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La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde has been created by the Institut Français, in partnership with the International Organisation of la Francophonie to support talented new filmmakers from Southern and emerging countries. This professional programme has been developed in close association with the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du...
While the European Commissioners-designates’ hearings by the European Parliament are fast approaching, the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity want clarification on the roadmap & agenda of the new Commission vis-à-vis creation, culture and copyright
The word ‘Culture’ was completely absent from the ‘Millennium Development Goals’ adopted by the UN in 2000.
The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity together with six other international organizations therefore decided to launch a campaign calling on governments and political leaders who set the agenda for the UN Sustainable Development Goals post 2015 to ensure Culture is part of the goals to be reached.
The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity together with six other international organizations therefore decided to launch a campaign calling on governments and political leaders who set the agenda for the UN Sustainable Development Goals post 2015 to ensure Culture is part of the goals to be reached.
Culture and creation need to remain at the heart of the European identity and economy, and the European coalitions urge the newly elected European Parliament to support cultural diversity. Much is at stake : the cultural taxation systems, the impact of the digital revolution on culture and the trade negotiations,...
In their letter recently addressed to the European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquin Almunia, the European Coalitions requested clarification on the revision of the General Block Exemption Regulation on state aid measures which shall grant a notification exemption to aids for culture and for audiovisual works. Addressing their concerns on the...
As European elections are getting close, the European coalitions for cultural diversity decided to approach the six candidates to the Commission Presidency to enquire about their respective positions on issues related to the defense and promotion of Culture. Particularly on the current negotiations of the Transatlantic Treaty with the United...
The European coalitions for cultural diversity fully support the call for a new deal for Culture in Europe launched by European creators, which was presented by director Peter Brook, filmmaker Costa-Gavras, composer-performer Jean-Michel Jarre, choreographer Blanca Li and director Macha Makeïeff at the Forum de Chaillot in Paris this morning.
The European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity ask the European Union not to question the founding principles of copyrights. Last December, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the review of copyrights rules. Deadline for inputs was Wednesday, March 5 2014. In their answer to the EC’s questionnaire, only available...
Over a hundred participants gathered at the European Parliament to attend the conference “How to adapt fiscal policies applying to cultural and audiovisual goods and services in the digital era?” organized by the European coalitions for cultural diversity on February 11th in Brussels. Members of the European Parliament and members...
The digital revolution brings numerous challenges for cultural and audiovisual goods and services: divergent VAT rates between member states, depending on whether they apply to physical or digital devices; Internet giants which establish their headquarters so as to escape taxation and obligations to support creation; the need to renew and...
The European coalitions for cultural diversity are relieved by the adoption of the new Cinema Communication The European coalitions for cultural diversity welcome the positive amendments in the new text of the Cinema Communication adopted by the European Commission a few days ago which states the criteria applicable within the...
The European Coalitions for cultural diversity welcome this success and urge the European Commission to respect the States’ decision The European Coalitions for cultural diversity congratulate EU Member States for their decision on June 14th to exclude audiovisual services from the negotiating mandate of the Free Trade Agreement between Europe...