The Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) has advised its members to be wary of signing deals which ask them to reinvest 50 per cent or more of their fees.
Screen Producers Australia would like to see a unified, singular industry strategy to help take Australian stories to the world.
Zoe Angus has quit as national director of Equity at MEAA to join SPA.
Ed Punchard, John Hughes, Jenni Tosi, Dan Read, Rebecca Summerton, Tracey Vieira and Suzanne Ryan will join the Screen Producers Australia (SPA) council for 2019-2020.
Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.
Screenworks are calling for regional screenwriters, directors and producers to apply for its three Career Pathway Programs designed to make stronger industry connections, build skills and advance their careers.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has broadly welcomed Screen Australia's proposed overhaul of documentary funding guidelines but fears low budget productions will suffer from the scrapping of the Producer Equity Program (PEP).
From more than 100 applications, the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) has selected 15 directors to attend Screen Producers Australia's (SPA) annual conference in Melbourne next month.