The organisations representing audiovisual creators globally and in Africa have come together to collaborate in the fight for stronger rights for screenwriters and directors.
The newly-created Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors (APASER) joined the Writers & Directors Worldwide congress ...
Writers & Directors Worldwide, the council dedicated to fighting for audiovisual authors’ rights, has elected Argentinean film director and screenwriter, Horacio Maldonado, as its new president.
The election took place as audiovisual authors internationally gathered at its 2017 congress in Venice ...
Writers & Directors Worldwide dedicated its most recent executive committee (ExCo) meeting as an opportunity to add its support to the We’ve Had Enough campaign launched by Croatian audiovisual authors in response to political interference in film funding. The ...
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 ...
On 28 November, Writers and Directors Worldwide will take part in a special event focused on creators and creativity held in Beijing, China.
Hosted by CISAC and the China IP Law Association, the “World Creators Forum” will gather creators from around ...
In Bogotá this week, Writers & Directors Worldwide joined CISAC and authors’ societies from all across the region to officially launch The Audiovisual Campaign in Latin America. First launched in Beijing last November, this campaign aims to bring about a ...
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 ...
Our partner, the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) in Brussels, has produced an excellent European legislation update on the national copyright discussions that occurred in four EU countries this summer.
A new law in the Netherlands is requiring contracts to ...
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 ...
An Article by Filmmaker Sylvio Back
Sylvio Back is a renowned Brazilian filmmaker and writer. He has directed more than 20 films over a 50-year career and has written poetry, essays and scripts for several of his films.
With more than 70 ...
Our partner, the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) has prepared the following joint press release regarding fair remuneration for creators. Further details are available via the contact form or by contacting James Taylor at the SAA directly on j.taylor@...
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 ...
