Two days after the Writers Guild of America was able to secure protections against the use of artificial intelligence in scripting film and television content, the Australian Writers' Guild made its own stand against the technology.
In a David and Goliath battle, the screenplays for Ben Young’s debut feature Hounds of Love and Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge will compete for the original feature film prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards.
'Lion'’s Luke Davies and 'Hacksaw Ridge'’s Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan have won the major feature film prizes at the AWGIEs, the annual awards presented by the Australian Writers’ Guild.
Shelley Birse has taken home the Australian Writers' Guild's (AWG) 2020 John Hinde Award for Science Fiction Writing for Stan Original series 'The Commons'.
New ADG executive director Sophie Harper speaks to IF about the priorities for the guild going forward.
The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) are excited to announce the sixth winner of the esteemed INSITE AWARD, a biennial national competition for un-produced screenplays.
Just two features are in contention for this year’s Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Award for Best Original Film: 'Brothers' Nest' from Jaime Browne, and 'Sweet Country' from Steven McGregor and David Tranter.
AACTA will hold a live pitching competition at Screenworks' 2020 Business of Producing seminar in March, with the call out for feature film ideas inspired by Australia's regional landscapes.