Non-payment of cast, technical crew, and background actors is unacceptable! The failure of productions to stick to payment schedules is a chronic problem that has a devastating impact on hundreds of freelancers. Ahead of the 2024 festive season, at least four productions had failed to pay cast and crew, some since October. Open letters were […]
The Exploitation Game: Why SA’s Creative Sector is Broken Read More »
The Constitutional Court will have the last word on actor residuals and other crucial matters when it considers the Performers’ Protection and Copyright Amendment Bills on the 28th November.
It was inevitable. The lack of regulation in the entertainment industry has yielded toxic fruit: once unethical and exploitative practices have descended into blatant criminality. Who could have predicted that Human Trafficking would be taking place in the local film and television industry and right under the noses of the various government agencies responsible for protecting the most vulnerable among us? While the term conjures up images of child soldiers and sex slaves, Human Trafficking also includes a range of labour abuses.
Exposing Human Rights Abuse in South African Film Industry Read More »
Technology has always evolved and actors have learned to adapt and upskill. However, generative AI is a different game player, as it can generate new, realistic content, for the first time. We are in a race against time to develop policy and regulatory frameworks that protect actors’ rights to their own image and likeness.
Jack Devnarain Presentation on the Impact of A.I. on Performer Rights [VIDEO] Read More »
South African actors are coerced into contracts that strip us of fundamental constitutional rights, and it is time for our democratically elected legislators to sit up and take note.
Hollywood Strikes Highlight the Plight of South African Actors: A Call for Change Read More »