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SAA welcomes European Parliament moves to promote European film and TV
European Parliament’s Culture committee hearing today on the amending of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive follows the publication of a draft report that looks to narrow the regulatory differences between online and offline services and better promote European works.
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Copyright package: Progress undermined by failure to strengthen rights of authors
The wide-reaching copyright package presented today by the European Commission is met with a mixed reaction by SAA. Beyond these first steps to support authors, SAA calls for greater ambition at EU level for screenwriters and directors.
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Europe’s Audiovisual Future – welcome progress on promotion of European works
Catalogue quotas, prominence requirements and possible financing commitments for VOD all welcome steps forward in promoting European creation in the digital era.
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World IP Day – Authors’ Rights and Copyright
The 26th April is world intellectual property day. Authors’ rights and copyright are forms of intellectual property and are vital on two levels for screenwriters and directors. Firstly they are moral rights which protects the authors’ vision and the integrity of their work. Secondly they are essential to the remuneration of audiovisual authors.
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SAA elects new board, chair and vice-chair
SAA’s General Assembly elected a new board in Brussels on 13th April, with ALCS’s Barbara Hayes (UK) re-elected as chair and SACD’s Patrick Raude (FR) being elected vice-chair.
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Clemency for Keywan Karimi
Keywan Karimi is a 30-year-old Iranian filmmaker who has been sentenced by Iranian authorities to six years in jail and 223 lashes. His crime: practicing his profession as a filmmaker and showing the unofficial face of Iranian society.
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Congratulations to Berlinale winners!
The winners of the 2016 Berlinale were announced on 21st February. SAA congratulates them all with a special mention for patron Danis Tanovic who took the Silver Bear for his film Death in Sarajevo.
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Former SAA Presidents reflect on SAA's 5 years
Last year SAA celebrated its first 5 years. We interviewed Gerhard Pfennig, Janine Lorente and Barbara Hayes the former and current chairs of the board of directors as well as Executive Director, Cécile Despringre, to look back at the first 5 years and the future:
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European Copyright: Commission commits to action on authors’ remuneration
SAA, FERA and FSE welcome the European Commission’s commitment to go beyond political declarations and take action on authors’ remuneration. Urgent action is needed to ensure creativity and authors’ rights are rewarded in financial terms and worth something online.
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Barbara Hayes appointed new chair of SAA board of directors
On 17th November 2015, ALCS Deputy Chief Executive, Barbara Hayes became the new chair of the Society of Audiovisual Authors.
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Authors’ remuneration must be central to Commission copyright strategy
Society of Audiovisual Authors, celebrating its 5th anniversary, supports digital single market action that enables European screenwriters and directors to be remunerated for the exploitation of their works online anywhere in Europe.
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SAA is 5: Facts & Figures
This week SAA is marking its 5th anniversary. Find out more about what SAA has done since 2010 in facts and figures.
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