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| Dokumendiregister | Justiits- ja Digiministeerium |
| Viit | 2-7/25-6252-1 |
| Registreeritud | 23.07.2025 |
| Sünkroonitud | 24.07.2025 |
| Liik | Sissetulev kiri |
| Funktsioon | 2 Asjajamine ja infotehnoloogiahaldus |
| Sari | 2-7 Kutsed ja kirjavahetus rahvusvahelistel seminaridel, konverentsidel jt üritustel osalemiseks |
| Toimik | 2-7/2025 |
| Juurdepääsupiirang | Avalik |
| Adressaat | Society of Audiovisual Authors - SAA |
| Saabumis/saatmisviis | Society of Audiovisual Authors - SAA |
| Vastutaja | Kristiina Krause (Justiits- ja Digiministeerium, Kantsleri vastutusvaldkond, Üldosakond, Kommunikatsiooni ja väliskoostöö talitus) |
| Originaal | Ava uues aknas |
| Taotle dokumendi eemaldamist või parandamist |
Failid
AUTHORS FIRST: Copyright as the cornerstone
of creativity and culture in the audiovisual
sector
Regional seminar on audiovisual authors' rights in Central
and Eastern Europe
18-19 November 2025, Skopje
Skopje Marriott Hotel Plostad Makedonija 7 (Entrance from str. Maksim Gorki) 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
A regional seminar to address the specific challenges of the Western Balkans
AIPA, ZAPA and the SAA organised a first regional seminar on audiovisual authors’ rights in Central and Eastern Europe in October 2023 in Belgrade. These seminars are part of our efforts to empower collective management organisations (CMOs) in the region so that screenwriters and directors can receive fair remuneration for the use of their works. CMOs are an essential part of the creative and economic ecosystem that supports the continued existence of an audiovisual industry and the empowerment of authors to tell unique stories.
This is why empowering audiovisual authors' CMOs is crucial. The SAA plays a key role in the region fostering exchanges between the CMOs, Intellectual Property Offices, national, European and international institutions in and out of the region, advancing best practices and providing a secure forum where one can learn from the others.
This seminar in Skopje aims at helping regional authors, CMOs, and policymakers:
Understand how copyright works as an economic and cultural driver in the audiovisual sector.
Learn from SAA members how strong systems are built and why it matters.
Begin mapping out a path toward authorship recognition, protection and sustainability.
Draft programme
Tuesday 18 November 2025 (afternoon): Authors, Rights, and the Power of a System
13:30: Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 - 14:30: Opening speeches: framing the stakes and hope
14:30 - 15:30: What happens when copyright works – and when it doesn’t?
SAA members share success stories: earnings, impact, cultural resilience
Local voices reflect on what they’re missing
Key message: “You can’t build an industry without building authors’ rights first”
2
15:30 - 16:00: Refreshment Break
16:00 - 17:00: The author’s journey – from script to payment: the copyright infrastructure
What is needed in legislation for rights recognition, protection and enforcement
The role of CMOs
Impact of the 2019 copyright directives
17:00 – 18:00: What is a sustainable audiovisual environment?
The value of a strong repertoire
Quotas, investment obligations, public support to production
Wednesday 19 November 2025 (morning): Skopje call: Building an ecosystem for the
region
9:00: Welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:30: Recent developments in collective rights management: good practices and specific challenges in the region
10:30 – 11:30: Building an ecosystem in the Western Balkans
11:30 - 12:00: Refreshment Break
12:00 - 13:00: Closing Remarks and joint declaration - copyright is not optional!
From: Annica Ryng <[email protected]>
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To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: INVITATION: Audiovisual authors' rights in Central & Eastern Europe, 18-19 Nov in Skopje - corrected registration link!
Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. |
Apologies for resending the invitation. Please note that the registration link was incorrect in previous mail. Please use this register link. Thank you.
REGIONAL SEMINAR: AUDIOVISUAL AUTHORS' RIGHTS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Join us in Skopje! Following the success of our first regional seminar in Belgrade (October 2023), AIPA, ZAPA and the SAA invite you to our second gathering focused on empowering collective management organisations (CMOs) in Central and Eastern Europe so that screenwriters and directors can receive fair remuneration for the use of their works.
CMOs are an essential part of the creative and economic ecosystem that supports the continued existence of an audiovisual industry and the empowerment of authors to tell unique stories.
📅 Event details
When: 18-19 November 2025
Where: Skopje, North Macedonia (Skopje Marriott Hotel – in person only)
Register here (hotel booking with event rate provided) by 25 August 2025.
This seminar in Skopje aims at helping regional authors, CMOs, and policymakers:
- * Understand copyright as both an economic and cultural driver in the audiovisual sector.
- * Learn from established SAA members about building strong copyright systems.
- * Explore pathways toward authorship recognition, protection and sustainability.
- * Network with peers and experts from across the region.
📋 Programme overview (see attached for details)
18 November (afternoon)
'Authors, Rights, and the Power of a System'
- * Opening speeches: framing the stakes and hope
- * When copyright works and when it doesn’t
- * The author’s journey: from script to payment through copyright infrastructure
- * Sustainable audiovisual environments, what does it look like?
'Skopje call: Building an ecosystem for the region'
- * Recent developments: best practices and regional challenges in collective rights management
- * Building the Western Balkans ecosystem
- * Closing Remarks and Joint declaration
Stay updated: Visit our event page for updates.
We look forward welcoming you!
Kind regards,
Annica
Annica Ryng
Public Affairs and Communication Director
Society of Audiovisual Authors - SAA
Rue du Prince Royal 87, 1050 Brussels
+32 2 894 93 30 M +32 475 66 95 94 (Signal @annicaryng.32)
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AUTHORS FIRST: Copyright as the cornerstone
of creativity and culture in the audiovisual
sector
Regional seminar on audiovisual authors' rights in Central
and Eastern Europe
18-19 November 2025, Skopje
Skopje Marriott Hotel Plostad Makedonija 7 (Entrance from str. Maksim Gorki) 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
A regional seminar to address the specific challenges of the Western Balkans
AIPA, ZAPA and the SAA organised a first regional seminar on audiovisual authors’ rights in Central and Eastern Europe in October 2023 in Belgrade. These seminars are part of our efforts to empower collective management organisations (CMOs) in the region so that screenwriters and directors can receive fair remuneration for the use of their works. CMOs are an essential part of the creative and economic ecosystem that supports the continued existence of an audiovisual industry and the empowerment of authors to tell unique stories.
This is why empowering audiovisual authors' CMOs is crucial. The SAA plays a key role in the region fostering exchanges between the CMOs, Intellectual Property Offices, national, European and international institutions in and out of the region, advancing best practices and providing a secure forum where one can learn from the others.
This seminar in Skopje aims at helping regional authors, CMOs, and policymakers:
Understand how copyright works as an economic and cultural driver in the audiovisual sector.
Learn from SAA members how strong systems are built and why it matters.
Begin mapping out a path toward authorship recognition, protection and sustainability.
Draft programme
Tuesday 18 November 2025 (afternoon): Authors, Rights, and the Power of a System
13:30: Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 - 14:30: Opening speeches: framing the stakes and hope
14:30 - 15:30: What happens when copyright works – and when it doesn’t?
SAA members share success stories: earnings, impact, cultural resilience
Local voices reflect on what they’re missing
Key message: “You can’t build an industry without building authors’ rights first”
2
15:30 - 16:00: Refreshment Break
16:00 - 17:00: The author’s journey – from script to payment: the copyright infrastructure
What is needed in legislation for rights recognition, protection and enforcement
The role of CMOs
Impact of the 2019 copyright directives
17:00 – 18:00: What is a sustainable audiovisual environment?
The value of a strong repertoire
Quotas, investment obligations, public support to production
Wednesday 19 November 2025 (morning): Skopje call: Building an ecosystem for the
region
9:00: Welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:30: Recent developments in collective rights management: good practices and specific challenges in the region
10:30 – 11:30: Building an ecosystem in the Western Balkans
11:30 - 12:00: Refreshment Break
12:00 - 13:00: Closing Remarks and joint declaration - copyright is not optional!
