The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged economic sectors around the world, forcing governments, organisations and individuals to rethink the way we live and to come up with solutions. Culture and its creative community are deeply affected by quarantine and social distancing. ...
The following is a message from Writers & Directors Worldwide President Yves Nilly in regards to COVID-19:
"Like already 900 million people in the world, the authors of the Executive Committee and the members of W&DW are now almost ...
W&DW and the Confederation of Rightsholders’ Societies of Europe and Asia (CRSEA) have signed a cooperation agreement on March 18th.
The agreement seeks to promote the interests of screenwriters and directors as well as increase the level of ...
Writers & Directors Worldwide congratulates the former President of the Directors Guild of Korea, Bong Joon-Ho, for his wins at the 2020 Oscars! His film, Parasite, became the first foreign language film in 92 years to be awarded Best Picture.
A champion ...
Uruguay became the third country in Latin America on December 18th to put a remuneration right for audiovisual creators into law. This has now been sent to the President for promulgation.
Uruguay now joins Chile and Colombia as ...
New Zealand’s audiovisual creators are in a pivotal moment with the country undergoing a review of its copyright legislation. At the request of CISAC’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific and W&DW, CISAC’s Director General Gadi Oron ...
The Executive Committee of Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW) met in Italy on November 7th and 8th at the invitation of one of the largest and most historic multi-repertoire societies in the world, SIAE. The ...
Digital revenues up 29%, video on demand and “champion” markets help growth
Paris, 07 November 2019 – Worldwide royalty collections for creators of music, audiovisual, visual arts, drama and literature reached a record €9.65 billion in 2018, according to the 2019 Global Collections Report published today ...
A diagnostic essay is a type of writing assignment that is designed to evaluate a student's writing skills and abilities. It is often given at the beginning of a course or program to assess the student's strengths and weaknesses in ...
DHFR has launched a campaign to draw attention to Croatia National Television’s continued refusal to respect the minimum quotas of European and national works. The quota, established in the country’s legislation, has been ignored for ...
Busan, South Korea, 8 October 2019 - Audiovisual creators from around Asia-Pacific gathered today in South Korea at the Busan International Film Festival for the official launch of the Alliance of Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Writers and Directors (AAPA).
The alliance’...
On May 28th and 29th, Writers & Directors Worldwide landed in Tokyo for its Executive Committee. The council was in Japan to continue building momentum and expand efforts to bring new rights to creators across the region. It also allowed ...
