Council president and screenwriter Yves Nilly also joins two expert panels at the FESPACO Film Festival to share international perspectives on the creators’ right to remuneration.
The universal adoption of a remuneration right for audiovisual creators is critically ...
Nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards were released yesterday to honour the best films of last year. The ceremony takes place in Hollywood, California on 26 February and we congratulate all the authors, screenwriters and filmmakers that have made it through to ...
The creative community was deeply saddened yesterday to hear of the passing of Colombian director, scriptwriter and producer, Pepe Sánchez who died in his home town of Bogota at age 82.
His 60-year career began as an announcer on Colombian ...
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 president of Writers & Directors Worldwide, Yves Nilly, has written an article for the French daily financial newspaper Les Echos about the importance of equitable authors' remuneration. Read the article, translated from French, below.
It is Time to Stop ...
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 annual Writers & Directors Worldwide congress was held in Rio de Janeiro this year, with the support of CISAC and a number of host societies and sponsoring partners including ABRAMUS, ADAL, ARGENTORES, DAC, DBCA, GEDAR and the Order of ...
On 17 November, the SGAE Foundation invited Writers & Directors Worldwide to participate in an event titled “The Remuneration of Audiovisual Authors” where academics and professionals from the European cultural sector gathered to reflect on the state of the industry. Held ...
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 ...
Inaugural Award Recognises Exceptional Contributions to the Protection of Audiovisual Authors’ Rights
Colombian congresswoman, Ms. Clara Rojas, has become the first recipient of the annual “Writers & Directors Worldwide Honour Prize”. The award was made by the organisation’s president, ...
More than 60 audiovisual creators and experts travelled to Brazil this week for the 2016 Writers & Directors Worldwide Congress. The three-day event was organised in partnership with CISAC with the support of ABRAMUS, ADAL, ARGENTORES, DAC, DBCA, GEDAR and Order of ...
