Writers Guild Of South Africa

Wishing all our members a meaningful Human Rights Day. Today we reflect on the events of 1960, honour the lives lost in Sharpeville during the protest against the Pass laws, and remember the importance of protecting the human rights and freedoms we hold so dearly.

REGISTER TODAY! NB: Registration is essential.WGSA members may attend free of charge. We also invite members of our sister organisations Safrea and DFA to attend free of charge. Non-members pay ZAR 75.00. The meeting link will be shared with all registered participants via email.

Webinar details: 👇 Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 SAST Register here: forms.gle/ndaWqT4uVF5zSR…

Vertical storytelling is rapidly gaining traction across global platforms - but what does it actually mean for writers? Is it simply short content filmed for phones, or does it require a different way of thinking about story, pacing, and audience?

Join WGSA conversations and webinars for more insights from working writers and filmmakers. #Screenwriting #ItStartsWithTheWriter #Storytelling

In this clip, filmmaker and writer Muneera Sallies shares why culturally specific stories resonate globally. You may not compete with Hollywood budgets - but you can compete with story.

“Universality lies in specificity.”

Cost: WGSA Members – Free Safrea & DFA Members – Free Non-Members – ZAR 75.00 #WGSA #Screenwriting #SouthAfricanFilm

📍Online Webinar 🔗 Register: forms.gle/ndaWqT4uVF5zSR… Registration is essential. Meeting link will be sent via email. Add communications@writersguildsa.org to your contacts.

Fresh from winning Best African Film at the Joburg Film Festival & the Tiger Award at IFF Rotterdam, filmmakers Jason Jacobs & Devon Delmar join Zunaid Mansoor to share their journey & acclaimed film Carissa. 📅 18 Mar | ⏰ 13:00 SAST 👇 Register & details in the thread

𝐖𝐆𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐳𝐨 What’s the Future for South African Writers? Saturday, 21 March 2026 | 10:00 – 12:00 SAST FREE to attend. Register here: forms.gle/GNEXgvTecX5JeB… Let’s come together as a community of writers.

Great to see WGSA members at The Writer’s Journey workshop hosted by Netflix with Christopher Mack at the Joburg Film Festival. A reminder that while writing is solitary, the journey doesn’t have to be. #JFF #WGSA #WritersGuildofSouthAfrica #ItStartsWithTheWriter #Netflix

Congratulations to all SAFTA Nominees! #SAFTAS #Nominees #southafrica #filmandtelevision #scriptwriting #wgsa #writersguildofsouthafrica #itstartswiththewriter

WGSA visited 2nd & 3rd year students at AFDA Durban Council Member Zunaid Mansoor shared how the Guild works, what it does for writers, and took questions from students preparing to enter the industry.

Writing your feature film? Join SAFTA Feature Film Category nominees - all in one conversation. An interactive coffee-shop chat about carrying a story from page to performance to screen. Register: forms.gle/ndaWqT4uVF5zSR… #WGSA #SAFTAs #Screenwriting #FeatureFilm

Writing is work. Writing is jobs. Writing is the foundation of the industry. It starts with the writer. That’s why the WGSA stands with the Save SA Film Jobs coalition, marching on 28 & 29 Jan 2026 in CPT and Pretoria. Fix the DTIC Film and TV Incentive. Save SA Film Jobs.

Dear members, here is the Press Release by the IPO regarding the coalition march next year to fix the DTIC Film and TV Incentive - in which WGSA is taking part.