The FERA workshop in Ljubljana was hosted by Slovene members DSR (Directors' Guild of Slovenia) and AIPA, in association with SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors) and FSE (Federation of Screenwriters in Europe). On the agenda was "Copyright in the DSM: Audiovisual authors’ need for fair and proportionate remuneration".

As discussions continue in the Parliament and Council, SAA has made its positions on the European Commission's copyright proposals public.

SAA comments on the EU Commssion proposal1 for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.

SAA welcomes the Resolution on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (CCIs) which calls for the “establishment of the right to fair remuneration and legal protection for authors”. SAA now calls on the Parliament to make this a reality by adding such a right for audiovisual authors in its work on the European Commission’s copyright Directive proposal.

There is an interesting court case underway concerning the remuneration of an author that is attracting interest on both sides of the Atlantic.

A delegation of audiovisual authors and their collective management organisations (CMOs) from across Europe met Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discuss copyright package ahead of the announcement of the winner of the European Parliament’s LUX Film Prize.

The 3nd edition of One Day in Strasbourg on 22nd November 2016 enabled SAA and its nine member delegations to reach out to 30 MEPs over two days.

Here you can find our video and infographic about authors' remuneration (in English, Croatian, French, German and Spanish). 

What are the professional lives of screenwriters and directors like? How do they make a living and what are the challenges they face?

Europe is in the process of changing legislation on authors’ rights / copyright in Europe.

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.

Ahead of the European Commission’s copyright announcements, SAA today publishes its infographic on audiovisual authors’ remuneration.