Description
The Guild's members include most of the professional script writers working in New Zealand. There were 507 registered members of the Guild as of 22 May 2008. The Guild was founded in 1975. It was initially established to set minimum rates and conditions for writers working in television. It has expanded to encompass all script writing fields.
The NZWG lobbies government to improve conditions for writers, comments about matters relevant to writers and represents the interests of writers when dealing with funding bodies and other industry organisations. The guild also publishes and provides information and advice to writers. Some of the services offered include negotiating on script credits, advice for contracts with producers and a script registration service to help writers to protect their ideas.
The NZWG also provides members with fortnightly copies of the guild’s e-news publication "The Write Stuff" and the guild magazine "Pitch Engine." Members are also provided with access to the NZWG library which includes film and television scripts, books on screen writing and industry publications from around the world.
Recent successful initiatives include Date Nights (where writers meet with producers to pitch their ideas in three minutes), and the Final Draft Short Film Script Competition.
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