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FSE publishes a report on the threats to freedom of expression in the audiovisual and film sectors
FSE publishes a report on the threats to freedom of expression in the audiovisual and film sectors
“Right to Write: Screenwriters and the Growing Threats to Freedom of Artistic Expression in Europe”, an FSE report on the impact of the far-right Playbook on audiovisual creation.
SAA FERA FSE joint statement: Enforce EU values and principles
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
Audiovisual authors call on the EU Parliament to hold the Commission and Council accountable to EU values during a dinner with MEPs in Strasbourg.
Joint statement on the AI Act implementation measures: A missed opportunity!
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
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
FSE endorses Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation
FSE endorses Manifesto for the Protection of Authentic Creation launched in Montreal.
Our Stories, our Voices, A Global Declaration for Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity and cultural sovereignty
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
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.
Paris 2025 AI Action Summit – International charter on ‘Culture and Innovation’
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.
Joint Statement by European audiovisual stakeholders addressed to European Ministers of Culture
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.