What accomplishments are you sparked about?
I think its working.
And we havent gotten much pushback.
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I think people are saying yes.
That was one of the big achievements of this past year.
And so it’s possible for you to satisfy that one of three ways.
And on really, one of the first productions that did this was one of Stephanies movies.
ItsWoman in the Yard, a Blumhouse film.
We recognized in the Guild 32 unique credits across 12 different formats or silos, if you will.
So for example, we have a lot of live event producers.
We do an annual revision to our producers mark process.
And it is just about trying to address those who find the title of producer confusing.
Are you or will you become allied with them?
DONALD DE LINE:By the way, many of those folks are also members of the PGA.
Theyre not mutually exclusive.
So as I understand it, and youll have to talk to them, they are negotiating fees.
Were not a union.
SPRUNG:We support any organization that can negotiate fees, because we ourselves cannot.
DE LINE:Rising tide lifts all boats, right?
So were all for it.
Those are all our friends and colleagues for many years, and its very supportive and collegial.
But why not align with a guild like Teamsters, which can negotiate financials?
ALLAIN:There are subsets of our members that have already done that.
UPMs fall under the DGA; there are different groups that have dual membership.
So studios dont have an obligation to talk to you.
DEADLINE:Im sure numerous PGA members lost homes in the recent wildfires.
How is PGA helping them?
How many are there?
But we already have raised money for this.
SPRUNG:We have over $442,000 committed to the fund.
The weekend that the fires broke out, we had an emergency executive committee meeting.
We worked through the Entertainment Community Fund, which is doing this free of any administrative fee.
DE LINE:We are making this help easily and readily available.
This is not a bureaucratic quagmire or a FEMA-like situation.
We want our members to be able to access this that are in need.
How can I fix it?
Im going to get this done.
And Ive just been amazed at how people have sort of looked at it and thought, Im OK.
Were going to figure out how to make this work.
And Id say, I hope that everyone realizes the importance of bringing production back to LA.
DEADLINE:You are honoring an eclectic group.
ALLAIN:One of the genuine joys of this appointment is figuring out who were going to honor.
And were just super excited to give him the Norman Lear Award this year.
DE LINE:Hes just such a creative force in all ways.
And I thought said, Oh, OK, so you want to make a comedy about the Holocaust?
Next thing I know, there you go.
None of us know anything, but God bless him.
What a vision and what bravery.
DEADLINE:What movie of yours did Taika act in?
DE LINE:The Green Lantern.
DEADLINE:Nobody knows anything.
DE LINE:Id say thats true about each of our honorees.
If you look at what Chris Meledandri and what hes done for animation, its quite remarkable.
Hes part of this renaissance of animation where its really all age viewing.
Were also honoring Dana Walden for the Milestone Award.
As an executive who just keeps on going.
Its unbelievable when you look at her career.
So were very excited about her.
ALLAIN:Were doing something weve never done before, with Paula Weinstein and Lynda Obst.
The Trailblazer Award is not a memorial, its about these two women.
They changed the industry and not just for women, but for lots of people.
DE LINE:They were both remarkable.
Much the same thing was true for Lynda.
Both of these women had such a broad positive impact on the industry.
And not only did they produce remarkable movies, they also were hugely impactful for the next generation.
Fair to imagine that next year when the nominees are announced, that wont be repeated?
ALLAIN:Only if people submit their movies on time to get it done.
DE LINE:They saw what happened this year, and no one liked this.
But hopefully its a wake up call for everybody to pay attention to the timeline of events.
So the least folks can do is submit in time for us to do the work.
SPRUNG:The time and the man hours are extraordinary.
We evaluate like 400 movies a year.
It is typically between 300-400 films a year.
Its a huge number.
