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Screenwriters and directors call on European Parliament to put authors at heart of copyright reform

Published on 23.11.2016

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.

NEW video on audiovisual authors’ remuneration

Published on 12.10.2016

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

SAA welcomes European Parliament moves to promote European film and TV

Published on 26.09.2016

European Parliament’s Culture committee hearing today on the amending of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive follows the publication of a draft report that looks to narrow the regulatory differences between online and offline services and better promote European works.

Copyright package: Progress undermined by failure to strengthen rights of authors

Published on 14.09.2016

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.

Europe’s Audiovisual Future – welcome progress on promotion of European works

Published on 25.05.2016

Catalogue quotas, prominence requirements and possible financing commitments for VOD all welcome steps forward in promoting European creation in the digital era.

World IP Day – Authors’ Rights and Copyright

Published on 26.04.2016

The 26th April is world intellectual property day. Authors’ rights and copyright are forms of intellectual property and are vital on two levels for screenwriters and directors. Firstly they are moral rights which protects the authors’ vision and the integrity of their work. Secondly they are essential to the remuneration of audiovisual authors.

SAA elects new board, chair and vice-chair

Published on 14.04.2016

SAA’s General Assembly elected a new board in Brussels on 13th April, with ALCS’s Barbara Hayes (UK) re-elected as chair and SACD’s Patrick Raude (FR) being elected vice-chair.

Clemency for Keywan Karimi

Published on 13.04.2016

Keywan Karimi is a 30-year-old Iranian filmmaker who has been sentenced by Iranian authorities to six years in jail and 223 lashes. His crime: practicing his profession as a filmmaker and showing the unofficial face of Iranian society.

Congratulations to Berlinale winners!

Published on 24.02.2016

The winners of the 2016 Berlinale were announced on 21st February. SAA congratulates them all with a special mention for patron Danis Tanovic who took the Silver Bear for his film Death in Sarajevo.

Former SAA Presidents reflect on SAA's 5 years

Published on 13.01.2016

Last year SAA celebrated its first 5 years. We interviewed Gerhard Pfennig, Janine Lorente and Barbara Hayes the former and current chairs of the board of directors as well as Executive Director, Cécile Despringre, to look back at the first 5 years and the future:

European Copyright: Commission commits to action on authors’ remuneration

Published on 09.12.2015

SAA, FERA and FSE welcome the European Commission’s commitment to go beyond political declarations and take action on authors’ remuneration. Urgent action is needed to ensure creativity and authors’ rights are rewarded in financial terms and worth something online.