To: All SAG-AFTRA members who are currently represented by, or have previously been affiliated with, A3 Artists Agency, LLC.
Please note, A3 Artists Agency, LLC has surrendered their franchise in the Los Angeles and New York Locals as of February 12, 2024 under the AFTRA Agency Regulations Rule 12-C.
The effect of the surrender is as follows:
- No member of SAG-AFTRA may hereafter engage, use, or deal through this agency.
- All SAG-AFTRA agency contracts in force between this agency and the members of SAG-AFTRA are ipso facto and without further notice terminated except that the agency may retain and collect any commissions earned under said contracts prior to the surrender of franchise.
- Members shall not be under any obligation to pay commissions to the agent on any money earned by members after the termination of SAG-AFTRA agency contracts, even though such monies are earned by members on employment contracts in existence at the date of termination of the agency contracts.
If any member has signed a non-conforming agency agreement with this agency (i.e. an agency contract not approved by SAG-AFTRA), we strongly advise you to consult with independent legal counsel to determine your rights and obligations thereunder. Please note: SAG-AFTRA does not recognize any non-conforming contract as valid.
No SAG-AFTRA member may sign any new agency contract with this agency as of the date of this notice.
Please note that any TV/TH check authorizations on file with SAG-AFTRA are automatically terminated as of the date of this notice. However, performers wanting to terminate commercial check authorizations will have to act in order to do so by directly contacting your employer/paymaster. Commercials residuals are not processed through SAG-AFTRA.
Please do not hesitate to contact the SAG-AFTRA Professional Representatives Department if you have any outstanding questions. Thank you.
About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.