"Authors' organisations welcome a strong, cross-party support to Europe's creative community"
Press releases 27-02-2019EP Legal Affairs committee vote on the Copyright Directive
Brussels, 26th February 2019
Today, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee adopted the provisional agreement on the Copyright Directive by 16 votes in favour and 9 against. As representatives of hundreds of thousands of authors, including film/TV directors, writers, literary translators, composers, songwriters, and screenwriters in Europe, we welcome this strong, cross-party support leading to the final adoption of the Directive.
We warmly thank all the MEPs who supported the Copyright Directive and in particular those who fought hard to strengthen the authors’ bargaining power and improve their remuneration. Today’s vote sends a positive and historical signal to all citizens who want to write, compose, create and be fairly remunerated for their work.
We now encourage all Members of the European Parliament to formally adopt the Copyright Directive without further delay.
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The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
The European Writers Council (EWC)
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA)
The Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE)
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The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) represents over 30,000 professional composers and songwriters in 27 European countries. With 57 member organizations across Europe, the Alliance speaks for the interests of music creators of art & classical music (contemporary), film & audiovisual music, as well as popular music. EU Transparency Register ID: 71423433087-91 |
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EWC, founded in 1977 in Germany and newly constituted in 2006 in Brussels as an international non-profit organisation, the European Writers’ Council is the federation of 45 European national organisations of professional writers and literary translators in all genres in 34 countries. EWC’s members represent more than 160,000 authors in the book sector. Web: www.europeanwriterscouncil.eu EU Transparency Register ID: 56788289570-24 |
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The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), founded in 1980, represents film and TV directors at European level, with 35 directors’ associations as members from 29 countries. We speak for more than 20,000 European screen directors, representing their cultural, creative and economic interests. Web: www.filmdirectors.eu EU Transparency Register ID: 29280842236-21 |
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The Federation of Screenwriters Europe is a network of national and regional associations, guilds and unions of writers for the screen in Europe, created in June 2001. It comprises 25 organisations from 19 countries, representing more than 7,000 screenwriters in Europe. Web: www.scenaristes.org EU Transparency Register ID: 642670217507-74 |
STRASBOURG: The European Audiovisual Observatory has released a mapping report commissioned by EFAD’s, addressing the need for comparative data and analysis on the different initiatives and rules in support of the promotion of European works.
European Audiovisual Observatory releases new report commissioned by the EFADs
Press releases 27-02-2019Download it free here. European Audiovisual Observatory figures show that European films make up 27.5% of the European film market compared with 66.2% for US movies. European TV series episodes represent 19% of subscription VoD catalogues and 24% of titles available on transactional VoD. Europe has been making a concerted effort to boost its TV and film content in European markets since the late eighties. Almost thirty years on, a whole range of measures exists to tip the playing field in favour of the next Borgen, or the next Amélie Poulain or the next Cold War, whatever they may be. The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has just released a brand new mapping report which compares the various measures aimed at promoting European film and TV programmes in Europe.
SOFIA: Twelve films have been selected for the International Competition of the 23rd edition of Sofia International Film Festival and will compete for the Grand Prix Sofia – City of Film Prize, provided by the Sofia Municipality. The most important film festival in Bulgaria will be held this year from 7 to 17 March, with additional screenings in Plovdiv, Burgas and Varna till 28 March 2019.
This year, Europa Distribution goes back to Bordeaux to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its collaboration with Cartoon Movie. Since 2009, thanks to this partnership, hundreds of independent film distributors have had the possibility to attend one of the most important market and pitching event for European animated films.
WARSAW: The awarded Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska is currently shooting her first English language film, The Other Lamb. The film is an Irish/US/Belgian coproduction by Academy Awarded producers David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox of Whiplash.
FESTIVALS: Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary FF Annnounces Call for Applications
Bosnia-Herzegovina 26-02-2019SARAJEVO: Admissions are open for the second edition of Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival. The festival will focus on documentaries intended for television broadcasting and it will take place in Sarajevo from 20 to 24 September 2019.
The FilmFestival Cottbus and connecting cottbus kick off a festival year full of innovations
Festivals 13-02-2019The FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) and the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) celebrated the official start of a new festival year with their traditional East European Brunch at the 69th Berlinale. The international industry meeting serves as stage for presenting the GWFF Promotion Prize and the Special Pitch Award, as well as a preview of the upcoming 29th edition of the festival (5 to 10 November 2019), which has some innovations in store.
FFC Programme Director Bernd Buder announced at the East European Brunch in the Representation of the Federal State of Brandenburg to the Federation in Berlin, that films from Finland, Greece and Turkey will enrich the festival programme as of this year. "We want to highlight the cultural and historical connections that exist between the countries that have been present at the FFC so far and those that are now being added," explained Bernd Buder. "Expanding the geographical diversity allows us to take a new and closer look at Eastern Europe and its eastern neighbours.“
Once again, an expert team of curators will be responsible of selecting the films for the FFC programme. From this year on, Nikolaj Nikitin will join the team. Since 2002 he has been a delegate of the Berlinale for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Baltic States, the Caucasus republics, Central Asia, Mongolia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In 2013 Nikitin also initiated "SOFA – School of Film Agents", a training project for film mediators.
"I look forward to joining the renowned FFC team," says Nikolaj Nikitin. "Over the years, I have closely observed the development of this highly professional festival with a clear profile and for me it is one of the most important, focused meeting points between East and West, not only in the German-speaking area but also in a pan-European context.“
Larisa Glebova from Russia received the EUR 4,500 Promotion Prize of the Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten mbH (GWFF). Dr. Gertraude Müller-Ernstberger, Managing Director of GWFF, presented the prize to the 23-year-old production student from the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television. Glebova produced BEDROOM TOWN (Director: Stanislav Malkov), which screened in the short film competition of the FilmFestival Cottbus in 2017.
The Special Pitch Award went to Sergey Dvortsevoy. This award enables the Russian director to participate in the 21st East-West co-production market connecting cottbus, where he will pitch his new project. At the 28th FilmFestival Cottbus, Dvortsevoy won the Main Prize for Best Film and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury with his film AYKA.
The 21st East-West co-production market connecting cottbus will take place from 6 to 8 November 2019. Important industry representatives such as film producers, sales agents and distributors from all parts of Europe will come together to inform themselves about new ideas and trends in international co-productions and to promote exciting film projects in their initial stage as well as works in post-production. For the first time there will be an additional official preparation day, where the project participants will receive intensive, tailor-made feedback and advice about pitch, financing, sales and marketing.
About the FilmFestival Cottbus
The 29th FilmFestival Cottbus will take place from 5 to 10 November 2019. In four competitions and numerous side sections, the FFC will show around 200 films competing for prize money of more than EUR 80,000 and the coveted prize sculpture LUBINA (Sorbian: the Lovely).
Over 22,000 spectators attended the Festival of Eastern European Film in Cottbus in 2018.
The 29th FilmFestival Cottbus is decisively supported by the Federal State of Brandenburg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, the city of Cottbus, the Federal Foreign Office and the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
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EMERGING PRODUCERS 2020, 8th Edition October 24 –29, 2019 / 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF / Czech Republic February 17 – 22, 2020 / Berlin / Germany
Promotional and networking project presenting a new generation of talented European documentary film producers.
The aim of the project is to introduce an up-and-coming generation of talented European producers to professionals from various fields of the film industry. The project creates a platform for meetings of film professionals with an emphasis on documentary cinematography.
The project is organised and curated by Ji.hlava IDFF. The selection of producers will be announced during summer 2019.
SELECTION CRITERIA
- A producer with a several years’ experience in the local market (i.e. not a student or recent graduate) with a capacity for professional growth and with ambitions to be active on the European market - At least one realized film (fiction or documentary, mid-length or feature) which has entered theatrical distribution, has been screened at a festival etc. - Producers from all European countries are eligible. The guest country of the Emerging Producers 2020 edition is Taiwan.
More information at: www.emergingproducers.com
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2019 Contact: Jarmila Outratová / Head of Industry Office / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SIBIU: Admissions for the competition sections of the 26th edition of Astra Film Festival are open till 25 March 2019. The most important event dedicated to non-fiction cinema in Romania will take place in Sibiu from 14 to 20 October 2019.
