Society of Audiovisual Authors
SAA
The Society of Audiovisual Authors is the umbrella association of European collective management organisations representing audiovisual authors.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
7 Oct 2025 · Dinner on Authors, AI & Copyright
Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and
15 Sept 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable on European Film Sector
Meeting with Thomas Schmitz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)
11 Sept 2025 · Exchange of view on the MFF, AI and copyright policy
Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and
3 Sept 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers
Response to Communication on a Strategy for a European Data Union
18 Jul 2025
Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
8 Jul 2025 · AI & Copyright
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
3 Jun 2025 · Copyright and generative artificial intelligence
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI
Meeting with Glenn Micallef (Commissioner) and
15 Apr 2025 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament) and Paramount Global
18 Mar 2025 · Audiovisuel et cinéma
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)
31 Jan 2025 · Copyright and IP
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Jan 2025 · AI code of practice - copyright issue
Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Jan 2025 · Author's rights in the Digital Single Market
Meeting with Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Nov 2024 · Challenges faced by the Audiovisual Sector
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Nov 2024 · Copyright/authors’ rights and broader Intellectual Property Policy
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Sept 2024 · 2024-2029 priorities for the Audiovisual sector
Meeting with Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Sept 2024 · Priorities of the Cultural Sector for the upcoming Parliamentary Term
Meeting with Katarína Roth Neveďalová (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Sept 2024 · Audiovisual authors' rights
Meeting with Mario Furore (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Sept 2024 · Incontro conoscitivo
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and
17 Jul 2024 · Politique culturelle et nouveau mandat du Parlement européen
Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Discussion on European Authors
Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament) and Europa Nostra
17 Jul 2024 · Exchange of views on cultural policy
Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Jul 2024 · Copyright, AI and digitalisation
Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
31 May 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and
20 May 2023 · Secteur du cinéma français et européen
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
12 Oct 2022 · Implementierung AVMD
Meeting with Marc Angel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
29 Sept 2022 · Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Jun 2022 · Prix LUX
Meeting with Niklas Nienass (Member of the European Parliament) and Federation of Screenwriters in Europe
6 Jun 2022 · Dinner after LUX-award
Meeting with Niklas Nienass (Member of the European Parliament)
21 May 2022 · Networking Lunch
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
18 May 2022 · Young creators and authors' rights
Meeting with Dace Melbārde (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
24 Mar 2021 · Media in the digital decade
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
15 Feb 2021 · Presentation of a study on the economic and social importance of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), Copyright Directive, DSA, DMA
Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
27 Jan 2021 · Main challenges and priorities for Cultural and Creative Industries to overcome the crisis and allow for the sector to help rebuilding the European economy at large
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Terence Zakka (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
7 Apr 2020 · COVID impact on authors and audiovisual sector
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner) and
23 Oct 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
22 Oct 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
15 Nov 2017 · droit d'auteur dans le marché unique numérique
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
14 Sept 2017 · Copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
8 Mar 2017 · Copyright, portability, AVMSD
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
7 Sept 2016 · Copyright reform
Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
27 Apr 2016 · Copyright package plan for Spring, particularly the authors remuneration issue
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
21 Jan 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
25 Nov 2015 · copyright/cross border access
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
17 Nov 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
13 Nov 2015 · Meeting with filmmakers and film associations on copyright, fight against piracy, cross-border access and portability of online content services
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
27 Aug 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
22 Jun 2015 · Copyright, remuneration of authors
Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)
10 Jun 2015 · Discussion on Copyright
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
2 Jun 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
16 May 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)
24 Apr 2015 · Copyright and consumer protection aspects in the Digital Single Market
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
21 Apr 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and
23 Mar 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
10 Mar 2015 · DSM and copyright
Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy)
18 Feb 2015 · Audiovisual policy
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)
27 Jan 2015 · Copyright
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
1 Dec 2014 · Meeting with Meeting with Society of Audiovisual Authors SAA: discuss the future of the European audiovisual and copyright sectors