Protecting and Promoting Writers' Rights. AWG represents writers for screen, stage, audio and interactive.
Australia
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Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Applications for the Australian Writers' Guild’s (AWG) The Creators are open now! ✍ 🎥
🔗 For more information: bit.ly/3Y9ljmP
AWG and @ScreenAustralia have announced applications are open for Year 3 of The Creators, a career acceleration program for high-calibre, mid-career screenwriters to build toward the creation of their own shows.
🔗 screenaustralia.gov.au/fundi…
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Nicholas Verso, writer and director of Invisible Boys, shares his top 3 must watch Australian titles 📺 🎥 @NickVerso
🔗 Discover where to watch these and other great titles on the Screen Guide: bit.ly/2SiZtc2
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Erica Harrison, Millie Holten, Sarah Bassiuoni, Steve Anthopoulos, and Ella Cook are the worthy wordsmiths selected in our 2025 Rising Talent list for writing.
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Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Originate Games is back! 🎮
If you have an original early-stage concept for a game, the program allows you to iterate on new ideas through creative experimentation, prototyping, industry mentoring, and early audience feedback.
✅ Apply here → bit.ly/3ikIus6
ALT Cartoon image of a person making a phone call at a payphone under a streetlight at night, with the text 'Applications Open Originate Games'.
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Congratulations to the wonderful Hilary Bell on her nomination for an @AWG_1 AWGIE Award.
The nomination comes in the ‘Best Stage Original’ category for her play ‘Summer of Harold’ which House of Oz supported as part of our Edinburgh Fringe 2024 season 🇦🇺🎉✍️
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Huge congratulations to all the AWGIE Award nominees! 👏 The 57th Annual AWGIE Awards, presented by the Australian Writers' Guild, will take place next month in Sydney and will celebrate over 80 new works. @AWG_1
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Congratulations to all VicScreen supported projects and the Victorian writers who have been nominated for Australian Writers' Guild Awards (@AWG_1.) See the full list of nominees here. ⬇️ filmink.com.au/public-notice…
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Screen industry backs government committee's AI recommendations to protect and pay creative industry workers - IF Magazine hubs.li/Q02ZFkym0
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
It's encouraging to see a government report explicitly call out AI training as "unprecedented theft". Congratulations to the @AWG_1 for making the case. FYI @neilturkewitz @ednewtonrex theage.com.au/technology/a-c…
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Almost two-thirds of Australian Writers' Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) members who are actively receiving secondary royalties have signed up to a new agreement which is expected to potentially boost their future income.
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Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
AWG executive director Claire Pullen has called on the creative industry to unite in addressing AI copyright concerns as a priority as stakeholders prepare to discuss the sector's best approach to the technology at SPA's PRISM event tomorrow.
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Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Writer Lou Sanz and director Natalie Bailey share their love for dark comedy and bringing their debut feature film Audrey to the big screen. 🎧📽️ Listen to the full podcast here: bit.ly/4fGNWhw
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Exciting news! 🎮
Our first Power Lunch on games features Shuhei Yoshida from Sony Interactive Entertainment!
Join us 22 Nov to hear his insights on indie games and the future of gaming. Don’t miss out!
Register: events.humanitix.com/screen-…
#ScreenNSW #PowerLunch #GamesIndustry
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Are big tech giants the robber barons of the 21st century?
@clairerpullen head of @AWG_1 penned an op-ed for Fairfax on how AI is hoovering up what's not theirs & riding roughshod not only over creatives, but the laws of nation states.
#auspol
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Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
The Future Leaders Delegation and Screen Australia Games team share their advice from the 2024 Game Developers Conference! Find out more about Future Leaders and GDC here: bit.ly/4f1LfGJ
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
This chat with @MarcFennell for the @VarietyANZ podcast opened my mind in ways l'd hoped for, and in ways I never could have expected.
Check it out now, wherever you get your podcasts
au.variety.com/2024/more/fea…
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Paramount ANZ on why it wants more big Aus scripted dramas and the difference between streaming and FTA content - IF Magazine hubs.li/Q02M-Dky0
Australian Writers' Guild retweeted
Please join us in celebrating the 2024 AGDAs finalists! 21 games spanning 12 awards, each one demonstrating the continued originality and creativity of Aussie game devs.
The field is led by GOTY nominees CONSCRIPT, Diets & Deities and KILL KNIGHT.
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agdas.com.au/2024-finalists/
