. @AWG_1 members gather outside NBCUniversal offices on George Street for Screenwriters Everywhere, a global day of solidarity and action in support of the 11,500 members of the @WGAWest and @WGAEast
who have been on strike since May 2.
The federal government has confirmed it will introduce Australian content quotas for streaming services, with Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke confirming the move at the 55th Annual AWGIE Awards last night! #2022AWGIES#MakeItAustralian
Read more here: https://t.co/j4IqJzxxvc
Wow. Worse than I thought. Spending by commercial networks on adult drama dropped over $35m/yr from 2018-2021. Childrens dropped 90% to 1.5m. #MakeitAustralian This is why we need local content quotas, or Australian TV stories will disappear completely. https://t.co/RQLhCetzIk
I will move for a judicial inquiry into media diversity because disinformation & lack of trust are the key challenges of our time.Outsized media power & lack of regional and suburban media disempower communities.I ask the parliament to support this motion, for democracy. #auspoI
Australian drama - and all the fantastically imaginative and dedicated creatives who power it - punching above their weight!
#australiandrama#makeitaustralian
https://t.co/1PCelMd7lv
First Break WA is open for applications! This unique professional development program from @awgpathways and @Screenwest is designed to provide emerging screenwriters with in-demand note-taking & script coordinating skills.
Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/lWU8H86LcN
#Australia is more than a set location for US stories!
Claire Pullen, Executive Director of the @AWG_1 argues that content quotas are essential to supporting Australian stories and storytellers into the future 👏
More from @LimelightArtsAu👇
https://t.co/Q73MuwliHV?
ICYMI, screenwriter and @AWG_1 member Peter Mattessi spoke to @dustinskip at @abcperth Afternoons about the need for Australian content quotas for streaming services so we can not only tell our stories but export them. From 2:44:30
https://t.co/7ZBF5lln2z