Breakfast

Hollywood stars, good cinematography and great directing: they're all important parts of any successful film, but probably not as important as a well written screenplay. This week, draft plans released by Screen Australia to alter the process of feature film funding have screenwriters extremely concerned. The Australian Writers' Guild says that draft guidelines, expected to come into effect on 1 January next year, will mean that first-time screenwriters would be ineligible for any federal grants.

Guests

Jan Sardi
Screenwriter

Reporter

Gail Boserio, producer

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