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...
Tomorrow, on Wednesday, September 13, Nicole and Daniel will be presenting a panel as part of the Realscreen sponsored program known as Dialogue. Dialogue is a workshop designed to align television executives who are BIPOC, disabled, or neurodivergent across the unscripted and non-fiction industry and provide mentorship and guidance to...
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...
Social media companies have historically been shielded from all liability connected with the content appearing on their platforms as a result of Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act. [1] The inability to hold social media companies, like Meta and TikTok, legally accountable for content has led to increasing frustration...
Over the past weeks and months, you may have found yourself asking (or dreading to ask): what aspect of free speech will Florida target next? It started with the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, followed by the “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act’s efforts to ban books (including “woke” math text books), and the...
RPJ partner Nicole Page will be featured in Women Make Movies’ (WMM) upcoming webinar series The Business of Film Production. The series is designed to guide both first feature and seasoned independent filmmakers as they navigate legal, accounting and business issues that may arise. Ms. Page, who is also Board...
On October 5, 2017, five years ago today, The New York Times published a bombshell expose revealing decades of sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, launching the #MeToo movement. See Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades - The New York Times (nytimes.com). In...
This week's TikTok features RPJ Partner Nicole Page as she discusses a situation that may be all too familiar: a hostile work environment. Commonly used as a phrase referring to an unpleasant workplace, a hostile work environment is actually a legal term that is far more complex than most people...
Congratulations to Mija produced by RPJ clients Tabitha Breese and Yesenia Tlahuel for being selected as the New York Times' Critic’s Pick! The documentary follows the stories of Doris Munoz and Jacks Haupt, the daughters of undocumented Mexican immigrants as they navigate the challenges of the music industry. The two...