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Screenwriter Employment Agreement (non-union) | USA

Hire a screenwriter for a non-union motion picture project with this template Screenwriter Employment Agreement.

  • Even though the production is non-union, the parties intend that Writers Guild of America (WGA) credit rules will apply to the contract, to the maximum extent possible.
  • The screenwriter will be entitled to fixed compensation (flat fee), plus bonus compensation (based on final production budgets and credit allocation), and contingent compensation (calculated as a percentage of the net profits of the picture).
  • The screenwriter will also get additional compensation for sequels and remakes of the picture, and episode and rerun compensation for any television series based on the screenplay.
  • The producer will have sole ownership to the screenplay and all materials created in connection with the screenplay, including moral rights. The writer acknowledges that the services are provided to the producer as a work made for hire.
  • The Agreement includes an acknowledgement of FCC disclosure regulations by the screenwriter.
  • This USA Screenwriter Employment Agreement should be part of the production forms of any non-union project.
$29.99

Finder's Fee Agreement to Obtain Film Financing

Indie filmmakers can hire an agent to help find funding for their motion picture projects with this Finder's Fee Agreement to Obtain Film Financing.

  • The agent will use best efforts to introduce the producer to parties interested in investing in or lending money for the development of the motion picture project.
  • The agent's services are limited to identifying prospective investors or lenders, and do not include negotiating or providing advice.
  • If the producer enters into an agreement with any potential investor introduced by the agent within 2 years of the Agreement, the agent will be paid a finder's fee.
  • The finder's fee is based on the amount of funds raised. The more funds raised, the higher the percentage paid to the agent as a finder's fee.
  • If the agent obtains 90% or more of the total financing necessary, the agent will get an executive producer credit.
  • The agent agrees not to offer or sell any securities in connection with the financing, including stocks, partnership units, etc.
  • The producer agrees to keep confidential and not disclose any information it receives from the agent about any potential investor.
  • The producer indemnifies and holds the agent harmless against any claims, damages, liabilities or loss.
  • As a filmmaker, you know how difficult it is to find investors. Buy the Finder's Fee Agreement template, sign up an agent and let the agent identify funding sources for you, so you can concentrate on making your movie.
$17.99