FERA General Assembly in Málaga 2024
From 1 to 3 March 2024, 40 participants from over 25 countries, Screen Directors and representatives of professional organisations, gathered in the Andalusian city of Málaga for the...
7 March 2024
FERA Statement
Joint statement: For an innovation and creator friendly AI Act
Europe’s creative community urges EU policymakers to put transparency back at the heart of the EU AI Act. We represent the collective voice of hundreds of thousands...
23 November 2023
Joint statement on the EMFA: European democracies, quality journalism and the creative ecosystem need strong and independent public service media
Honorable members of the inter-institutional negotiating teams on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), We, the undersigned organisations representing public service media, journalists, media workers, civil society, cultural...
8 November 2023
FERA Statement: EU Filmmakers in support of their Montenegrin colleagues
European Filmmakers in support of their Montenegrin colleagues European Screen Directors hail the European Union’s cultural policy objectives to “respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity” and...
27 October 2023
European and International Directors meet in Brussels at FERA 2023 General Assembly
40 participants from over 30 countries, directors and professional organisations’ representatives, gathered in Brussels on September 22-23 at the Federation of European Screen Directors’ General Assembly 2023 annual...
25 September 2023
European Filmmakers in support of Agnieszka Holland
The Federation of European Screen Directors congratulates Agnieszka Holland on the success of her new film ZIELONCA GRANICA (THE GREEN BORDER). We are full of admiration for her...
18 September 2023
Joint statement from authors’ and performers’ organisations on Artificial Intelligence and the AI Act
True culture needs originals: Transparency and consent are key to the ethical use of AI As the European institutions are now addressing further the opportunities, risks and challenges...
9 February 2023
EU Filmmakers welcome EU Commission Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed people
FERA welcomes the EU Commission Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed people adopted on September 29, which effectively protect the right of self-employed authors, including freelance directors, to bargain...
30 September 2022
FERA responds to ACT July 11 statement
As part of its missions as a representative professional organization, FERA regularly flags situations presenting potential harm for European screen directors, their artistic freedom or livelihood. ACT believes...
23 August 2022