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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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.

Open letter to EU Ministers of Culture on AI

2025.05.06

FSE co-signed an open letter to the attention of the European Ministers of Culture ahead of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council on 12-13 May 2025. They now have a prominent role to play on the specific impact of AI on European cultural diversity and artistic freedom, which are cornerstones of European values and essential pillars of wellfunctioning democracies.

No Formality, No Opt-Out: FSE Defends the Berne Convention at WIPO for screenwriters

2025.04.15

FSE General Delegate Denis Goulette delivered speech on opt-out regime during information session on generative artificial intelligence at WIPO.

Joint statement by a coalition of authors and other right holders on the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice

2025.03.31

The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and ignores the intention of the EU legislator – we cannot support it.

Paris 2025 AI Action Summit – International charter on ‘Culture and Innovation’

2025.02.11

FSE cosigned the International Charter “Culture and Innovation” at the Paris 2025 AI Action Summit. This charter reaffirms key principles aimed at reconciling the development of AI with the respect of copyright and related rights.

FSE and IAWG express concerns regarding the second draft of the Code of Practice on AI

2025.01.20

The Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) advocate for the inclusion of key points in the second draft of the Code of Practice on AI.

Joint Statement by European audiovisual stakeholders addressed to European Ministers of Culture

2024.11.23

European Audiovisual Stakeholders highlight 4 key objectives and call European Ministers of Culture to fight for a thriving and diverse cultural future for Europe’s film and audiovisual sector.

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