India, Oct. 11 -- Screenwriting associations across the world assembled under one roof for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) in Mumbai this week. Hosted by the Screenwriters Association (SWA) of India, the meeting came in the backdrop of increased demands for rights, better work, and pay by screenwriters globally. And these demands were at the front and centre of the AGM too.

The AGM covered pressing points of the community, ranging from lack of royalties and faulty contracts to undignified pay and interference of powerful producers to discourage the union from fighting for writers. The members also discussed the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on screenwriting and d...