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European screenwriters gathered in Berlin made strategy decisions in a context of growing threats against freedom of artistic expression and challenges to authors’ rights in the area of Artificial Intelligence.

FSE co-signed a letter addressed to MEPs, members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee of the European Parliament. 

As AI companies bypass licensing obligations, streaming platforms circumvent remuneration obligations, and artistic censorship spreads across Member States, Europe’s leading audiovisual organisations are urging the EU Parliament to hold the Commission and Council accountable to EU values. 

STATUTES of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe aisbl n°0478454478

To the members of the Sciptwriters Guild of Greece

The Paris AI Summit intends to promote reliable, sustainable and responsible AI. For the first time at this level, intellectual property is being discussed.

1. Minutes of the FSE AGM 2024

On Monday, December 16, 2024, the FSE participated in a stakeholder meeting organized by the European Commission (DG CONNECT). This session brought together key players from the film and audiovisual sector to address critical topics, including the regulatory framework, funding mechanisms, and market developments.

Find enclosed a joint statement from European organizations representing authors, performers, publishers, producers and other rights holders.

Find enclosed the joint statement that the FSE has just signed with other European authors' organizations.

GEMA is the first collecting society worldwide to file a lawsuit against a provider of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems for the unlicensed use of protected musical works. 

FERA and FSE sent their joint congratulations to the MEPs for their election to the European Parliament.

July 3, 2024 Registration for the 6th World Conference of Screenwriters to be held in Galway this October 2nd and 3rd is now open at wcos.io for members of Writers Guilds under the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe or the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds.  

David Kavanagh, who has served as Executive Officer of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe since 2010, after being engaged for several years as member of the Executive Committee, is retiring. Having launched a recruitment process, the Executive Committee of the FSE are happy to announce the appointment of French lawyer Denis Goulette as FSE Délégué Général.

For your information, please find attached a joint letter signed by FSE, together with other organisations. It deals with the Joint Initiative on E-commerce of WTO (the World Trade Organisation) and the fact that the audiovisual services are not included in the exceptions to the scope of this draft agreement.

SAA News: Happy Europe Day! #EUElections2024

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new in-depth analysis of the right to remuneration of creative forces in Europe in the licensing process. 
https://rm.coe.int/iris-plus-2023-03en/1680adec3c

Communiqué de presse : Animation, l'écriture à l'arrêt.

(October 2023)

Film sector on the frontlines: High-level discussion on AI in the audio-visual industry

To the FSE member guilds

FSE co-signed statement together with 94 signatories: Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture.

Carolin Otto, president of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe, sent a letter to Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture & Sport of Greece.

Attached please find the FERA/FSE/SAA press release, which you can widely distribute.

The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and International Federation of Cinematographers (IMAGO) welcome the adoption by the European Parliament of CULT rapporteur Silvia Costa’s report on the proposed Regulation establishing the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027.

Application Letter SPID

[...] SPID was founded in 2015 and in only three years we have managed to make a mark in the Croatian audiovisual scene as a whole. Numbering sixtyeight members and counting, we represent a wide array of writers – our members work for TV, film, theatre, radio, the gaming industry, new media and comics.

SUMMARY OF THE OFFICIAL DECISIONS taken by the General assembly, composed of the Full members of FSE

The meeting of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe entitled "Defining Our Rights in the Online Environment" was held on March 26th, 2015 in Brussels. 

The Newsletter of March 2013 by the Federation of Scriptwriters in Europe.
Available at:  http://www.scenaristes.org/ 

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The FSE Newsletter of September 2011 has been published and it is available in the FSE NEWS page

FSE (Fédération Scénaristes Europe) announce RISE: The First edition of European Scriptwriters Festival (RISE / Rencontres Internationales des Scénaristes Européens).