TGS Baltic has advised the Estonian Actors Union on drafting and negotiating a good practice agreement.
The Estonian Actors Union is a collective representation organization that unites professional actors in Estonia.
According to TGS Baltic, “the agreement is mainly driven by the changed legislation regarding the rights of the performer, in particular the performer's right to know how his/her performance was used and the possibility to receive compensation for the use of the performance also afterward. The good practice agreement, which will be valid for five years, sets out minimum requirements for the working relationship between the film producer and the actor, from casting to occupational health and safety, as well as the exercise of the actor's personal and proprietary rights as a performer.”
“As this is the first time such an agreement has been signed, we will take the first year as a test period," commented Estonian Actors Union CEO Kaia Kadai. "The deeper meaning of the agreement is to ensure that the actor can receive fair compensation for the use of the audiovisual work.”
The TGS Baltic team included Senior Associates Priit Latt, Indrek Ergma, and Silvia Urgas
