Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW) held elections for a new Presidency and the Executive Committee for the 2022-2024 term. The elections were held online.
Spanish screenwriter Curro Royo of DAMA succeeds Yves Nilly as W&DW President ...
On May 24th, APASER held a roundtable on author's rights in Africa at the Pavillon Afriques during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The discussion provided a current state of authors' rights and recent developments in the world and their consequences ...
Caro Biagio,
I haven't managed to say goodbye to you yet. Upon the announcement of your death in March, already many weeks ago, the normal reaction would have been to write a tribute to the W&DW ExCo member, ...
The CISAC community’s “Creators for Ukraine” fund has raised around EUR 1.2 million for creators and refugees who are victims of the war in Ukraine.
The fund, set up by CISAC in partnership with its member societies, has attracted many ...
Paris, 16th March, 2022 - Creators and organisations representing all creative repertoires are asked to support Creators for Ukraine, a campaign launched by CISAC in partnership with its more than 220 members societies across the world.
Creators for Ukraine (hashtag #...
Paris, March 10th, 2022 - CISAC, the global confederation of authors societies, has come together with its members worldwide to launch a new support fund dedicated to helping the victims of the war in Ukraine.
The fund was approved ...
We are authors, directors, scriptwriters, playwrights, documentary filmmakers and journalists from all continents.
We have friends and colleagues who are in Ukraine, Moscow and at the borders of Ukraine and the European Union. They are covering the conflict ...
Asia-Pacific is a global powerhouse for audiovisual creation. Films such as Parasite and television series like Squid Game have made Asia-Pacific pop culture part of the global entertainment market, yet audiovisual rights lag other regions.
Launched in 2019, the Alliance of ...
CISAC has partnered the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) and Writers and Directors Worldwide, to publish a case study on the legal environment for audiovisual creators in Italy.
Italy is one of the countries to ...
Paris – 7th October 2021 – Acclaimed screenwriters and directors from four continents have come together to highlight the lack of fair rights for audiovisual authors and support action to guarantee their right to earn royalties.
Five prominent audiovisual authors – Olatz&...
The Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Filmmakers (APASER) was invited to speak at the African Pavilion of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on July 12th. The workshop focussed on author’s right and its mechanism from the African scriptwriter perspective. Joining ...
CISAC report shows the impact of COVID-19, the actions of authors societies and the support needed from governments
Paris – 28 October 2020 – Worldwide royalty collections for creators of music, audiovisual works, visual arts, drama and literature are likely to decline ...
