Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Federation of European Film Directors - Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel (FERA)
EU Transparency Register
29280842236-21 First registered on 08 Sep 2009
Goals / Remit
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA – Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l’Audiovisuel), founded in 1980, represents in Brussels the independent voice of film and TV directors as the primary creators of audiovisual works. With 35 directors associations as members from 29 countries, we speak for more than 20,000 European screen directors, representing their cultural, creative and economic interests at national and European level. FERA works to promote policies that maximize the cultural, creative, social and commercial potential of the audiovisual industry.
Main EU files targeted
- ongoing copyright reform
- new Creative Europe programme (MEDIA)
- upcoming AVMS DirectiveAddress
Head Office
Avenue de la Toison d'Or, 60C
Brussels 1060
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Feb 2017
Name Start date End Date Katrin BÜCHLER 29 Nov 2023 27 Apr 2024 Pauline DURAND 27 Sep 2023 26 Sep 2024 Pauline DURAND 23 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 23 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 18 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Lenuta BERINDE 20 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Mr Klemen DVORNIK 20 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 16 Feb 2019 15 Feb 2020 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 17 Feb 2018 16 Feb 2019 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 24 Feb 2017 17 Feb 2018 Alix Descantons de Montblanc 24 Feb 2017 16 Feb 2018 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 11 Mar 2016 24 Feb 2017 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 10 Mar 2015 06 Mar 2016 Ms Pauline DURAND-VIALLE 19 Feb 2014 15 Feb 2015 Ms Elisabeth Sjaastad 09 May 2013 20 Feb 2014 Mrs Maria del Mar Bordanova 22 Jan 2013 12 Sep 2013 Mr Piers Haggard 27 Jun 2012 01 May 2013 Ms Elisabeth Sjaastad 22 Jun 2012 01 May 2013 Complementary Information
Our office is dedicated to
- represent the interest of directors as European audiovisual professionals at European level
- provide networking opportunities for our national member organizationsPerson in charge of EU relations
Ms Pauline Durand-Vialle (Chief Executive Officer)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Dan Clifton (Chairman of Executive Committee)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
FERA, AISBL is a member-based organization : its income is based on its members' contributions.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Licenses for Europe
Cinema Expert Group / DG ConnectACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
- Providing expertise on the European audiovisual sector and its professional directors situation when required to all relevant EU institutions
- Follow up of relevant legislative process- Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 24 Aug 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Impact of COVID-19 and recovery measures for the media and audiovisual ecosystem Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Motion Picture Association EMEA
- Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
- Sports Rights Owners' Coalition
- Union Internationale des Cinémas
- Independent Film & Television Alliance
- EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision
- VAUNET - Verband Privater Medien e. V.
- Anica - Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive Digitali
- Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V.
- International Federation of Film Distributors' and Publishers' Associations
- Federation of Screenwriters in Europe
- Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films Headquarters
- Europa Distribution
- International Video Federation
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Date 23 Oct 2018 Location Strasbourg Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fair remuneration of authors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with filmmakers and film associations on copyright, fight against piracy, cross-border access and portability of online content services Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 22 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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