The Commercial Producers Council (CPC) has released a best practice guide to ensure fair, transparent, and sustainable creative pitch processes for agencies, clients, and production companies. Pitches demand significant time and resources, yet industry pressures have made the process increasingly complex. CPC’s new guidelines aim to improve efficiency, fairness, and collaboration across the board. “This […]
CPC Welcomes Tom Slater as New Co-chair – October 2025
The Commercial Producers Council (CPC) has announced the appointment of Tom Slater, Executive Producer at Collider, as its new Co-Chair. Slater joins Kate Gooden (Partner, Scoundrel), following Martin Box’s (Executive Producer, Finch) completion of a four-year term. “I’m honoured to step into this role alongside Kate,” said Slater. “The CPC is a vital advocate for production […]
CPC launches best practice guide for fairer production pitches
The Commercial Producers Council (CPC) has released a best practice guide to ensure fair, transparent, and sustainable creative pitch processes for agencies, clients, and production companies. Pitches demand significant time and resources, yet industry pressures have made the process increasingly complex. CPC’s new guidelines aim to improve efficiency, fairness, and collaboration across the board. “This […]
CPC recommends new fee for pitch cancellations and changes.
The Commercial Producers’ Council (CPC) has increased its recommended fee for pitch cancellations and changes to $5,000. In the past, the situation tended to occur once or twice a year but production companies are now reporting that it has been growing in frequency and occurring approximately 20-25% of the time in recent years. The impact […]
CPC Recommends new Pitch Cancellation/Change terms
Members of The Commercial Producers Council have been reporting a higher frequency in the number of commissions to treat and bid on projects which are subsequently being canceled due to client budget cuts or are being dramatically altered, with clients making significant creative changes.
Update from Screen NSW regarding filming restrictions (updated 15 August 2021)
To minimise movement and protect the community from the evolving COVID-19 situation, stay at home orders apply to all of Regional NSW from 5pm, Saturday 14 August, until 12.01pm, Sunday 22 August 2021. This means the whole of NSW will be under stay at home restrictions. The NSW Government is asking everyone to minimise travel […]
CPC update – Postproduction advice for NSW
Friday 6 August 2021 In consultation with our Postproduction members, the CPC is suggesting that, given the current evolving COVID situation in NSW, for the time being, no clients or agency representatives should attend a presentation session in person at a post house. Most post houses will be willing to work with a Director and […]
COVID-!9 in NSW update (23 July 2021)
Screen NSW update for the screen sector – Sunday 18 July 2021
From Grainne Brunsdon, Head of Screen NSW Dear colleagues Based on the latest advice from NSW and the Premier’s announcement on 17 July, in brief, the community is asked to stay home, for people to reduce their mobility in the community and do not go to work unless your role absolutely requires you to do […]
CPC update – COVID-19 in VIC (updated Friday 16 July 2021)
Please refer to the DHHS’ table of restrictions, highlighted in the document in relation to our industry.
CPC update – COVID-19 in NSW (updated 12.07.21)