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SAA raises concern over future EC Copyright White Paper

Published on 13.05.2014

Supported by renowned screenwriters and directors, the SAA has written to Commissioners Barnier and Vassiliou over the contents of a leaked draft Impact Assessment on Copyright.

Culture Key to Europe’s Future – Follow-up of Forum de Chaillot

Published on 28.04.2014

A number of Europe’s screenwriters and directors including Costa-Gavras, Agnès Jaoui and Enrique Urbizu called for the next European institutions to support culture and its creators.

SAA Patron Jochen Greve speaks at European Parliament IP conference

Published on 25.04.2014

German screenwriter calls copyright and collective management organisations a screenwriter’s “only weapons” in “jungle full of snakes”.

Klapisch: I still believe in Europe

Published on 19.03.2014

In front of a packed crowd, French filmmaker Cédric Klapisch reaffirmed his belief in Europe and called for Europe to be bolder in promoting the hope embodied by his trilogy.

SAA calls for creators to be put at heart of copyright policy

Published on 06.03.2014

In its contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of EU copyright rules, the SAA has called on the Commission to put creators back at the heart of copyright policy to help reinforce the legitimacy of the copyright system.

SAA congratulates European Parliament on private copying resolution

Published on 27.02.2014

The Society of Audiovisual Authors congratulates the European Parliament and particularly French MEP Françoise Castex, following the adoption of her report in plenary on private copying levies on 27 February. The report rightly underlines the continued relevance of the system to the digital age and its importance to Europe’s creators.

Authors’ and performers’ organisations welcome Castex report on Private Copying

Published on 11.02.2014

Authors’ and performers’ organisations congratulate Legal Affairs committee on forward-looking report that looks at how to sustainably modernise the implementation of the private copying levy system to cater for permanently evolving consumption patterns of copyrighted works and to ensure its efficient functioning within the single market.

European Copyright Consultation – Make your voice heard!

Published on 04.02.2014

The SAA is calling on European screenwriters, directors and their professional organisations to reply to the public consultation.

Felix van Groeningen's Broken Circle Breakdown wins LUX Prize

Published on 11.12.2013

European Parliament prize runners up are Valeria Golino's Miele, and Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant.

Adapting Private copying to the digital age [infographic]

Published on 29.11.2013

Private copying is a key source of compensation for screenwriters and directors. Find out more about it and how the system could be improved.

Audiovisual authors’ collective management organisations welcome Trilogue Directive agreement

Published on 26.11.2013

As the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee validated the Parliament-Commission-Council trilogue’s compromise text reached on 4 November, European audiovisual authors’ societies welcome the finalisation of the text of the Directive and call on the Commission to build on it now to improve authors’ remuneration in the digital era.

Licences for Europe : SAA at heart of concrete progress

Published on 14.11.2013

SAA involved in most progressive proposals from stakeholder dialogue on getting Europe’s film heritage online and making our European services portable.