One year ago, Writers & Directors Worldwide pledged its support for our audiovisual creator colleagues in Australia in their fight for equitable remuneration. The issue had worsened in the months before as Screenrights, an organisation charged with the administration of ...
This is an English translation of an article originally published by the China Film Directors’ Guild on 29 November 2016.
Editor's Note: Jia Zhang-ke, CISAC Vice President, stressed that the third draft of the Copyright Law had recognised screenwriters and directors as ...
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 ...
The “Ricardo Larraín Law” which grants substantial rights to screenwriters and directors in Chile, has been signed by the country’s president, Michelle Bachelet. This historic victory for audiovisual authors took place on the 10 October during the opening ceremony ...
A fair go. Fair dinkum. A fair shake of the sauce bottle. It’s no coincidence that Australia has so many colloquialisms for equity as this concept is extremely close to every Australian’s heart. That’s also why recent ...
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 ...
Today at their annual meeting in Beijing, Writers and Directors Worldwide met with the China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations.
The aim of this agreement is to form a collaborative partnership ...
Writers and Directors Worldwide has joined the international condemnation of a new policy introduced in Australia that undermines local and foreign screen directors entitlements to royalty payments.
The Express Dispute Resolution Policy (EDRP) was brought in on the 1st of ...
ASDACS and ADG Propose the Addition of an “Inalienable Right of Remuneration” to Australian Copyright Law with the Backing of Writers & Directors Worldwide
Brussels – 3 June 2015: The Australian Screen Directors Authorship Collecting Society (ASDACS) and the Australian Directors Guild (ADG) ...
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 ...
