Article C13 - Low-Budget Television Production Incentive

C1301

Low-Budget Television Production Incentive Eligibility
For a Television Production subject to Articles C4, C5, C6, C7 and C8 which:

is for initial exhibition on the internet;

ii.

has a contracted per-program length of fifteen (15) minutes or less;

iii.

has a program Budget no greater than in the table below per minute of contracted length;

	Per-Minute Budget*
July 1, 2019	$17,000 or less
July 1, 2020	$17,510 or less
July 1, 2021	$18,035 or less

iv.

has a total per-program Budget which does not exceed:

	Total Per-Program Budget*
July 1, 2019	$136,000
July 1, 2020	$140,080
July 1, 2021	$144,282

*The Budget thresholds for Low-Budget Television Production Incentive eligibility shall increase at the same time and by the same percentage as any Script Fee increases during the term of the IPA.

All episodes of a Series season must meet the above qualifications for this incentive to apply.

vi.

The provisions in Articles A205, A206, A234, C1002 and C1003 regarding Budget, Certified Budget and Non-Certified Budget shall apply.

vii.

This incentive shall not be used in conjunction with other incentives.

C1302

For programs that qualify for the Low-Budget Television Production Incentive, the Writer and Producer shall negotiate in good faith in relation to the terms and conditions of engagement of the Writer, and at a minimum,

i.	The Producer shall be required to make contributions, on behalf of the writers, on account of Insurance and Retirement Plans as per Article A13 of this Agreement;
ii.	The Producer shall be required to remit Administration Fees and make deductions from each Writer's remuneration as per Articles A12 and A13;
iii.	the Writer's credit must appear on the same platform and in the same manner as the producer's and director's credits; and
iv.	the Script Fee payments shall be allocated and paid in accordance with the relevant timelines applicable to the program type in question.

C1303

a.	If a production that is produced pursuant to the Low-Budget Television Production Incentive is licensed for "Television Use", the Producer shall pay to the credited Writer(s) contracted under this Agreement (subject to Article C1010) a Distribution Royalty of three point two percent (3.2%) of the total amount of the Distributors' Gross Revenue less the amount that is equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Budget less any Canada Media Fund license fee top-up, as set out in Articles C1101 to C1103.
b.	A Television Use occurs when a production produced under the Low-Budget Television Production Incentive is licensed for any Free or commercial Television, pay television or cable television broadcast, or any exhibition on a video-on-demand service for which the Producer receives a fee.
c.	For clarity, if such a production is not licensed for a Television Use, no Distribution Royalty shall be owing.

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