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Welcome to SAA

The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) is an association of European Collective Management Societies representing audiovisual authors.

Through its members SAA represents over 100,000 film and television European screenwriters and directors.

SAA contributes to EC Green Paper consultation.

SAA contributed to the public consultation opened by the European Commission regarding the Green Paper “Unlocking the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries”.

SAA defends AV authors' rights on Europarl TV

SAA executive director Cécile Despringre appeared on a televised debate with MEP Christian Engström of Sweden's Pirate Party about authors' rights on the internet.

SAA | Society of Audiovisual Authors - Renowned European audiovisual authors support EP’s report on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Renowned European audiovisual authors support EP’s report on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

In a letter addressed to the Members of the European Parliament the SAA Board of Patrons gave its full support to Marielle Gallo’s report on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Internal Market.

SAA launch attracts the attention of the media

The twin launches of the Society of Audiovisual Authors in Cannes and Brussels attracted extensive European media coverage. Belgian newspaper DeMorgen, Italian news agency ANSA, and historic French newspaper L'Humanité reported on the events.

SAA public launch videos

The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) was launched on 11th May. Journalists, representatives from the SAA member collecting societies and a variety of Brussels-based organisations attended the event.

SAA | Society of Audiovisual Authors - Les sociétés d’auteurs audiovisuelles lancent une nouvelle organisation européenne

Les sociétés d’auteurs audiovisuelles lancent une nouvelle organisation européenne

A l’initiative de la SACD et de la SCAM en France et de 7 autres sociétés d’auteurs audiovisuelles en Allemagne, Royaume Uni, Pays-Bas et Suisse, la Société des Auteurs Audiovisuels (SAA) a vu le jour en ce début d’année. Après seulement quelques mois, elle rassemble 24 sociétés de gestion collective représentant plus de 100 000 scénaristes et réalisateurs de 17 pays.

SAA | Society of Audiovisual Authors - European directors’ and screenwriters’ societies launch a new association in Brussels

European directors’ and screenwriters’ societies launch a new association in Brussels

On the eve of the opening of the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival and a few days after the publication of the European Commission’s long-awaited Green Paper on Cultural and Creative Industries, a new organisation defending the rights of European audiovisual authors was launched in Brussels.

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