- Report: #1503254
Complaint Review: Book It Ottawa Incorporated. - Ottawa Ontario
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Tiffany -
New York, New York, United States
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Book It Ottawa Incorporated.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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http://www.bookittalent.com/
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Book It Ottawa, Incorporated. Book It Ottawa Dubious Business Tactics and Empty Promises Ottawa Ontario
This is an extremely scammy agency with zero credibility. No affiliation with TAMAC (the Talent Agents & Managers Association of Canada), which is always disconcerting. Secondly, they will sign anyone off the street gullible and ignorant enough to pay them upfront fees and push their talent to sign illegal agreements charging commissions that do not adhere to ethical business practices. I would strongly advise anyone out there to avoid doing business with this agency at all costs.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Pat
Toronto,Ontario,
Canada
Bookittalent facts
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Mon, April 26, 2021
Hello to Tiffany and all who may read this As an agent of 40 years and the creator of Bookittalent , I would like to address your comments 1- TAMAC agencies have 75% of their actors as union members. In the last 4 years or so the majority of commercials have been non union. Although we do represent many ACTRA members, A lot of actors choose to remain non union until they book a tv series and film . 2- When we opened the agency in 2009, we consulted with the union (ACTRA) who agreed it was common practice to charge $120 for non-union talent.
Once COVID hit in 2020 we reduced our management fee by 50% and are working towards abolishing them completely. 3- The agreement with have with our talent is not a contract but an agreement detailing expectations for both parties (Talent and agency). As per the local law, a contract with a minor is non-binding and therefore the agreement can be cancelled by either party at any time.
Talent are free to leave our agency at any time, should they choose to do so. It is important to note that our agreement follows the standard commission in Canada (as that is where we are based) which is different from the USA standard.
