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Joint press release: The European Parliament’s report on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market: a first good step for audiovisual authors
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) welcome the vote of the Legal Affairs’ Committee in favour of a new Article -14a
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Open letter from performers and audiovisual authors
On 4 June 2018 performers and audiovisual authors wrote an open letter to members of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
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Joint press release: Performers and audiovisual authors unite calling for unwaivable remuneration right for on-demand exploitation in the Copyright Directive
29 May, 2018 - Today, performers, audiovisual authors’ and their representative organisations came together in the European Parliament at an event co-hosted by MEPs
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Joint press release: Audiovisual organisations unveil new international legal study supporting fair remuneration for audiovisual authors
May 14, 2018 – Organisations representing authors in the audiovisual sector today welcomed a new global study calling for legal reforms to help screenwriters and directors earn royalties for the use of their works.
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Manifesto: For an online directory of European films
14 May, 2018 - Today, the visibility of European films is still insufficient and there is still an important margin for improvement on distribution, promotion and findability on online platforms.
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Press release: SAA welcomes the reformed Audiovisual Media Services Directive: promoting and investing in European audiovisual works
The Society of Audiovisual Authors welcomes the agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on the reform of EU rules governing audiovisual media services. It thanks policy makers for their willingness to lay down new rules to adapt the European framework to the emergence of digital platforms.
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Joint statement: The future of Creative Europe Media programme
As organisations working across the European audiovisual sector, and in the context of the discussions surrounding the next Multi-annual Financial Framework, we would like to reiterate our support for the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme,
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Joint statement: Direct Injection - rightsholders' call to Member States
A wide cross-section of the European creative community hopes and expects the European institutions to agree on a meaningful solution to the very real and growing problem associated with Direct Injection (DI). We have been disappointed by the Council’s decision so far not to address the problem.
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Joint press release: Audiovisual services - for a fair level playing field
The revision of the AudioVisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive is currently in interinstitutional negotiations between the European Commission (EC), Parliament and Council.
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Joint letter: Boosting the EU culture budget – A call from Europe’s cultural & creative sectors
Dear President Juncker,
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We are writing to share our thoughts on the place of culture in the EU budget ahead of the presentation by the European Commission of its draft Regulation for the post-2020 MFF in May 2018. -
Les cinéastes invitent... Josef Hader
On the occasion of the premiere in France of his film “La Tête à l'envers” (original title: Wilde Maus), L'ARP, the Cinéma des Cinéastes, SACD, the SAA and ARP Selection are happy to organise an evening with the Austrian writer, director and actor Josef Hader, as part of our series of screenings "Les Cinéastes invitent… l’ami européen".
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Les cinéastes invitent... Dario Albertini
On the occasion of the premiere in France of his new film “Il Figlio, Manuel”, L'ARP, Le Cinéma des Cinéastes, la SACD, SAA, le Pacte and la Culture avec la Copie privée are happy to organise an evening with the Italian director Dario Albertini, as a part of our series of screenings "Les Cinéastes invitent… l’ami européen".
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