RMIT is seeking five male and five female emerging screenwriters, and five male and five female early-career screenwriters to participate in an interview-based research project, ‘Training Australian Screenwriters: craft traditions, industrial realities and development opportunities’.The research‘Tra...
More The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and one of Australia’s leading screenwriters have joined forces in a new multi-million dollar initiative to find, develop and promote talented Australian screenwriters. Scripted Ink. is a joint initiative between the AWG and Shane Brennan, the Australian writer an...
More Copyright Agency chair Kim Williams has slammed recommendations to weaken Australian copyright protection as disrespectful, ideologically-motivated and not even good business sense.Speaking at the Melbourne Press Club, the former Foxtel and News Limited boss gave one of his strongest critiques to-da...
MoreAustralian playwrights will benefit from greater protection and increased minimum commissioning fees under a new theatre industry agreement finalised this week with the nation’s eight major theatre companies.
More The Australian Writers’ Guild is thrilled to announce an exciting field of nominees for the 49th Annual AWGIE Awards.Among the nominees, writers from the upcoming Australian films Boys in the Trees, Ali’s Wedding and Jasper Jones, join TV’s Cleverman, Wentworth, Wolf Creek, Please Like Me and Glitch...
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