Australian Screen Sound Guild
The Australian Screen Sound Guild is a professional association for people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia, and related industries across Australia. It recognises excellence in the industries by a set of annual awards known as the Australian Screen Sound Awards.
History
The Australian Screen Sound Guild was formed in 1988.Description
The organisation represents people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia, and other related audio industries. It includes those involved with location sound, sound editing, audio engineers, sound mixers and engineers, television audio production, and multimedia.The guild is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, and is directed by a committee which includes representatives from each Australian state, except New South Wales.
Governance
The ASSG is governed by an elected committee. the president of ASSG is Nigel Christensen.Awards
The guild recognises people working in the Australian screen sound industry by the Australian Screen Sound Awards. Members of the guild nominate work they completed in the previous year, the nominations are judged by the members en masse.The guild offers awards for best sound, best sound design, best sound mixing and a members' choice award.
The 28th edition of the awards are scheduled to be held in Adelaide in November 2024, and include a Student Encouragement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.