Writer and former president of both the Australian Writers’ Guild and Australian Writers’ Foundation, Geoffrey Atherden, has been appointed a director of Screenrights.
After acting in the position more than six months, James Dickinson has been officially named Screenrights chief executive.
A record $30 million dollars has been collected by Screenrights during the 07/08 financial year, including the first income collected from the use of material copied by federal and state government departments.