During the past two years, the screenwriting community has, by necessity, seen a shift to writers’ rooms being conducted online. As some writers’ rooms return to an in-person format, the AWG has prepared a brief information sheet that contains current information relating to writers’ rights to a COVID-Safe workplace. This document will be regularly updated to reflect…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild celebrates the passage through Parliament of legislative changes to federal tax incentives that will promote investment in the screen sector and provide appropriate tax support for local writer-producers. A series of amendments to the Bill were passed yesterday which have safeguarded access to the incentives, ensuring that feature-length documentary and filmmakers…
Continue readingWe are pleased to announce the release of a minimum rates card for Freelance Narrative Designer – Games and Interactive. We have prepared this document following consultation with our Games and Interactive Committee and other AWG members. These rates are intended to apply to low to medium budget projects commissioned by independent Australian games studios. We…
Continue readingAWG President Shane Brennan and former President Jan Sardi AO inspired members in April to join the fight in calling for the Australian Government to regulate streaming services. Missed it? AWG members can watch the panel HERE on AWG On Demand. Collectively, we can make a difference and fight for a better future for Australian stories on screen. Please…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild celebrates Communications Minister Paul Fletcher’s announcement that the feature film producer offset will be retained at 40%. Last September, the Morrison Government indicated that it would be reduced to 30% and harmonised with the TV offset, which will increase from 20%. This is a win for the industry and for our writer-producer members….
Continue readingLast week, Australian Writers’ Guild President Shane Brennan and former President Jan Sardi AO campaigned at Parliament House, Canberra, for the protection of Australian feature film production and the overdue regulation of streaming services. They lobbied alongside industry leaders and representatives from SPA, MEAA and ADG, under the banner of Make It Australian. Based on international…
Continue readingLeading Australian actors, crew, writers and producers are in Canberra this week in a united push to convince Parliament to introduce local content requirements for booming digital viewing platforms and make other necessary reforms to ensure a bright future for Australian screen stories. The screen industry delegation includes Australian actors Simon Baker, Bryan Brown, Marta Dusseldorp…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild is working in collaboration with the Games Committee to understand more about the issues that games writers and narrative designers face in the sector. We need your help! In order to summarise trends, standards and rates of pay across contracts, we ask the game development community to please send examples of…
Continue readingIndustrial contracts and rates available to AWG members have been updated for 2021, with rates increased with CPI (as of 1 January 2021). You can access the updated rates directly here. Contract templates and other industrial resources can be accessed here. Please note: You must be logged in to the AWG website and have a current membership to access the above web pages.
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild is heartened by the Australian Government’s recently released Green Paper, which proposes long-overdue media industry reform. The announcement offers a glimmer of hope to a crippled screen industry that has been weakened by evolving consumer habits, inadequate support and diminished production due to COVID-19. The Green Paper outlines the introduction of an investment…
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