Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television

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The Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact) is the UK trade association for independent content producers in feature film, television, animation, children's and digital media.. [1]

Pact campaigns on issues of relevance to its members, including intellectual property, diversity (Pact's members are invited to sign a voluntary Diversity Pledge [2] ), and international issues. [3]

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References

  1. "Who are we?". Pact. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "Producers' Alliance for Cinema and Television". Employers Forum on Disability. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. "Campaigns". Pact. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.