The decline was partly mitigated by a strong rise in digital royalties, reflecting the sharp increase in audio and video streaming consumption worldwide and strong licensing activity by many of CISAC’s member societies around the world.
Key trends reported ...
Paris – 7th October 2021 – Acclaimed screenwriters and directors from four continents have come together to highlight the lack of fair rights for audiovisual authors and support action to guarantee their right to earn royalties.
Five prominent audiovisual authors – Olatz&...
CISAC has partnered the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) and Writers and Directors Worldwide, to publish a case study on the legal environment for audiovisual creators in Italy.
Italy is one of the countries to ...
Being able to derive a livelihood from the success of one’s work, as a creator, is frequently the only way to finance a career and allow creative economies in audiovisual to flourish. On October 6th, 2021, leading audiovisual creators and ...
The Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Filmmakers (APASER) was invited to speak at the African Pavilion of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on July 12th. The workshop focussed on author’s right and its mechanism from the African scriptwriter perspective. Joining ...
CISAC report shows the impact of COVID-19, the actions of authors societies and the support needed from governments
Paris – 28 October 2020 – Worldwide royalty collections for creators of music, audiovisual works, visual arts, drama and literature are likely to decline ...
In the past 12 months, Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW) has expanded into new regions with new alliances, supporting the introduction of APASER's mobile app to reinforce audiovisual development in Africa, and helped the development of copyright reforms across ...
Paris, 13 May 2020 – A second “ResiliArt” debate organised by UNESCO in collaboration with CISAC and IFCCD will unite creative professionals from around the world and focus on Covid-19 recovery strategies for the cultural and creative sectors.
The link to participate ...
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 ...
