The SAA response to the European Commission's call for evidence on an EU Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors is that of which AI complements, not replaces, authors' creativity, strengthens access to culture and knowledge, and supports original European works.

European organisations and networks from the film and audiovisual sector have come together to express their strong support for the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme and its continued role within the new AgoraEU framework.

Thousands of cinema professionals, including prominent directors, screenwriters, actors and industry leaders from across Europe and beyond, have united around one message: Europe needs cinema. Cinema needs Europe.

We, representatives of the European film and audiovisual sector and the press sector, welcome the European Commission’s ambition to strengthen support for culture, audiovisual, media and democratic values under the future AgoraEU programme.

We, the European organisations representing the entire European film and audiovisual sector, would like to highlight the pivotal role played by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. This milestone demonstrates the programme’s value and impact and makes it a true European success story.

Today, the SAA is publishing its first annual Flash Report on the European audiovisual market. The report reveals that audiovisual authors' royalties collected by SAA members amount to just 0.53% of a sector worth €141 billion, while non-European players capture 89% of streaming and video sharing platforms (VSPs) revenues. While their creativity forms the basis on this vibrant industry, screenwriters and directors face low income, precarious working conditions, fragmented rights and an unfair playing fi

Representing a broad coalition of European and global authors, performers, publishers, producers and other rightsholder organisations, we wish to formally express our dissatisfaction with the published GPAI Code of Practice, the GPAI Guidelines, and the Template for disclosure of a sufficiently detailed summary of training data under Article 53 of the EU AI Act.

The SAA is one of the more than 70 associations that have signed a joint letter from the cultural and creative sectors calling for an increased Creative Europe budget. This comes ahead of the EU Commission’s unveiling of its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) and amid rumours of a potential cut to the Creative Europe budget.

The EU Commission is developing a Culture Compass to serve as a strategic framework for EU cultural policy. It aims to improve the consistency of EU policies and strengthen coordination between funding and policy. The SAA has submitted its response to the EU Commission's consultation.

The SAA have joined a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sector that are calling for transparency, consent, and remuneration to be at the heart of AI implementation. The coalition emphasised that AI and creativity can thrive together – if the rules respect the people whose work powers these technologies.

Representatives from the film and audiovisual sectors across the world have released a statement and launched a global petition. In it, they urge all governments to stand firm and safeguard the systems that support independent film and audiovisual creation so that culture, creativity, and democratic access to diverse stories for the screen can continue to flourish.