BBC in-house Drama

BECTU and the BBC have agreed terms for series and serials. For productions or co-productions made by an independant production company, refer to the PACT/Bectu TV drama agreement below. Agreement is not finalised on continuing drama productions, but the BBC have agreed to work to the draft terms as they stand.

• BBC Series and Serials
• DRAFT: BBC Continuing Drama and Birmingham Hub

Feature Films

The PACT/BECTU Agreement for Major Motion Pictures with budgets of £30m+ came into effect on 2nd April 2018. The text of the agreement & some guidance notes can be found here:

• Major Motion Picture Agreement
• A comparison of changes due on 5th April 2021.
• Major Motion Picture Agreement – BECTU Briefing Note
• Major Motion Picture Agreement – Camera Branch Notes
• Important: Open letter from BECTU’s Spencer MacDonald about the MMPA
• ‘Fraturday’ Working

TV Drama

The PACT/BECTU TV Drama Agreement came into effect on 1st December 2017:

• PACT/BECTU TV Drama Agreement – full text
• CAMERA BRANCH GUIDE to the Agreement – a handy phone-sized guide to download & keep for reference – iPhone users, we suggest saving it in ‘Books’. As the guide is designed to be viewed on a smartphone, the text will look huge on a laptop, so there’s an A4 leaflet version if you prefer here)
• Important note from the Branch about Prep & Wrap
• Sample Deal Memo
• Directory of PACT Members
• BECTU’s original ‘launch’ notes for the Agreement

The TV Drama Agreement is due for review & it would be useful to hear of any issues people have experienced with it – please email  info@camerabranch.org.uk or use the form on the Get Involved page.

Advertising & Branded Content

• 2018 APA Terms & Conditions

Low & No-Budget Production

Although no agreements exist to cover this sector of production, the Camera Branch is keen to make sure crew know their rights & aren’t subject to abuse.  An action plan for this sector is under development, you can contribute to the consultation by downloading the document here. In the meantime there is a useful resource [archived link here] for information about your rights at work and a handy phone-sized Fact Card here.

Members considering work in the Low/No-Budget (or any other) sector are advised to check BECTU’s ‘Ask First’ list before accepting an engagement (BECTU log-in required).

Please also go to the Get Involved page & contact the Branch if you have specific queries – we’re here to help.

Factual

We are developing a questionnaire to examine terms and conditions for this sector.

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