Representatives from the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), Australian Directors' Guild (ADG), and Screen Producers Australia (SPA) emphasised the importance of an industry-led approach to navigating AI's impact on creative jobs at last week's Regional to Global Summit, noting the limitations of government intervention regarding the technology.
Debut feature scripts are well represented in the Original Feature category for next month's AWGIE Awards, making up four of the five nominees.
Screen bodies including the Australian Writers’ Guild and music rights organisation APRA AMCOS have outlined their support for a Senate committee's recommendations on adopting artificial intelligence (AI).
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.
Endemol Shine Australia and Screen Australia have launched an Early Career Writers Program to help foster the next generation of local screenwriting talent.
The federal government has proposed new legislation that will stop Artificial Intelligence (AI) models from using content created by artists without their permission.
Screenwriters Evlin DuBose and Cameron Williams have won the Australian Writers' Guild's Emerging Writers Awards in Melbourne this evening, with the pair to share $10,000 of script development funding.
Last week's Senate Inquiry into the risks and opportunities of AI adoption showed positive steps are being taken towards the responsible use of the technology, albeit outside the country's creative industries, according to Australian Writers' Guild executive director Claire Pullen.