#Writers Guild Of America

Research

WGAW Inclusion Report: Underrepresented Writers Making Gains, but Systemic Discrimination Persists

In the past year, underrepresented writers — including women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people over age 55 — have made strides in movies and...

Research

WGA Inclusion Report Card: There Is “Systemic Discrimination” in Hiring of TV Writers

The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) has issued an Inclusion Report Card for the 2017-2018 TV season, and it seems writers’ rooms are still struggling to make the grade when it comes to...

News

WGA West Addressing Sexual Harassment with New Workshops

This summer the WGA West found 64 percent of its female writers have experienced sexual harassment at work. Now there’s word that the guild is stepping up its efforts to curb workplace...

Research

WGA West Survey: 64% of Female Writers Have Encountered Workplace Sexual Harassment

A month after WGA East released the findings of a sexual harassment survey given to its members, its sister union, WGA West, has published the results of its own survey. Unfortunately, the West...

News

WGA East Survey: There Are “Significant Barriers” to Reporting Sexual Harassment

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGA East) has announced the findings from a sexual harassment survey given to its members in January and February — and the results are not encouraging. Per...

Awards, News

Shonda Rhimes to Receive WGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Just fifteen years after the premiere of HBO movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Shonda Rhimes’ first credited feature screenplay, the Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator will receive the...

News, Television, Women Writers

WGA Lobbying for NY Tax Breaks for Diverse Writers’ Rooms

The Writers Guild of America-East is currently lobbying the New York State legislature to receive tax breaks for diverse writers’ rooms. Of the $420 million in tax credits currently allocated to...

Awards, News

WGA Nominates Women Screenwriters for Dallas Buyers Club, Before Midnight

The Writers Guild of America announced their 2014 award nominees today. Only two female screenwriters — Dallas Buyers Club co-writer Melisa Wallack and Before Midnight co-writer/star Julie...

News

6 of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays Written by Women

Another list and with that another sad feeling about women being underrepresented in film. This time around it’s the Writers Guild of America’s 101 Greatest Screenplays. The list has many...

Posts Search

Publishing Dates
Start date
- select start date -
End date
- select end date -
Category
News
Films
Interviews
Features
Trailers
Festivals
Television
RESET