte Films, Inc. Aspect Ratio, Inc. Chianti Pictures, LLC Asylum Seekers LLC Chime Productions, LLC Avalon Entertainment Corp. Class Action Pictures, Inc. Avery Pix, Inc. The Claw Productions, Ine. The A vnet/erner Company Industnes, Inc. Coram Deo Studios, Ine. Babel Productions, Inc. Corapeake Productions, Ine. Babysteps Entertairuent, Inc. Corsica Productions, Inc. Back Breaker Films, Inc. Cosgrove-Meurer Productions, Inc. The Baseball Film Project, Inc. Covenant Productions LLC BC Productions LLC Cran Productions LLC

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Craz Good Productions, LLC FRT Productions, Inc. CRC Entertinment Inc. FT, LLC Cntterpix, Inc. Furious Pictures Corporation

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JJ Pictures, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. The Jon Avnet Co. 11 Metropolitan Productions Inc. Jonna's Body Movie, LLC MFV Productions LLC MGM Television Entertainment Inc. KaBang Entertainment LLC Michael Sidisin Productions Kable Productions LLC MileniWT Concepts LLC Kandoo Films Inc. MMT Productions LLC Kaos Pictures, Inc. Modern Girl Productions LLC Katja Motion Picture Corp. Modern Headspace Productions LLC Katy Mac Session Productions Monkey Dance Productions Inc. KCGT Entertainment Inc. Montrose Productions, Inc. Kelley Productions, Inc. dba David E. Moon Dog LLC KeIIey Productions MT Productions, LLC King Features Multiple Productions (OBA) King Phoenix Prod Inc. King Telpro National Investment Corporation/John KinoKamera Inc. Jennings Kori Productions, lnc. The National Parks Film Project, LLC National Studios, Inc. La Mesa Productions, Inc. New Horizons Picture Corp. (formerly Lafitte Productions, Inc. Concorde-New Horizons Corp.) The Last Sin Eater, LLC New Line Productions, Inc. Latter Days The Movie, LLC Niki Marin Productions, Inc. Libert Pictures, Inc. Ningen Manga Productions, LLC 1 Lady Light Source, LLC Kilers, LLC Lightwork Films LLC Ninjutsu Pictures, Inc. LisMar Productions. Inc. NS Pictures, Inc. Little Game Productions LLC Lost Productions, Inc. 013 Productions, Inc. Lucky Cricket Productions LLC October Holdings, Inc. Lucky You Pictures, Inc. Old Dogs Productions, Inc. Orly Adelson Productions, Inc. M Boy Productions, Inc. OTOFOR, LLC Madison A venue Productions, Inc. Madison Productions, Inc. Pandora Film Services, Inc. Mali Cop Productions, Inc. Panther Film Productions, Inc. Maple Leaf Pictures, Inc. Paraiso Pictures, LLC Mardi Gras Louisiana, LLC Paramount Pictures Corporation Maria E. Kelly dba Fift Tigers Pathology Productions LLC Entertainment Paul Brownstein Productions, Inc. McFarlane Productions, Inc. Paulist Pictures, Ine. Menng Carson Pet Il Productions, Inc. Meriot Film Production, Inc. Picture Palace Films, LLC

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Pig Hunt Productions Spellng Bee Productions LLC Talking Pictures Spinnaker Films, Inc. Planet Productions Corp. , Inc. Plaz Productions, Inc. Stampede Post Productions Inc. Present Day Pictures, Inc. Step Up 2 Productions, Inc. Proud Latina Productions LLC Stimulus, Inc. PT own Productions LLC Stnke-a-Match Productions Stu Segall Productions, Ine. Raida Production LLC Sum Pars, LLC Rainforest Films Inc. Sweet Tea Pictures, Ine. Randall Scherrer Advertising Readcrest Productions Inc. Taking Lives Pictures, Inc. Rebellion Pictures, LLC Talent Court Productions, Ine. Redemption Films, LLC Taweel-Loos & Company (dba TLC Redemption Pictures, Inc. Entertainment) Regency Television Productions, Inc. Team Douglas Productions, Inc. Reservation Road LLC Texia Productions, Inc. Restless Dead, LLC Text Feature Film LLC Retro Inc. Think Pictures RHI Entertinment Productions Thunderbolt, Inc. DBA Pongo Productions Rider Productions, LLC Tiny Tot Productions, Inc. Riot Of Colour, Inc. TJ Productions, LLC Riverside Actors Holdings, Inc. Toluca Holdings, Inc. RJ Films, Inc. T opanga Productions, Inc. The Road Productions, LLC Touchstone Television Productions, LLC Rose City Pictures, Inc. di/a ABC Studios Rosecrans Productions, Inc. Tres Leches Film LLC Rosey Film Productions LLC TnStar Television, Inc. Rozar Pictures, LLC Tsibili Pictures Studios, Inc. Turista LLC San Vicente Productions, Inc. Turner Films, Inc. Sea Hawk Productions, Inc. Tuxedo Terrace Films, LLC Second Mate Productions, Inc. TVM Productions, Inc. Seneca Productions, Inc. Twentieth Century Corpration Seven Pounds Productions, Inc. Two Lovers, LLC SevenEcho, LLC Silver Cup Entertainment, Inc. Ugly Truth Productions LLC The SKPS Company Uncommon Productions LLC SLO Productions Inc. United Arists Pictures Inc. Smallville Studios Inc. Universal Animation Studios LLC Smiley Face Productions LLC Universal City Studios LLLP Sony Pictures Animation Inc. Universal Network Television LLC South orthe Border Prods., Inc. Untraceable Productions LLC

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