BRUSSELS: FERA, the Federation of European Screen Directors, issued a statement on 15 February 2021 calling for global steamers to commit to transparency and remunerations.
The public statement calls for global streaming platforms to commit to three principals: transparency on viewership figures; remuneration for the use of works by filmmakers; and the definition of fair and proportionate remunerations models.
Poland has developed a levy on streaming platforms which has been in effect since July 2020, with the levy going to the Polish Film Institute.
Read the entire statement HERE.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.