Exclusive: SAG-AFTRA is expected on April 25 to meet with former and current clients of Kmr Talent who haven’t received compensation for work they already completed. The union is asking members to show “proof of loss” in the wake of Kmr’s “talent payment breakdown,” as Deadline first reported in March.
“The response from aggrieved members seeking SAG-AFTRA assistance and support has been substantive and continues,” according to a SAG letter sent to Kmr clients. “At this time, we are asking all aggrieved performers to ensure that all of your requested documentation is complete so that any arbitrators and/or claim specialists can be handed a finalized or “perfected” claim for you. At our aggrieved members’ meeting, we will address options that are available to you, both as individuals and/or as a group, and we will attempt to answer any questions that you may have about where we are...
“The response from aggrieved members seeking SAG-AFTRA assistance and support has been substantive and continues,” according to a SAG letter sent to Kmr clients. “At this time, we are asking all aggrieved performers to ensure that all of your requested documentation is complete so that any arbitrators and/or claim specialists can be handed a finalized or “perfected” claim for you. At our aggrieved members’ meeting, we will address options that are available to you, both as individuals and/or as a group, and we will attempt to answer any questions that you may have about where we are...
- 4/19/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The fallout from Kmr Talent’s growing problems with client payment that culminated with the agency on Friday suspending its SAG-AFTRA franchise, continues.
One of Kmr’s top agents, Jed Abrahams, today resigned from his post as SVP and head of the agency’s New York office. He announced his departure in an email to colleagues, clients and friends, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline.
“My beloved NY colleagues and I stand together in our profound disappointment and melancholy,” he wrote in the email. “It has been demoralizing as we powerlessly watched the unfolding of recent events and the consequent challenges now confronting so many we treasure.”
Kmr owner and President Mark Measures on Friday sent a letter to SAG-AFTRA, informing them of the decision to inactive the agency’s franchise. The move, which would not allow any guild member to work with Kmr agents during the suspension,...
One of Kmr’s top agents, Jed Abrahams, today resigned from his post as SVP and head of the agency’s New York office. He announced his departure in an email to colleagues, clients and friends, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline.
“My beloved NY colleagues and I stand together in our profound disappointment and melancholy,” he wrote in the email. “It has been demoralizing as we powerlessly watched the unfolding of recent events and the consequent challenges now confronting so many we treasure.”
Kmr owner and President Mark Measures on Friday sent a letter to SAG-AFTRA, informing them of the decision to inactive the agency’s franchise. The move, which would not allow any guild member to work with Kmr agents during the suspension,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Kmr talent agency, which has been grappling with “talent payment breakdown,” has suspended its franchise with SAG-AFTRA. Kmr owner and President Mark Measures today sent a letter to the guild, informing them of the decision.
“After careful consideration and much deliberation, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of Kmr and its clients to temporarily inactivate our franchise with the union,” he wrote. “This decision is not taken lightly, but it presents us with the opportunity to address and rectify the issues that have been causing significant distractions in recent times.”
The move, which we hear left agents inside Kmr blindsided, comes after Deadline revealed last Friday that agency clients had been waiting for months to get their payments. Over the past week, we learned of more Kmr checks that have bounced though at least one person saw their latest checks clear.
In the letter to SAG-AFTRA,...
“After careful consideration and much deliberation, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of Kmr and its clients to temporarily inactivate our franchise with the union,” he wrote. “This decision is not taken lightly, but it presents us with the opportunity to address and rectify the issues that have been causing significant distractions in recent times.”
The move, which we hear left agents inside Kmr blindsided, comes after Deadline revealed last Friday that agency clients had been waiting for months to get their payments. Over the past week, we learned of more Kmr checks that have bounced though at least one person saw their latest checks clear.
In the letter to SAG-AFTRA,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Talent agency Kmr Talent has left the Association of Talent Agents (ATA), the trade organization of talent agencies that negotiates agency franchise agreements with the major entertainment guilds and does legislative lobbying on behalf of its members.
The exact timing of the exit is unclear but it is recent. A source indicates that it may have happened following Deadline’s report on Friday about major delays in client payments by the agency which have triggered rumors that it may fold. Kmr owner and President Mark Measures has not responded to an email seeking comment.
In an interview with Deadline Friday, Measures admitted that the agency is grappling with a “talent payment breakdown” as reps who share clients with Kmr revealed to Deadline that actors have been waiting for months to get their checks. There are additional testimonies in the comments section of our story about how long this has...
The exact timing of the exit is unclear but it is recent. A source indicates that it may have happened following Deadline’s report on Friday about major delays in client payments by the agency which have triggered rumors that it may fold. Kmr owner and President Mark Measures has not responded to an email seeking comment.
In an interview with Deadline Friday, Measures admitted that the agency is grappling with a “talent payment breakdown” as reps who share clients with Kmr revealed to Deadline that actors have been waiting for months to get their checks. There are additional testimonies in the comments section of our story about how long this has...
- 3/17/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Talent agency Kmr Talent is grappling with a “talent payment breakdown,” a set of logistical and staffing issues that have resulted in late payments to clients, owner and President Mark Measures tells Deadline.
The revelation come following outreach to Deadline on the part of multiple talent reps, who say money owed to clients is now several months late. The situation triggered a wave of rumors that the agency may be going under.
Highlighting banking issues, the crashing of a database involved with payment, and the loss of the agency’s Head of Talent Payment as factors behind issues with pay-out, Measures stressed that the agency is actively “working [its] way out” of the situation, in dialogue with talent payment companies, as well as talent reps and unions.
When further pressed about the situation at Kmr Talent, Measures stressed that the agency is “not under threat of closure,” as proved the...
The revelation come following outreach to Deadline on the part of multiple talent reps, who say money owed to clients is now several months late. The situation triggered a wave of rumors that the agency may be going under.
Highlighting banking issues, the crashing of a database involved with payment, and the loss of the agency’s Head of Talent Payment as factors behind issues with pay-out, Measures stressed that the agency is actively “working [its] way out” of the situation, in dialogue with talent payment companies, as well as talent reps and unions.
When further pressed about the situation at Kmr Talent, Measures stressed that the agency is “not under threat of closure,” as proved the...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Deep Fear, not to be confused with last year’s film about monsters under the streets of Paris (which is probably why they added the “Sharks vs Narcs” subtitle to the film for its digital release), is a call back to the shark films of the past. Not to Jaws or its imitators but to something earlier, like Shark!, Shark’s Treasure, and The Deep where the sharks were a secondary plot element, an added threat for the protagonists to face in addition to other humans.
In the case of Deep Fear that would be Naomi whom we first see showing her co-worker Barney how easily a reef shark can be steered away from people. When she surfaces her partner Jackson that he’s booked another tour.
Deep Fear, not to be confused with last year’s film about monsters under the streets of Paris (which is probably why they added the “Sharks vs Narcs” subtitle to the film for its digital release), is a call back to the shark films of the past. Not to Jaws or its imitators but to something earlier, like Shark!, Shark’s Treasure, and The Deep where the sharks were a secondary plot element, an added threat for the protagonists to face in addition to other humans.
In the case of Deep Fear that would be Naomi whom we first see showing her co-worker Barney how easily a reef shark can be steered away from people. When she surfaces her partner Jackson that he’s booked another tour.
- 11/6/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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