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 ...
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 ...
The first meeting of Writers & Directors Worldwide took place on the 7/8 of October in Mexico City at the invitation of the Mexican authors’ societies DIRECTORES and SOGEM. It was a great success, both in terms of participation and in ...
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 ...
At the recent CISAC General Assembly in London, the Chair of Writers & Directors Worldwide joined the confederation's leadership team on stage to present an update on the council's work over the past year.
Yves Nilly led the 200 attendees through ...
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 ...
