The MEAA is pressing producers to pay actors in Australian TV dramas residuals from the first dollar of revenues.
The Australian screen industry is experiencing a boom, with Australia being seen as an affordable and safe place to film. This presents a distinct opportunity, not just for the Australian economy, but for modernising an industry ripe for change that can better meet the needs of contemporary audiences moving forward, writes actor, producer and writer Oakley Kwon.
The ABC is being pressured by the Federal Government to ask staff to forgo for six months a 2 per cent pay rise which was due to come into effect in October.
The survey conducted by Women in Media - an advocacy group supported by the MEAA - desribes the Australian media as a a blokey culture that rewards mates over merit, tolerates sexual harassment, pays lip service to work-family balance, and perpetuates the
In the wake of recent allegations of sexual harassment across both local and international screen sectors, Women in Film and Television (WIFT) NSW has joined forces with a range of industry bodies to deliver a free forum designed to address the issue and bring about change.
Intimacy coordination company Key Intimate Scenes now boasts an internationally recognised training program, having achieved accreditation from SAG-AFTRA in the US.
SPAA and the MEAA have reached agreement on the renewal of the Actors Feature Film Agreement after two years of negotiations
Renowned stage and screen performer Camilla Ah Kin, known for 'Here Come the Habibs' and 'Holding the Man', has died following a long battle with illness. She was 58.