German Screen Industry Inks Landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement for Actors, Crew: ‘This Marks the Greatest Progress for Film Workers in Decades’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comK.J. Yossman The German film and TV industry have adopted a new landmark collective agreement governing working conditions for actors and crew.
Among the terms covered by the agreement, which will be afforded to over 25,000 freelance workers in the territory, will be reduced working hours, an industry-wide pension scheme, salary increases and the first regulations on the use of AI.
Negotiations between international union UNI Global Union, its local affiliate Ver.di, German actors’ union BFFS and film and TV production association Produzenten Allian lasted a year.
The agreement, which runs until 2027, was finalized on Oct. 12 in Berlin and for the first time includes a provision to reduce the maximum daily working hours to 12, with new bonuses for overtime beyond 10 hours and additional compensation for extended shooting periods.
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