Copyright Amendment Bill Open Letters Collection
Here are some of the letters our members wrote supporting the call of public commentary on the Bill
Open Letter to the President and Speaker of the National Assembly
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 …
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WGSA Strategic Session
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: Upcoming Sessions
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: Writing as a Business- Easy Software Packages to Enhance and Improve your Writing.
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 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 …
Online Workshop Series: Eve Hayes& Richard Botto/Richard Nosworthy/Gavin Sher
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Q&A with Eve Hayes and HOLLYWOOD INSIDER, Richard Botto (RB), CEO of Stage32, the industry’s biggest film education & networking platform. Time: 19:00-20:00 Speaker: Richard Botto (RB), Eve Hayes About the Session As part of the Knowledge Share series, this is a fantastic opportunity for Screenwriters and filmmakers …
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Online Workshop Series: Upcoming Sessions
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Basic Three Act Structure Time: 14h00 – 15h30 Speaker: Ayanda Halimana About the Session This is a refresher for those who have done Screenwriting Courses and it is a good tool to use for those who are still learning. There have been many versions and ways to approach …
Online Workshop Series: Ayanda Halimana/Cati Weinek
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Designing an exciting Pitch Document Time:14h00 – 15h30 Speaker: Ayanda Halimana About the Session Once you have a killer concept you need to know how to unpack it into a story which is driven by a highly attractive character, one that is memorable and whose actions and choices …
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Online Workshop Series: Ayanda Halimana/Gavin Sher/Cati Weinek
Online Workshop Series WGSA Online Workshop Series Concept vs Story Time: 14h00 – 15h30 Speaker: Ayanda Halimana About the Session Often times when we submit proposals and get rejected without any explanation we get angry and are left frustrated. There are many reasons why proposals get rejected. One of these reasons is that we submit …
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