U.K. Screenwriters Are Being ‘Edited Out’ and Not Properly Credited in Film Productions, Says Writers Guild of Great Britain

variety.com:

Manori Ravindran International Editor A distressing new poll from the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has revealed that almost three-quarters of U.K.

film screenwriters feel they’re not properly credited for their work and are being “edited out” of the filmmaking process. A snapshot poll by the trade union has shown that more than 70% of writers feel they hadn’t been properly credited in the promotion and distribution of their work.

WGGB research found that producers prefer to credit actors and directors in marketing campaigns – leaving writers largely unrecognized for their craft.

In other findings: 70% of produced screenwriters reported that a director has re-written their work, while almost 50% reported to have been “belittled and excluded” from the creative decision-making process.