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ACTSAFE: recommended health and safety guidelines
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FIA gains resumption of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on audiovisual performances
The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has unanimously approved a recommendation which moves to resume the suspended Diplomatic Conference of 2000, in order to conclude the negotiation of an International Treaty on the protection of Audiovisual Performances.EuroFIA Conference on Transition Schemes for Dancers, Berlin 26th June
 | The International Federation of Actors (FIA) is running a project on career transition schemes for dancers in Europe with the financial support of the European Commission and in cooperation with the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD). One major event in the running of this FIA project was the organisation of a final conference on the issue of career transition of dancers. It was held in Berlin on the 26th of June, 2011. |
EuroFIA Delegates met in Berlin on June 25th, 2011
EuroFIA’s first meeting of 2011 took place in Berlin on the 25th of June. Kindly hosted by our German affiliate Ver.di, the meeting brought EuroFIA members together to discuss and reflect on several issues of concern for performers and their unions.
2011 Executive Committee Meeting in Sydney, April 16th and 17th
The 2011 FIA Executive Committee meeting took place in Sydney on April 16-17 and was kindly hosted by the Actors Equity branch of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance in Australia. Read more about the issues that were discussed.EuroFIA adopts emergency motion in support of FNV-KIEM and the Dutch cultural sector, Berlin 25th June
At its meeting in Berlin on the 25th of June, the EuroFIA group adopted an emergency motion of support for its Dutch member and the cultural sector in the Netherlands, in light of the short-sighted cuts that threaten to fundamentally damage and weaken the Dutch cultural sector.
Gender Checklist for Theatre
The developers of this useful tool from the Swedish Union Teaterforbundet and Live Performance Employers’ Organisation Svenskscenkonst have kindly made it available in English, in light of the strong interest among FIA’s membership in reviewing it, with a view to possible use and development of something similar in other countries.
NEW! The FIA Handbook of Good Practices is now available to Download!
 | The FIA "Handbook of Good Practices to Combat Gender Stereotypes and Promote Equal Opportunities in Film, Television and Theatre in Europe" is now available online in English, French and Spanish. This report is product of FIA's year long project on this issue, which was financially supported by the European Commission. Read more about the project. |
Download the Dubrovnik report from the European Live Performance Social Partners’ project on Social Dialogue in Southern Europe.
Based on interviews carried out in twelve different countries, its aim is to find out how workers and employers are organised in the selected countries and how social dialogue in the performing arts sector functions.
European social partners in the Audiovisual sector present a joint declaration to EU governments to encourage the strengthening of social dialogue in new Member States
European social partners in the Audiovisual sector gathered in Sofia on September 30th and October 1st of 2010 to draw conclusions from the five regional roundtables held throughout the year in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. These roundtables and the seminar were organized in the context of the latest project of the European Social Dialogue Committee for the Audiovisual sector. Its aim was to work on capacity building of social dialogue in the audiovisual sector of these EU member states and to meet with government officials to stress the importance of supporting social partners’ establishment and activities. Find out more and read the social partners’ joint declaration.New EuroFIA project on Career Transition Schemes for Dancers
EuroFIA has successfully acquired funding from the European Commission to develop a new project on career transition opportunities available for dancers, who face difficult work conditions in a short-term career and a sector suffering from budget cuts and low social security. Visit our Project Section to find out more!
FIA affiliates lift their advice to members not to accept work on the Hobbit
On the advice of our member union, New Zealand Actors Equity (NZ Equity), which is a branch of MEAA, the FIA Executive has resolved to lift its previous advice and to inform all affiliates that their members can now accept engagements on the feature film production The Hobbit.
Competition Rules and Cultural and Creative Workers - Joint Statement by Six European Federations
This is an important issue that affects the fundamental rights of cultural and creative workers. FIA and the other Federations very much hope that the new Commission will take the lead in tackling it as a matter of priority. To this end the Federations have drawn up a strong common position and call for action on this issue.European social partners in the live performance sector jointly address governments to promote national social dialogue in Southern Europe
European social partners in the live performance sector met in Dubrovnik, Croatia on the 26-27 February 2010 to take stock of social dialogue in 12 countries of Southern Europe. The conference organised by the European Arts and Entertainment Alliance, EAEA and PEARLE, the European association of live performance employers, brought together over 70 union, employer and government representatives.New European Study highlights dramatic piracy trends
A new European Study on Piracy and its impact on the Creative Industries was released last week on the 17th of March. FIA decided to lend its support to this study in line with the concerns of its membership regarding the impact of piracy on the industry and therefore on employment opportunities for performers.