The Voice of Screenwriters in Europe

The Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) brings together 34 screenwriters’ organisations from 26 European countries. It represents 10,000 professional screenwriters.

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SAA FERA FSE joint statement: Enforce EU values and principles

2025.10.08

A Call to Action from Audiovisual Authors to the members of the European Parliament to enforce EU values and principles

Ensure protection of rights of creators and artists in development of generative AI.

2025.10.07

FSE co-signed a letter addressed to MEPs, members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee of the European Parliament. Together with other creators’ organisations, we make recommendations on the proposed amendments to the JURI Committee draft report on copyright and AI.

FSE supports the WGA standing with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers

2025.09.25

FSE expresses full support to WGA statement following removal of a Jimmy Kimmel Live! rerun by ABC.

Joint statement on the AI Act implementation measures: A missed opportunity!

2025.07.30

FSE joins a coalition of rightsholder organisations to express dissatisfaction with the AI Act implementation measures adopted by the EU Commission.

FSE unites with the European cultural sector to call for a stronger Creative Europe programme

2025.07.01

FSE co-signed this open letter. We call on EU leaders to:
1. Keep Creative Europe stand-alone
2. Double its budget
3. Invest strategically in culture’s future

Protecting the rights of creators and artists in the development of generative AI

2025.06.19

FSE co-signs a Joint letter to the European Parliament’s JURI Committee on the upcoming own-initiative report on copyright and generative AI.

FSE endorses Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation

2025.06.12

FSE endorses Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation launched in Montreal.

#StayTrueToTheAct

2025.05.20

FSE is part of a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors. Together they launch a campaign on the #AIAct. Keywords: Transparency. Consent. Remuneration. They call on EU policymakers to #StayTrueToTheAct.

Our Stories, our Voices, A Global Declaration for Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity and cultural sovereignty

2025.05.12

FSE signed a global statement on artistic freedom, cultural diversity, and cultural sovereignty, to call on all governments to stand firm and safeguard the systems that support independent film and audiovisual creation.

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