The screen industry guilds have submitted their joint recommendations to the Federal Government's National Cultural Policy, expressing cautious optimism about the road ahead while also stressing the need for quick implementation.
The Australian Directors' Guild and Screen Well are currently running a survey to better understand work/life balance for directors.
Directors feel burnt out and fatigued, see industry pressures leading to poor mental health outcomes
Preliminary findings of Screen Well and the Australian Directors Guild's work/life balance survey - to inform a webinar on the subject this coming Monday, World Mental Health Day - suggest directors are burnt out, fatigued, and see industry pressures as contributing to poor mental health outcomes for both themselves and their colleagues.
Female directors have taken the lion's share of nominations for this year's Australian Directors' Guild awards, with Sian Davies and Stef Smith each securing three nods and their counterparts dominating the feature film categories.
Australian Directors’ Guild executive director Alaric McAusland will step down in January after two years in the role.
Thomas M Wright backed up his AACTA Award for Best Screenplay earlier in the week with the major prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards on Thursday, winning Best Direction in a Narrative Feature Film for 'The Stranger'.
After Alaric McAusland signalled his departure from the Australian Directors' Guild at the end of last month, DNEG has officially announced it has hired the executive as managing director of its new Sydney studio.
Sophie Harper will be the next executive director of the Australian Directors’ Guild, succeeding Alaric McAusland.