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Once upon a time, the creation of FSE
When scriptwriters/screenwriters’ guilds in Europe decided to create the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (Amsterdam June 1999 – Athens, June 2001).
Manus Festet, the Danish Manifesto for Gender Equality
Danske Dramatikere (the Danish Writers Guild) published a manifesto – a satirical and ironic list of 40 points – to tackle gender stereotypes and clichés in films and TV series.
Fair Remuneration for Audiovisual Authors with Better Contracts
FERA, FSE and UNI MEI organise a series of workshop to foster cooperation among European audiovisual authors’ guilds and unions on contracts, fair remuneration and collective bargaining.
Bullying and harassment in the audiovisual sector : FSE resolution
The Annual General Assembly of the FSE (Berlin, October 2018) carried unanimously a resolution on bullying and harassment in the audiovisual sector.
WCOS 04 Berlin – Press Release
Power & Freedom: the World Conference of Screenwriters 04 Unites International Screenwriters in Berlin on the 10th and 11th of October.
FERA/FSE/SAA PRESS RELEASE Copyright Directive
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) welcome the vote on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market by the European Parliament’s plenary
European Authors’ statement in support of the Copyright Directive
More than 130 organisations of authors – writers, journalists, screenwriters, filmmakers, composers and songwriters – urge members of the European Parliament to support the successful adoption of the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Collective Bargaining Workshops
More than 40 screenwriters and directors gathered in Brussels in May 2018 for the first of a series of three workshops on collective bargaining for authors organisations. A FERA/FSE/UNI MEI project.
It’s time to act! Sign the petition
Sign the Petition launched in March 2018 by FERA, FSE and SAA to support European screenwriters and directors in their call for a modernised EU copyright framework that includes all creators.
First Results of European Survey on the Remuneration of Audiovisual Authors
European Film and TV Screenwriters and Directors : Their Earnings and Working Life.
Preliminary results from the first ever, comprehensive, Europe-wide research aimed at mapping out the economic and social situation of European audio-visual authors.