On 19 March 2026, WGSA Council member Zunaid Mansoor, attended KWANDE Festival, a flagship Creative Economy, Innovation and Business Week initiated by KZN Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs, designed to […]
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Members of the Writers Guild of South Africa recently attended The Writer’s Journey, a workshop hosted by Netflix during the Joburg Film Festival. The session was led by Christopher Mack,
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As an added benefit, the WGSA wish to reinstate attendance to international filmmarkets for members, with the assistance offered by the DTIC, via their Sector Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS). On
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The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Writers Guild of South Africa will take place on Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 18h00 via Zoom. This is your opportunity to: ✔ Review reports
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The WGSA is excited to offer two online workshops designed for emerging screenwriters. These workshops will be conducted in English, and the second workshop will be delivered in either Sesotho or
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Sponsored by the NFVF PESP4 Program CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITERS / SCRIPT EDITORS TO MENTOR AN ASPIRING WRITER The WGSA will take on ten mentees, pair each with a
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Sponsored by the NFVF PESP4 Program CALL FOR ASPIRING WRITERS We have only ten spots available and are looking for the best of the best—the most undiscovered talent in South
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CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL! ANIMATION André Hattingh (Akerman): Secret of the Angeltree (Unproduced) Tammany Barton: Duet (Unproduced) Zikhona Mda: A Way Home (Unproduced) DOCUMENTARY Uga Carlini: Beyond the Light Barrier
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2023 WGSA MUSE AWARDS: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS By entering the WGSA Muse Awards, you are already a winner, and we applaud you. Thank you so much for all those
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The WGSA and UASA have entered into a partnership. On 1 July 2023 10h00, UASA will do a presentation to WGSA members to inform them of the benefits of this
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