The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) is an association of European Collective Management Societies representing audiovisual authors.
Through its members SAA represents over 120,000 film and television European screenwriters and directors.
European Commission Green Paper on online distribution of audiovisual works
The European Commission published its Green Paper on “Online Distribution of Audiovisual Works in the EU – opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market” on 13th July 2011.
The Brussels Film Festival in partnership with SACD, the ARRF and the SAA is organising an authors day on 28th June from 2pm including a panel on the arrival of digital in European cinemas and a lesson in cinema from award-winning directors Bouli Lanners ("Eldorado", "Les Géants"), Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel ("Rumba", "La Fée"). Free registration at network@brff.be.
Audiovisual Authors’ Societies Offer Collaboration to Producers on Digital Future
9th June 2011 - The Society of Audiovisual Author’s (SAA’s) chairman of the board of directors Gerhard Pfennig, speaking at the CISAC World Copyright Summit on Wednesday 9th June 2011, offered an open hand of collaboration to Europe’s producers, in the organisation’s efforts to guarantee a digital market that remunerates filmmakers.