The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) is an industry association representing the interests of film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers, animators, assistant directors and independent producers throughout Australia. ADG has 600 members nationally.
ADG works to promote excellence in screen direction, to encourage communication and collaboration between directors and others in the industry, and to provide professional support for its members. ADG is proud to represent the key creative elements of the Australian independent production sector, and maintains its high profile in a cultural and policy role by addressing issues affecting the industry from a broad perspective.
Membership benefits also include discount tickets to ADG events, free membership of ASDACS (Australian Screen Directors Collecting Society), eligibility to enter the annual Director's Awards, concessions to cinemas and theatres and weekly news via e-mail.
Industry Affiliations
ASDACS is the Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society. ASDACS was founded in 1995 to collect and distribute all those directors' entitlements for which in the past there had been no agency.
Lisa Noonan, Executive Director
PO Box 614, Rozelle NSW 2039
A joint initiative from documentary filmmakers, industry bodies and academics, to foster, promote and provide a monthly forum for documentary culture.
The objects of the Independent Producers Initiative Inc are :
- to increase the size and profitability of the Australian feature film production sector; and
- to promote the interests of Australian feature film producers.
