Screenwriters and directors call on European Parliament to put authors at heart of copyright reform
Press releases 23-11-2016A 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.
Country of Origin principle for catch-up TV endangers cultural diversity: Europe’s film agencies call for a change of approach
Press releases 23-11-2016The European Film Agency Director’s (EFADs) position paper on the so called “Sat Cab Regulation”, published today, outlines the EFADs’ concerns about the introduction of a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online services such as catch-up TV. Whilst the EFADs share the European Commission’s ambitions to support the audiovisual sector’s adaptation to new digital technologies, the film agencies fear this Regulation would undermine the principle of territoriality. This could have a devastating impact on the sustainability of the audiovisual sector and cultural diversity in Europe.
Why the EFADs strongly opposes Article 2 in the Proposal for a Regulation on certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
TALLINN: Two short Croatian coproductions took home awards at the 2016 edition of the Estonian film festival Animated Dreams, which concluded on 20 November.
TALLINN: Baltic View, an online cinema space, will be launched in January 2017 to present films from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
WARSAW: Cinematographer Grieg Fraser won the Golden Frog at the Camerimage IFF, which ended on 19 November 2016.
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
Eleven films are competing in the Documentary section of the Black Nights Film Festival.
BRATISLAVA: The Croatian debut feature film Quit Staring at My Plate directed by Hana Jusic continued its award winning streak, with Mia Petricevic picking up the Best Actress prize at the 18th Bratislava IFF on 16 November 2016.
