Dinner with MEPs and European filmmakers
On the occasion of the announcement of the five films nominated for the LUX Audience Award 2025, the SAA, in partnership with the Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) and the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE), invited MEPs, authors and our members, to meet and dine together in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
We congratulated the five films nominated for the LUX Audience Award: ANIMAL, directed and written by Sofia Exarchou, DAHOMEY, directed by Mati Diop, written by Mati Diop and Malkenzy Orcel, FLOW, directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written by Matiss Kaza and Gints Zilbalodis, INTERCEPTED, directed and written by Oksana Karpovych, and JULIE KEEPS QUIET, directed by Leonardo van Dijl, written by Ruth Becquart and Leonardo Van Dijl.
The dinner was well attended by many MEPs, including Emma RAFOWICZ (S&D/FR), Vice-Chair of the Culture Committee, who welcomed the guests and addressed the challenges authors face with Artificial Intelligence:
“We cannot be satisfied with the current framework and a lot of issues remain unresolved, be it transparency, remuneration of artists or how AI models train on creative works. We all have to address, in the European Parliament, these issues in order to protect artists and creators.”
Read our joint press release together with FERA and FSE.
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