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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European fight for authors’ rights: FSE and DDV host the first European Screenwriters’ Day in Berlin

2025.11.13

At the first edition of the European Screenwriters Day in Berlin, screenwriters from Germany and all over Europe are gathering to exchange views on their job as screenwriter in a context of threatened freedom of artistic expression and incredibly fast development of Artificial Intelligence.

FSE honours the memory of Polish screenwriter Maciej Karpinski

2025.10.28

The FSE is missing Polish screenwriter Maciej Karpinski, who served as member of the executive committee since 2015 and was FSE Vice-president.

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

Press release. A call to MEPs from SAA, FERA and FSE

2025.10.08

Audiovisual authors call on the EU Parliament to hold the Commission and Council accountable to EU values during a dinner with MEPs in Strasbourg.

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.

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