We have a SPECIAL OFFER for you that serves to counter the economic effect that Covid-19 and the lockdowns have on performance writers. As a member you will have an opportunity to showcase your profile on our website, enter the WGSA Muse Awards and allow free access to our upcoming WGSA Indigenous Language Screenwriters Course …
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL NON-MEMBERS: Special Offer on WGSA Membership Read More »
Regional Screenwriting Skills labs. 10 Attendees per class
Congratulations to our Finalists!
Read more to find out who our talented WGSA Muse Awards Finalists are.
Congratulations to you all! ANIMATION Bianca O’Neill Yellow Daisy Butterfly Cate Wood Hunter 50 Kids and a can of Beans Erentia Bedeker The Stonemason Peter Goldsmid Natiki DOCUMENTARY Carol Shore Mother to Mother Susan Scott Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales STAGE PLAY Andrico Goosen But, Baby I Love You Ian Bruce The …
Here are some of the letters our members wrote supporting the call of public commentary on the Bill
21 December 2020 Copyright Amendment Bill Public Participation Dear Honourable President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Thandi Modise, We, the Writers Guild of South Africa, write to you on behalf of our members. We are thankful that the President returned the Copyright Amendment Bill to the National Assembly on 16 …
Open Letter to the President and Speaker of the National Assembly Read More »
Dear Members As per discussions during the AGM, you are invited to attend the WGSA Strategic Session. In order to set a date, we have designed a doodle poll to ensure that we can accommodate council members and as many members as possible. If you are interested to attend, please fill in the doodle poll below by …
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Production skills for scriptwriters in the era of COVID Time: 16h00 – 18h00 Speaker: Cati Weinek About the Session This is a full immersion into the industry and an opportunity for an interactive session with an award-winning film producer where story ideas can be pitched and developed while …
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Writing as a Business- Easy Software Packages to Enhance and Improve Your Writing. Time: 11h00 – 12h00 Speaker: Anil Polton About the Session “Sometimes, to get a story down, our creativity needs to go beyond just creative writing”. In this WRITING AS A BUSINESS session, over the hour, …
Survey to establish the demarcation of WRITERS Survey to establish the demarcation of WRITERS Dear Members, At the end of last year, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued a notice calling for interested parties to make submissions on his proposal to deem persons in the film and television industry as employees. In it, he …
