Support other people's hard work :)
SAA works to make sure filmmakers get the money they deserve for their works - also when their movies are being shown online! #WeLoveAuthors
https://t.co/NsWQ6baXXU by @intofilm_edu
@EUscreenwriters wishes screenwriters and authors in every field of artistic creation, their guilds & unions, a successful year 2020. Success with their craft and battles to improve contracts and professional recognition. #AVauthors#Copyrightdirective#collectivebargaining
How much does a French screenwriter working in feature films earns ? A video produced by the French union of #screenwriters : Improving screenwriters’ economic situation will improve the quality of French films. https://t.co/fVfZHzQAEl
As the EU Council is debating on the future of cultural and creative industries, 90 organisations from EU Cultural and Creative sectors including @ScreenwritersEU call on EU leaders to support an ambitious budget for Culture. #culture#CreativeEurope
https://t.co/bH46wNNSqW
45 delegates from all over Europe representing screenwriters' guilds are meeting in Amsterdam for the 18th FSE Annual General Assembly. @NetwerkScenario #guilds#screenwriters#FSEAmsterdam
Executive Committee of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe meeting in Brussels to discuss policy priorities for the next three years, including strategy on Implementation of Chapter III of Copyright Directive #screenwriters#copyrightdirective
Weekend read: An excerpt from "Generation Friends" by @saulausterlitz.
"The #Friends writers’ room was ... a remarkable feat of alchemy, in which a dozen talented individuals transformed into a team that was far greater than the sum of its parts."
https://t.co/MT94Sk9CM1
Show them the money: who’s funding female filmmakers?
In Europe, 84% of public funding resources are given to male-directed films, according to the EWA Network.
https://t.co/ZNMOcngFNA
"He sat there in his sofa and switched on Netflix. Inspiration failed him. He clicked on “Our selection for you”. And there it was. His film had just been added to #Netflix and he didn’t even know about it..."
Read the full story https://t.co/FEsr2PTV47 🎬
TV writers - take a look at our #FreeIsNOTAnOption guide, including how to say 'no' to unpaid work in 10 easy steps: /writersguild.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/WGGB-Free-is-NOT-an-Option-guidelines.pdf
@Minghowriter @MJowen174 @TheWritersGuild is in the process of producing a colourful flow chart showing at what point writers should say no. My plumber loves plumbing but he doesn't do it for free. #FreeIsNotAnOption