Contracting Off-Screen Talent & Crew

This is for the engagement of a director contracting via a personal service company (PSC) on a production commissioned by a UK broadcaster. This document is an example of a director contract for you to adapt and use. It is not intended to inhibit or replace individual negotiations between your company and the director or their agent.

This is for the direct engagement of a director of a production commissioned by a UK broadcaster. This document is an example of a director contract for you to adapt and use. It is not intended to inhibit or replace individual negotiations between your company and the director or their agent.

Directors UK Commercial Fee table of charges for 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.

As part of DUK negotiations, the broadcasters have agreed a uniform approach with regards to the VAT calculation on the DUK Indie Recharge. This note explains the agreed approach.

This agreement outlines the terms of the Directors UK Blanket Agreement 2020 between DUK, BBC, ITV, Pact, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, BBC Studios, Sky Studios, ITV Studios and Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru CYF.

DUK Director levy/re-charge.

This is a directors report template. Production companies can use the template to list the information for programme sales, such as territory, buyer, rights sold, licence start and end.

This is a guidance note on the treatment, including rights over work, of directors on factual, documentary, drama Documentary and unscripted factual programmes. For treatment in drama or fiction please refer to the Fiction Code of Practice instead.

This is a guidance note on the treatment, including rights over work, of directors in television drama, comedy and scripted entertainment productions. For treatment in non-fiction productions please refer to the Non Fiction Code of Practice instead.

This document sets out the guidelines and the recommended best practice in a number of key contractual areas in the Director's Contract which reflects the contractual relationship between broadcasters, producers and the Director.