The Producers Guild of America (PGA) recently selected six producers and teams to take part in PGA Create, an annual multi-day program designed to support producers and producing teams from underrepresented backgrounds who are actively developing, producing, and packaging nonfiction projects. RPJ Counsel Daniel Ain was invited to speak to...
Kara Feifer and Elisabeth Rohm recently launched Rohm Feifer Entertainment, a film and television production company focused on female-driven narratives, and unveiled their development slate. Reavis Page Jump’s Daniel Ain and Nicole Page represent Kara Feifer and have been supporting Rohm Feifer Entertainment on a number of their recently unveiled...
RPJ Partner Deena Merlen was interviewed this week by an Associated Press reporter on the Hall & Oates legal situation, specifically the legal details surrounding Daryl Hall suing John Oates and attempting to prevent Mr. Oates from selling his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership to Primary Wave....
Multitude Films’ “POWER,” a documentary film about the foundations of police power and its exponential growth in recent history, will be premiering at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January. Following its premiere, “POWER” will be available on Netflix beginning in early 2024. Congratulations to Jess Devaney and the entire...
As of this past Saturday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' (SAG-AFTRA) strike has officially eclipsed the 100-day mark, making this strike the longest in SAG-AFTRA’s history. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are now back at the table after the...
In her latest piece featured in Realscreen, RPJ Partner Nicole Page discusses current questions around unionization for unscripted talent. In the article, Nicole explores the current movement for unionization in unscripted television and how production companies can address labor and safety concerns with or without unionization. You can read the...
On Friday, November 10, Reavis Page Jump is co-presenting a panel at the DOC NYC PRO Fall conference. DOC NYC is an 8 day conference beginning November 8th that brings together filmmakers and industry professionals to explore the art and business of documentaries. On November 10, the DOC NYC Producing...
The National College Athletic Association (NCAA), the organization responsible for regulating college sports and athletes in the US, seems to consistently find itself at the center of high-profile legal disputes. This article will provide a summary of several interesting disputes that have arisen this summer, involving areas of the law...
by Nicole Page On midnight of Friday July 14th, the Screen Actors Guild- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union actors officially went on strike. SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 members joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) who have been striking since May of this year. Hollywood writers and actors...
By Daniel Jason Ain The class-action lawsuit filed against Meta (Facebook's parent company) earlier this month by comedian and author Sarah Silverman and other authors may be just the first of many high-profile copyright lawsuits against companies that market, sell and otherwise exploit artificial intelligence (“AI”) products. A feature of...