News | SAA

Creators welcome European Parliament call for end to buyout contracts

Published on 11.09.2012

Groupings of screenwriters, directors, composers, songwriters and journalists welcome adopted European Parliament report that calls for “fair and proportional” remuneration.

Save Cinecitta - Sign the Petition

Published on 17.07.2012

Screenwriters and Directors organisations are coming together across Europe to try to save one of the key sites of Europe’s cinematographic heritage.

Cavada report supports authors' remuneration

Published on 12.07.2012

The European Parliament's culture committee has adopted a positive-looking report by Jean-Marie Cavada (France, EPP) on the online distribution of audiovisual works – the European Parliament’s follow-up report to the European Commission Green Paper from last year.

Screenwriters and directors want their works to be reachable by as many people as possible

Published on 29.06.2012

Robert Alberdingk Thijm, Fred Breinersdorfer, Stijn Coninx, Jan Hrebejk, Agnès Jaoui, Radu Mihaileanu, Volker Schlöndorff, Hugh Stoddart, Bertrand Tavernier, Jaco Van Dormael, Susanna White - Patrons of the Society of Audiovisual Authors - respond to Finish and Spanish ministers' comments in the European Voice.

Media Futures Forum presents 8 point action plan

Published on 28.06.2012

SAA patron Robert Alberdingk Thijm mixes with big business to make sure authors’ rights are respected.

Leçon de cinéma with Lucas Belvaux 13/6/12

Published on 11.06.2012

Luc Jabon and Andre Buytaers invite you to discover Lucas Belvaux - his work, his sometimes surprising but always rigorous and personal cinematic desires, his favourite themes and the urgency with which he likes to bring them to the big screen. The session will be an opportunity to hear from and dialogue with a director who is endearing and unusual and who, at the same time, continues to work in front of the camera as an actor. (Event in French)

An End To Buyouts In Europe - SAA, FERA, FSE Joint Statement

Published on 10.04.2012

Three important authors’ bodies are coming together to demand legislation for equitable rights payments for European film and television directors and screenwriters. They are calling for unwaivable enforceable rights, fair contracts and stronger resistance to arguments put out by the pirate lobby.

Private copying remuneration – new study highlights positive impact

Published on 28.03.2012

Removal of private copying remuneration would be detrimental not only to rightholders, but also to manufacturers and consumers, according to a new study published by Compass Lexecon.

Protecting an essential source of income for artists

Published on 06.03.2012

Letter to the European Voice: Setting straight the picture of collective rights-management organisations

European Screenwriters and Directors meet Vice-President Kroes - Digital Future Needs to Support Authors’ Creativity

Published on 23.02.2012

Delegation of leading European Audiovisual Authors presents their vision for the future of the online market – one that brings their works to as many people as possible while guaranteeing authors a fair deal and securing the financing of future works.

SAA elected onto board of Cultural and Creative Industries Platform

Published on 07.02.2012

SAA was elected on to the board of the European Platform on the potential of the European Cultural and creative Industries at the platform’s plenary meeting on January 12th 2012.

Janine Lorente Elected Chair of SAA Board of Directors

Published on 03.01.2012

The board of the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) has unanimously elected SACD Deputy General Manager, Janine Lorente, as its new Chair. The election was held as Gerhard Pfennig stepped down from his position as Managing Director at VG Bild-Kunst after 33 years at the German society. As part of the elections Robert Staats, Managing Director of VG Wort, was elected as Vice Chair, as Scam Director General, Hervé Rony, stepped down.