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Updated On: 27 May, 2023 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
After Screenwriters Association, Film Editors United to formulate guidelines establishing reasonable work hours, higher remuneration; notes how streamers make assistant editors function without weekly off
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Production houses led by (from left) Aditya Chopra, Rangita Pritish Nandy and Karan Johar are known to be cognisant of editors’ needs
Change can have a ripple effect as can be seen in the Hindi film industry. After the Screenwriters Association flagged the issues faced by Bollywood writers (Bollywood headed on the ‘write’ path, May 8), the editors’ community has put the spotlight on their grievances. The Film Editors United (FEU) – a 500-plus member collective comprising editors, associate and assistant editors – is taking cognisance of the long working hours that are being demanded from them, leading to multiple cases of burnout and depression. Keen to establish fair working practices, the FEU is having dialogues with editors across the board with the aim to formulate guidelines that are in their best interest.
Editor Antara Lahiri, who has worked on Delhi Crime, Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (2022) and the recent Tooth Pari, says the FEU will present an agreement to the Association of Film and Video Editors (AFVE), which will then take it forward to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE). "For starters, they are trying to negotiate a basic minimum wage much like SWA. The issue with wage is that it can be forcefully implemented. If a production approaches a young editor and offers something lower than a minimum wage, and the editor feels this is the best I will get, then they will go for what’s being paid even if it is subpar. One part of the issue is that editors are not empowered to say no or ask for better. That is a systemic industry issue.” Budgets are being slashed lower and lower everyday and there’s never been any discussion around overtime payments. Several productions in the meantime are opting for young, newer and therefore cheaper editors who are afraid to ask for what they deserve."
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