Union & Non-Union Talent Management

Here is the breakdown. We manage union and collective-agreement matters for shoots engaging talent and crew in Belgium, making sure engagements respect the working conditions, rates and protections that apply in the Belgian audiovisual sector. Our team handles contracts and scheduling in line with collective agreements and EU and federal Belgian labour law, working in French or Dutch as the relevant language community needs. We set up the records and reporting that union-compliant engagements involve. We keep talent and crew costs structured to fit the qualifying-expenditure rules of the Belgian Tax Shelter and the support frameworks of the VAF, Screen Flanders, Wallimage and screen.brussels. Because Belgium is an EU member inside the single market, engaging performers and crew from other EU countries is straightforward, and we manage those arrangements within the applicable rules.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Belgium's pro film culture rests on well managed labour relations. The country's strong production sector — built on the work of the Dardenne brothers, on Oscar-nominated films such as 'The Broken Circle Breakdown', and on a steady flow of Tax Shelter-backed projects — depends on crews and performers engaged on fair, compliant terms. Productions co-funded by VRT or RTBF, or supported by the regional funds, work to pro standards that proper union and talent management helps show.

Here is how that works. We advise shoots on working-hours rules, rest periods, late hours and the extra protections that apply to minors and pro performers, and we handle personal data within GDPR and APD/GBA needs. Our aim is engagements that are fully compliant, fair to talent, and free of the disputes that can disrupt a shoot.