The Portuguese authors society SPAutores has been appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of Freedom by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The president of the society, Writers & Directors Worldwide executive committee member ...
The annual Writers & Directors Worldwide congress was held in Rio de Janeiro this year, with the support of CISAC and a number of host societies and sponsoring partners including ABRAMUS, ADAL, ARGENTORES, DAC, DBCA, GEDAR and the Order of ...
Inaugural Award Recognises Exceptional Contributions to the Protection of Audiovisual Authors’ Rights
Colombian congresswoman, Ms. Clara Rojas, has become the first recipient of the annual “Writers & Directors Worldwide Honour Prize”. The award was made by the organisation’s president, ...
More than 60 audiovisual creators and experts travelled to Brazil this week for the 2016 Writers & Directors Worldwide Congress. The three-day event was organised in partnership with CISAC with the support of ABRAMUS, ADAL, ARGENTORES, DAC, DBCA, GEDAR and Order of ...
References:
[1] ASDACS and AWGACS
[2] CISAC Global Collections Report 2015
[3] Gadi Oron on 5 November 2015.
[4] Based on hours of use x residual % x directors’ salary per program hour.
[5] Mr Ben Ng, Regional-Director for Asia Pacific, CISAC on 5 November 2015.
[6] Mr Tang Zhaozhi, Deputy Director ...
Writers & Directors Worldwide is pleased to announce the election of its new Executive Committee. At the recent annual meeting in Beijing this week, the current president, French author and Screenwriter Yves Nilly, was unanimously re-elected. Additionally for the first ...
Writers and Directors Worldwide today officially launched a campaign which aims to bring about a simple change in the law for screenwriters and directors to ensure fair pay and restore equality.
In the majority of countries, screenwriters and directors in ...
During the recent Writers and Directors Worldwide Executive Council and Annual Meetings in Brussels, our Argentinian member DAC produced an informative film on the event.
In addition to giving an insight into the process, it includes a number of interviews ...
Writers & Directors Worldwide brought the voice of the creator to the international stage again this week as chairman Yves Nilly delivered a keynote speech at the "International Conference on Copyright and Collective Management" in Buenos Aires. The event was ...
At the 87th Academy Awards ceremony this weekend, creators from some of the fastest growing regions for audiovisual royalty collections took home the highest accolades.
At the end of the evening, Mexican director and screenwriter Alejandro Iñárritu emerged as ...
Thanks to our colleagues at DAC, a comprehensive video of our annual meeting in Mexico is now available. The English version is shown above but you may also view this in Spanish if you prefer.
The film provides an extract ...
In Tokyo, Japan this week, Writers & Directors Worldwide took part in a prestigious symposium on creator’s rights. In front of more than 400 guests including music industry representatives, journalists, members of the Japan Copyright office (JCO), delegates from the ...
