ASDACS celebrates 30 years
Since 1995, we have proudly led the way in royalty collection for screen directors across Australia and New Zealand.
ASDACS AGM 2024 - Chair Report
As you all know we have been working over the last few months with external consultants on a campaign…
Directors stand up to secure the future of Australia’s film industry
Australian directors unite to protect the future of local film, urging action on outdated copyright laws driving talent abroad.
Creators support Copyright and AI Reference Group
Australian creators celebrate the new Copyright and AI Reference Group, supporting fair protections for creative industries.
ASDACS AGM 2023 - Chair Report
ASDACS is pleased to welcome new board member, Partho Sen-Gupta this year…
ASDACS Supports the Voice to Parliament
The ASDACS Board proudly supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its call for a Voice to Parliament in Australia.
ASDACS AGM 2022 - Chair Report
The year of change continues with the retirement of Megan Simpson Huberman and Grant Campbell…
Make It Australian Campaign relaunched
Make it Australian is focused on ensuring that the major streaming platforms should be required to spend…
ASDACS AGM Chair Report May 2021
It has been a successful year. Despite the pandemic, the finances for 2020 were only slightly down from 2019.
ACCC authorises arrangements for the distribution of retransmission royalties to directors
The ACCC has granted authorisation to the Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society Ltd (ASDACS)…
DEGNZ and CISAC Lobbying for creators' rights in New Zealand copyright review
CISAC Director General Gadi Oron met key figures in the New Zealand government and creative sector this week…
Alliance of Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Writers and Directors launches at Busan International Film Festival
AAPA is an initiative of Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW), the audiovisual, dramatic and literary creators’…
Screen creatives on both sides of camera call for action on local content
With a growing consensus that Australian content rules must keep up with the growing appetite for on-demand…
Writers and Directors Worldwide Video 2019
Watch the interviews around the historic moment in Tokyo at the Writers and Directors Worldwide Committee…
In Tokyo, W&DW boosts livelihoods for Asia-Pacific authors, screenwriters and directors with MoU and Asia-Pacific alliance
Asia-Pacific is ripe for growth for creators and cultural industries, particularly screenwriters and directors.
Warwick Thornton, Joel Edgerton, Rachel Perkins, Anthony Maras and Sophie Hyde nominated in the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards
The Australian Directors’ Guild has announced the nominees for the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards (ADG Awards)…
FERA, FSE, SAA Press release: A new EU Copyright law – a long-fought battle won
A long-fought battle has been won with this final vote of the European Parliament. After many months of negotiations…
Audiovisual Organisations Unveil New International Legal Study Supporting Fair Remuneration for Audiovisual Authors
Organisations representing authors in the audiovisual sector today welcomed a new global study calling for…
ASDACS AGM Chair Report May 2018
It has been another good year for ASDACS. There has been a 7% rise in income, which includes royalties from…