FERA - Federation of European Screen Directors

09/10/2025

07/10/2025

02/10/2025

📢FERA appoints Julie Belgrado as new Chief Executive Officer📢

FERA is delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Belgrado as its new CEO, succeeding Pauline Durand-Vialle after more than a decade of leadership.

Julie brings a decade of experience from the EIBF - European & International Booksellers Federation, where she served as Director since 2019 and led the organisation through a period of significant growth.

Passionate about culture and creative industries, she is deeply committed to supporting screen directors.🎬

Read and download the statement ➡️ https://screendirectors.eu/fera-appoints-julie-belgrado-as-new-chief-executive-officer/

28/08/2025

SERIESMAKERS : CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! 📢

Are you a feature film director-producer or director-writer duo ready to explore the world of series?

SERIESMAKERS is a tailor-made online workshop created by Series Mania in partnership with Beta Group, designed for filmmakers transitioning from cinema to series creation.

For its 4th edition, SERIESMAKERS will support 10 international teams with mentorship, masterclasses to develop their pitch and present it at Series Mania Forum 2026.

📅 From November 2025 to January 2026
📍 Online, accessible worldwide

📅 Applications are open until September 1

🔗 Apply now: https://submissions-series-mania.festicine.fr/series-makers

🤝 In partnership with BETA Group and supported by Creative Europe MEDIA

14/08/2025

🇪🇪 We are delighted to announce that the Estonian Film Directors Guild (EFG) has officially joined FERA ad full member!

Eesti Filmirežissööride Gild was founded on April 21, 2020, with the aim of promoting and protecting the copyright, economic, social, and creative interests of directors, encouraging professional cooperation, and contributing to the development of film policy.

Welcome to the FERA community! 🙌

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yz9x7zbx

24/07/2025

📢 We are happy to welcome UFUS AFA as an associate member of FERA! 🎉

🇷🇸 Founded in 2016, UFUS AFA - Organizacija filmskih autora is a CMO representing film authors and rights holders in Serbia. Today, they represent over 600 members – mostly directors – and has concluded several cooperation agreements with other CMOs. They have been a member of the Society of Audiovisual Authors since 2024.

Stronger together, we continue to work for a creative and diverse audiovisual sector in Europe, one where directors’ voices are heard and valued. 🚀

Welcome to the FERA community!

🔗https://tinyurl.com/6bndpudj

17/07/2025

🎬 Meet our new FERA Ambassador: Maurizio Sciarra

A celebrated filmmaker and long-time advocate for the European film community, Maurizio Sciarra joins the ranks of FERA Ambassadors, distinguished directors who lend their voice and visibility to the concerns of screen directors across Europe.

Welcome, Maurizio! 👏

Read more about Maurizio Sciarra and FERA Ambassadors: https://tinyurl.com/2nw8r7uv

30/06/2025

🚨 Let culture lead us forward

Today, as the EU prepares its next 7-year budget (2028–2034), it is crucial to protect and strengthen Creative Europe — the only EU programme fully dedicated to the cultural and creative sectors.

✍️ This open letter has been signed by 70+ European associations, collectively representing close to 20.000 organisations active in the performing arts, music, literature, architecture, heritage, visual arts, audiovisual and media sectors across Europe, urging for a stronger support for culture. In addition, the letter has been further backed by 200+ national cultural organisations.

🌍 Culture is the top factor uniting EU citizens, even above economy or language. Now more than ever, Europe needs this connection.

🎯 We call on EU leaders to:

🔹Keep Creative Europe stand-alone
🔹Double its budget
🔹Invest strategically in culture’s future

📢 Read full letter: https://tinyurl.com/2v5jp9r5

27/06/2025

📢 Pauline Durand-Vialle to Step Down as Chief Executive in September

FERA announces that Chief Executive Pauline Durand-Vialle will step down on 12 September 2025, after more than a decade of dedicated leadership.

She has been appointed Executive Director of the European Audiovisual Observatory - Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel , part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and will assume her new role on 15 September.

The FERA Board is currently managing the leadership transition and will share updates on future arrangements in the coming weeks.

🔗 Read press release: https://screendirectors.eu/fera-announces-ceo-transition/

20/06/2025

FERA joins a broad coalition of authors, performers and other rightholders in calling on the Members of the JURI Committee to draft an ambitious report on the AI Act.

We are urging for this report to address the applicability of the TDM exception, and to follow the principles of authorisation, remuneration and transparency.

We ask MEPs to:
🔹 Hold a democratic debate on the applicability of the TDM exceptions.
🔹 Call for an effective and timely implementation of the AI Act, with strong transparency to protect authors’ and performers’ rights.
🔹 Ensure authors and performers can authorise the use of their works and performances in generative AI (opt-in) and that they are fairly and proportionately paid.
🔹 Protect the moral rights and personal data of authors and performers.

Read full letter: https://tinyurl.com/3vju6dvs

20/06/2025

🎬 What does FERA do for you?

To help make our work clearer to filmmakers across Europe, we’ve launched a new campaign highlighting how FERA defends authors’ rights, supports fair pay, promotes European cinema, and connects directors across borders.