Freelancers Who Worked for the Mill Claim at Least $280,000 in Unpaid Fees

Freelancers who as soon as labored for the storied manufacturing studio The Mill say they’re owed no less than $280,000, however see little hope in ever getting the funds.When The Mill relaunched beneath new proprietor TransPerfect in October, some business observers celebrated the return of a commemorated inventive establishment.On Oct. 20—one week earlier than TransPerfect unveiled plans to revive a few of The Mill’s operations—freelancers obtained a letter, seen by ADWEEK, from Colortech, the third-party assignee overseeing the liquidation of earlier proprietor Technicolor’s U.S. belongings. The discover acknowledged there was no cash accessible to pay “unsecured collectors,” together with freelancers nonetheless owed for prior work.