Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Logo | |
Industry | Trade association |
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Predecessor | Alliance of Television and Film Producers |
Founded | 1960 |
Headquarters | Encino, California, United States |
Key people | Carol Lombardini (Acting president) |
Website |
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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) is a trade association based in Encino, California that represents over 350 American film production companies and studios in negotiations with entertainment industry trade unions in collective bargaining. It was founded in 1960 as the Alliance of Television and Film Producers, or ATFP, and negotiates 80 industry-wide collective bargaining agreements on behalf of over 350 motion picture and television producers (member companies include studios, broadcast networks, certain cable networks and independent producers).
Nick Counter (March 21, 1940 - November 6, 2009)[1] was President of the AMPTP from 1982 until March 2009. Other former presidents include the late Richard Jencks.[2] The current President is Carol Lombardini.
See also
- 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike
- 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
References
- ↑ Los Angeles Times obituary
- ↑ Liberatore, Paul (2014-07-11). "Retired CBS president Richard Jencks of Mill Valley dies at 93". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
External links
- Official website
- Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences