{{short description|Indian Labor union}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = Screenwriters Association | location = India | affiliations = International Affiliation of Writers Guilds | full_name = Screenwriters Association | native_name = | image = Screenwriters Association logo.svg | founded = {{Start date|1954}} | dissolved = | merged_into = | headquarters = Mumbai, India | key_people = {{ubl | Robin Bhatt, President | Preeti Mamgain, Vice President | Mitesh Shah, Vice President | Zaman Habib, General Secretary | Danish Javed, Treasurer}} | website = {{URL|www.swaindia.org}} | footnotes = }} The '''Screenwriters Association''' (formerly Film Writer's Association) is a labour union based in Mumbai, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/screenwriter-association-drafts-a-standard-release-form-to-help-keep-things-fair-and-square-for-writers/articleshow/73256632.cms|title=Screenwriter Association drafts a standard release form to help keep things fair and square for writers|first=Ankita|last=Chaurasia|date=15 January 2020|publisher=Mumbai Mirror/}}</ref> Members are authors, novelists, playwrights, and journalists who work in films, TV, and digital media. Members of SWA can register their scripts, screenplays and lyrics with the organisation, and seek recourse in case of a dispute. SWA has a legal officer on board and the dispute settlement committee handles cases pertaining to writers' rights regarding credit and payments.
The Screenwriters Association is an autonomous body, for writers and run by writers of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mondaq.com/india/copyright/910166/screenwriters-association-the-most-efficient-copyright-protection-for-script-writers|title=India: Screenwriters Association: The Most Efficient Copyright Protection For Script Writers|first=Sudanshu|last=Sahoo|date=31 March 2020|publisher=mondaq.com}}</ref> On 27 September 2020 the Screenwriters Association held its first ever award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/swa-awards-2020-article-15-soni-taarak-mehta-honoured|title=SWA Awards 2020: 'Article 15', 'Soni', 'Taarak Mehta' Honoured|date= 28 September 2020|publisher=thequint.com//}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://swaindia.org/ Official Website] *[https://awards.swaindia.org/ Official SWA Awards Website]
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Category:1954 establishments in Bombay State Category:Trade unions established in 1954 Category:Organisations based in Mumbai Association Association Category:Communications and media organisations based in India Category:Trade unions in India Category:Film organisations in India Category:Film industry in Mumbai Category:International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
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