The Business of Directing
ADG Online Webinar Presentation
NEXT FRIDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER 2025
10:00AM – 12:30PM AEST
ADG MEMBERS Free
Join the ADG, and your fellow directors, as we explore some of the business, legal and industrial issues facing Australian screen directors today. Your rights, obligations and entitlements will be the focus of this Australian Directors’ Guild online presentation and discussion – free to our members! Contributing their expertise and insights to the discussion, and ready to take your questions will be:
JONATHAN BROUGH –Director and ADG Board member
MICHAEL FRANKEL AM – Partner, Frankel Lawyers
DEB JACKSON – Executive Director, ASDACS
JAMES GREEN – Media Super
SOPHIE HARPER – Executive Director, ADG
SCHEDULE:
10:00AM – SESSION 1:DIRECTOR’S RIGHTS AND AGREEMENTS
This session will look at Directors Rights: contracts, moral rights, royalties, type of employment, liability, financial responsibility for the production and much more.
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Directors’ rights & protections in Australia·
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Creative rights
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Directors’ rates of pay
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Contractual obligations as screen content platforms evolve
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International production environment· The emergence of AI
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Do I need a lawyer?
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The steps in negotiating a director’s agreement
11:20AM – 10-MIN BREAK
11:30AM – SESSION 2: ALL THINGS SUPER
This session features Media Super’s Super Basics presentation, with Q&A to follow. Whether you’re working as an employee, contractor or self-employed, we don’t think you can afford to miss it! ·
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Media Super / fund overview·
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How Super works
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Contributions – how to contribute as a freelancer
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Contractors vs Employees (carve out in the act for some creatives)·
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Taking your Super with you·
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Investments and Insurance·
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Ethical investment of your Super·
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Advice and support
Get your ticket here
