Negotiations between striking Hollywood screenwriters and studios are dragging on – Kommersant

Today, September 24, representatives of the striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) will meet with members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) after another unsuccessful round of negotiations to end the strike, reports Reuters.

Negotiations ended with another failure on September 23. The writers’ strike continues for the 145th day in a row. September 21, CNBC, citing unnamed knowledgeable sources reportedthat representatives of Hollywood film studios are close to concluding an agreement with the screenwriters’ union to end a months-long strike.

Hollywood screenwriters have been on strike since May, and actors joined them in July. Unions are demanding higher wages and guarantees that artificial intelligence will not be used to replace actors and screenwriters. The strike has already led to the Emmy Awards being postponed to January. Numerous films have been delayed, such as the Dune sequel. At the beginning of August, representatives of film studios already held a meeting with the strikers, but it turned out to be to no avail.

How film studios agreed to improve working conditions for directors to avoid new strikes—in material “Ъ”.

Erdni Kagaltynov