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 ...
The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, in a public ceremony at the Government Office has signed the bill promoted by Writers & Directors Worldwide, CISAC and ATN-Chile, to give directors and screenwriters inalienable right to remuneration. This news has a ...
On the 14th October, a group of audiovisual creators launched a day of action to highlight the inequalities that currently exist in Chilean copyright law for this repertoire. Under the banner of “¡ACCIÓN!” (Action!), the day began with a ...
Following its annual general meeting in Mexico on the 8th October 2014, Writers & Directors Worldwide has launched a clear call to action in a globally circulated document titled "The Mexico Manifesto".
In this document, the organisation details the cultural and ...
On the 24th September 2014, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) welcomed a group of internationally renowned creators, including three representatives form the Writers & Directors Worldwide repertoire, to speak at their 54th General Assembly in Geneva.
Organised by ...
Writers and Directors Worldwide is delighted to report that, earlier today, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) plenary has approved our accreditation as official observers.
This formal “observer status” will allow us to attend meetings of the Standing Committee on ...
