Since 2018 I work as a Public Affairs and Communications Manager for the Society of Audiovisual Authors in Brussels. As a part of my work I translate what the organisation is doing in the field of European copyright and media policy into digestible blog posts.

Blog posts

• 29 Mar, 2022: ‘Little streams make big rivers’ – royalties for public performance and educational uses matters
• 1 Mar, 2022: US companies dominating the EU market – less rights for authors?
• 31 Jan, 2022: 2 years after Brexit: A talk with SAA’s members in the UK
• 18 Jan, 2022: Meet our member: SACD in France
• 14 Oct, 2021: We bring authors’ stories closer to policymakers
• 31 Aug, 2021: Meet our member: AIPA in Slovenia
• 19 Jul, 2021: Equality and diversity in the spotlight
• 6 Jul, 2021: Voices of Culture message to EU countries: fair practices for cultural and creative professionals
• 14 Jun, 2021: Turning words into actions for European culture and authors
• 29 Apr, 2021: The opportunity with a delayed copyright transposition
• 23 Apr, 2021: 2020 brought the cultural and creative sectors closer together
• 15 Mar, 2021: “Setting up a new European organisation was an exciting challenge I could not refuse.”
• 9 Feb, 2021: Making the economic case for culture
• 1 Feb, 2021: Meet our member: SPA in Portugal
• 11 Jan, 2021: Time to secure a status for authors and artists
• 5 Oct, 2020: Meet our member: VG Wort in Germany
• 17 Sep, 2020: Member States fail to meet the Audiovisual Media Services Directive deadline
• 10 Aug, 2020: Filmmakers suffer, but COVID-19 is not the only cause
• 10 Jun, 2020: What does Artificial Intelligence have to do with films?
• 23 Apr, 2020: Authors deserve fairness, not charity
• 23 Mar, 2020: How COVID-19 contaminates the film sector
• 17 Mar, 2020: 2019 – A year of changes
• 21 Feb, 2020: 3 ways filmmakers support the SAA
• 3 Feb, 2020: Shrinking space for filmmakers’ artistic freedom in Europe
• 9 Dec, 2019: “What is an author if they don’t have the right to express themselves?”
• 21 Nov, 2019: Figures don’t lie, filmmakers’ rights need to be strengthened
• 8 Nov, 2019: “Women at CISAC” – towards 50/50 in authors’ societies
• 9 Oct, 2019: Meet our member: SSA in Switzerland
• 30 Sep, 2019: Brussels EU quarters back to business
• 2 Jul, 2019: Meet our member: Kopiosto in Finland
• 25 Jun, 2019: Growing awareness of culture for development
• 3 Jun, 2019: A not so unified Union…
• 9 May, 2019: 3 ways the new European Parliament can support creators
• 12 Mar, 2019: 2018 in three words: The Copyright Directive
• 7 Mar, 2019: When will the film industry pass the gender equality test?
• 31 Jan, 2019: ‘This time I’m voting’ – for cultural diversity
• 23 Nov, 2018: How to exploit authors’ work without exploiting the author
• 12 Nov, 2018: Royalties for audiovisual authors – a drop in the ocean
• 18 Oct, 2018: How to make European films visible and accessible online?
• 10 Oct, 2018: Transparency: in EU institutions and copyright
• 13 Jul, 2018: Copyright 0-1: defending rights versus opposing obligations
• 2 Jul, 2018: Flourishing industries profit from struggling authors?
• 18 Jun, 2018: Getting closer to the finishing line?
• 1 Jun, 2018: Performers and audiovisual authors plea to the European Parliament
• 14 May, 2018: Authors’ right to remuneration is universal
• 6 Apr, 2018: Fair working conditions for the next generation of screenwriters and directors
• 8 Mar, 2018: Where are the female directors and screenwriters?
• 27 Feb, 2018: Online copyright: will the EU be a global front-runner or a bystander?
• 16 Feb, 2018: Copyright, a new world for me