In an open letter, the global film community expresses concern over Hatsura-Yavorska’s arrest, along with that of other Belarusian human rights defenders. FERA joins a global call for...
15 April 2021
PEN America, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) published “A Safety Guide for Artists”, providing a roadmap for artists facing a risk situation. The Guide is the first of...
25 February 2021
Today, the event “Media and artistic freedom under attack – Europe has to act” organized by the S&D Group in the EU Parliament brought much-needed focus on a...
22 February 2021
The execution of Lebanese documentary filmmaker and political scientist Lokman Slim on the night of 3rd to 4th of February 2021, on a road controlled by Hezbollah, legitimately...
19 February 2021
We are happy to announce that as of 2021, FERA has officially become a strategic partner in the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR). This partnership is...
29 January 2021
FERA joins in support of Faroese filmmakers as the film support allocation process challenges their artistic freedom. Over the last few months, they have experienced negative feedback from...
17 December 2020
Our organisations, representing authors, screenwriters, directors, actors, crew, producers and members of the film community across Europe, join in support of the Slovenian Federation of Filmmakers’ Guilds against...
12 November 2020
The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR*) and its founding institutions, the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and International Film Festival Rotterdam, together with...
19 September 2020
This open letter is being submitted in response to the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP). We, the undersigned, welcome...
14 September 2020