The Agency for the Performing Arts (Apa) announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the Writers Guild of America on packaging fees and will resume representing writers through a new, consolidated literary division.
The new division, called Apa Scripted Literary, will merge the existing TV and Motion Picture divisions and will be led by the heads of those divisions, Howard Parker and Sheryl Petersen. They will continue to report to Evp and Head of Literary, Lee Dinstman.
“Apa is a full-service global boutique focused solely on artists, their careers, and their personal experience as clients of the agency. Representing writers has and will continue to be a cornerstone of this company,” read a statement from the agency.
Also Read: Gersh Signs Agreement With WGA to Resume Representation of Hollywood Writers
“We remain tirelessly dedicated to offering clients the best possible representation with a forward-thinking approach,” the statement continued.
The new division, called Apa Scripted Literary, will merge the existing TV and Motion Picture divisions and will be led by the heads of those divisions, Howard Parker and Sheryl Petersen. They will continue to report to Evp and Head of Literary, Lee Dinstman.
“Apa is a full-service global boutique focused solely on artists, their careers, and their personal experience as clients of the agency. Representing writers has and will continue to be a cornerstone of this company,” read a statement from the agency.
Also Read: Gersh Signs Agreement With WGA to Resume Representation of Hollywood Writers
“We remain tirelessly dedicated to offering clients the best possible representation with a forward-thinking approach,” the statement continued.
- 1/22/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Updated with WGA and Ata statements and more details: Another full-service agency and Association of Talent Agents member, Apa, has reached a deal with the WGA. The agency, which immediately will resume its representation of writers, also said it will bring the Television and Motion Picture Literary businesses together under the banner of Apa Scripted Literary.
Apa is the latest member of the Association of Talent Agents to break ranks and sign the guild’s new franchise agreement. Its deal comes just days after fellow full-service agency Gersh also signed with the WGA. The other four association members to make WGA deals are Buchwald, also a full-service agency; literary boutiques the Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston agency and the Kaplan Stahler Agency; and Pantheon. Non-ata member Verve, also lit-focused, was the first mid-size agency to reach an agreement with the WGA last May.
Until last week, Apa CEO Jim Gosnell had been president of the Ata.
Apa is the latest member of the Association of Talent Agents to break ranks and sign the guild’s new franchise agreement. Its deal comes just days after fellow full-service agency Gersh also signed with the WGA. The other four association members to make WGA deals are Buchwald, also a full-service agency; literary boutiques the Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston agency and the Kaplan Stahler Agency; and Pantheon. Non-ata member Verve, also lit-focused, was the first mid-size agency to reach an agreement with the WGA last May.
Until last week, Apa CEO Jim Gosnell had been president of the Ata.
- 1/21/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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