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Comms Council launches unit for production companies

The Communications Council has launched the new member-based organisation, The Commercial Producers Council, representing the interests of production companies.   

Member agencies will have access to legislative and regulatory advice, training programs, production agreement templates, member and pricing on specialist insurance for areas of production and film.

CEO of the Communications Council Daniel Leesong said several individuals from production companies, who were members of the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD), had approached the council to better service at a company level.

“Our aim in setting up the Council is to create a better business environment for production companies to thrive in while meeting those specific problems they get confronted with in their line of business,” he said.

He told Mumbrella: “When the Communications Council was first envisaged we had hoped that long term there would be opportunities for broader representation. Now that we’ve had a good 18 months of settling into operations, now was a good time to do it.”

Michael Ritchie, Comms Council board member and AWARD committee member, said the council is incomplete without the inclusion of the commercial production industry.

“The CPC will be closely aligned with AWARD which will give us, for the first time, a truly cohesive opportunity to both deal with better practice and create the community we have been missing,” he said.

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