At the end of the year, the French Coalition had the pleasure of welcoming and discussing their work in progress with the experts from UNESCO’s Reflection Group on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment and the Secretary of the Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Toussaint …
The French Coalition for Cultural Diversity is sounding the alarm as the trade negotiations launched in 2017 by 71 member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to establish standards for e-commerce accelerate, posing a major risk to the future of cultural diversity in the digital age. During the negotiations on this draft agreement, the …
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The General Assembly of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), which brings together more than 30 national coalitions, met in Paris on 5 June to elect the 6 members of its Board of Directors for 2023-2025. The following were elected Guillaume Prieur, representing the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity, was elected Chairman …
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On 15 June, the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity presented the 2020 and 2021 Diversity Prizes in the SACD garden. Nabil Ayouch, the 2021 winner, received an honorary prize in recognition of his career as a filmmaker and activist. The director is indeed a committed filmmaker in Morocco, despite protests and bans on screenings in …
On 29 and 30 March, the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ECCD), of which the French Coalition is vice-chair, went to Brussels for a programme of meetings and exchanges. At the European Parliament, they had a long working meeting with the Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG). The CCFG brings together more than 30 Members …
