Audiovisual authors call on the EU Parliament to hold the Commission and Council accountable to EU values. At the FERA, FSEand the SAA dinner with MEPs and filmmakers, the organisations called on MEPs to defend EU values against growing threats
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📢FERA appoints Julie Belgrado as new Chief Executive Officer
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2fx2ykwf
Read the statement👉 fep-fee.eu/40-European-...
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As the EU prepares its next MFF, it is crucial to protect and strengthen Creative Europe.
🎯 We call on EU leaders to:
🔹Keep Creative Europe stand-alone
🔹Double its budget
🔹Invest strategically in culture’s future
tinyurl.com/2v5jp9r5
📢 FERA announces that Chief Executive Pauline Durand-Vialle will step down on 12 September 2025, after more than a decade of dedicated leadership.
🔗 Read press release: screendirectors.eu/fera-announc...
As part of a global solidarity movement in response to the rapid development of AI technologies, FERA fully supports its Canadian associate member ARRQ's Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation
Read and sign manifesto: lartesthumain.com/en/
🎥🎬 FERA joins #StayTrueToTheAct campaign to ensure the AI Act delivers on its promise
🔗 lnkd.in/e6Vpvzrw
🔹 Reinforce the 2005 UNESCO Convention, especially in the face of challenges posed by AI, algorithm-driven platforms, and global entertainment conglomerates.
🔹 Defend the right to control IP, so that creative and economic value benefits domestic creators and sustains independent sectors worldwide.
We call on all governments to:
🔹 Safeguard public funding & cultural policy that enable local storytelling and ensure that independent productions reach audiences.
🔹 Reject political, legal and economic moves that threaten cultural sovereignty and the accessibility of diverse cultural expressions.
🎬Today, FERA joins 100+ signatories in global call to defend independent film and audiovisual storytelling
✍🏻 Read the full declaration & join the call: chng.it/kMkRxCzhQx
🇪🇺 This #EuropeDay, we celebrate creative cooperation and the freedom to tell stories.
📢 We believe MEDIA must remain a distinct and well-funded programme to protect a rich AV ecosystem and urge the Council of the EU to secure a strong future for MEDIA in the next MFF.
👉 tinyurl.com/mr2st558
Cuando España y Portugal defendemos la cultura frente a la IA, no estamos solos.
Hoy, 13 organizaciones europeas que agrupan decenas de entidades se suman pidiendo transparencia en la IA, respeto a los derechos de autor y defender la diversidad cultural.
Gracias por brindarnos este apoyo.
🔹 Transparency obligations are essential, creators must know when and how their works are used to train AI.
🔹 There must be clear, enforceable tools for rightsholders to defend their rights.
🔹 A democratic debate is needed on the impact of GenAI on creators’ moral rights & cultural diversity.
🇪🇸 🇵🇹 We strongly support the call by Spain and Portugal to discuss the value of the cultural and creative sectors in AI development. Our key messages:
🔹 The AI Code of Practice must reflect the fundamental principles of the AI Act and protect copyright and related rights.
📣 Ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12–13 May, a broad coalition of organisations representing writers, screen directors, performers, composers, and other creative professionals has published an open letter to EU Culture Ministers.
Full letter 👉 tinyurl.com/mu46ff6a
💡Nominated films, often independent co-productions, benefit from high-profile promotion, media exposure, and distribution beyond national borders.
💡This visibility opens doors to wider audiences, new funding opportunities, and international recognition.
🔗 screendirectors.eu/gints-zilbal...
💡It promotes European cinema and values by showcasing films that address democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity.
💡It ensures pan-European visibility: nominated films are subtitled in all 24 EU languages and screened across member states.
🎉🎬 Congrats to Flow by Gints Zilbalodis, winner of the 2025 #LUXAudienceAward!
Why does the LUX Audience Award matter for EU filmmakers? 🎥👇
📄 New industry guidelines developed by @directors-uk.bsky.social through the Directors and Producers Forum
aim to define and protect the role of directors throughout the production process.
➡️ tinyurl.com/bp7rhhp9
New study confirms that:
➡️Weak bargaining power results in low lump-sum payments, limited royalties, & little control over future exploitation
➡️51% of authors say current remuneration is rarely fair
➡️Indie producers face similar struggles when negotiating with global streamers
tinyurl.com/3xac353d
🚨The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and ignores the intention of the EU legislator – we cannot support it.
Full statement and list of signatories 🔗 tinyurl.com/494jrdzv
FERA supports ICFR and condemns the treatment of 🇵🇸 filmmakers Hamdan Ballal, attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested by the Israeli army on 24/03, later released; and Abdallah Motan, arrested on 13/01 and currently detained without charges or trial.
➡️ tinyurl.com/5967kv4b
📩 FERA Winter 2025 newsletter is out!
Read and subscribe➡️ tinyurl.com/2vyzvyy6
🚨FERA supports ICFR’s call to release Afghan documentary filmmaker Sayed Rahim Saidi, arrested allegedly because he had been working on a screenplay regarding an Afghan girl being denied access to education by the Taliban’s current laws disproportionately targeting girls and women.
As part of its ongoing evaluation of the #geoblocking Regulation, the EU Commission has launched a call for evidence to gather stakeholders’ insights on its effectiveness, relevance, and impact.
Read FERA contribution ➡️ tinyurl.com/mpwjs945
🧸🎬The FERA Board took part in the 75th edition of the #Berlinale, engaging in various discussions on key issues facing the audiovisual sector, including gender parity and AI's impact on creators.
Read more 👉tinyurl.com/mrbuyxet
🎬 Throwback to FERA Berlinale conference "Breaking the 26% Glass Ceiling: Advancing Gender Parity for Women Filmmakers in Europe"
➡️Recording, conference resources & additional materials now available tinyurl.com/4wp7ujep
👩🎥 At Berlinale's European Film Market, the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA) & the European Film Agency Directors association (EFAD) hosted a discussion about gender disparities and the role of women filmmakers.
@screendirectors.eu
More here: cineuropa.org/474219
First panel of the European Parliament’s event in Berlinale on AI and the audiovisual sector with @emmarafowicz.bsky.social @screendirectors.eu @ec.europa.eu
Discussing how the AV sector is using AI tools and the questions creators have on their works being stolen to feed the beast. Is it ethic?
