FERA Directors - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

Julie Belgrado, CEO of the FERA, Special Guest Session at Annual Meeting

We are thrilled to announce an extra session for our Annual Meeting this year. We are delighted to welcome Julie Belgrado, Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA), who will be joining us for a special guest session. Julie will introduce FERA, outline their core mission, and discuss how we can…

Cannes Film Festival Industry Panel

SDGI Chair Ruth Meehan was in attendance at a panel discussion during the Cannes Film Festival, around the theme: “Is Cinema still an Art? Deregulation and Industry Consolidation:where do we stand on creative freedom?” – organised by L’ARP, La SRF – société des réalisatrices et réalisateurs de films, FERA – Federation of European Screen Directors,…

FERA General Assembly 2026 Brussels, Belgium

On 17-19 April 2026, FERA hosted its annual General Assembly conference in Brussels, bringing together screen directors from across Europe for several days of exchange and collective reflection. A strong reminder that solidarity among European screen directors is more important than ever. You can now read the full report on FERA website

Authors’, Performers’ and Other Creative Workers’ Organisations Joint Statement on Generative Artificial Intelligence and the EU AI Act

FERA, together with 12 European and International authors’, performers’ and other creative workers’ organisations, urgently call for a human centric approach to generative AI, built upon informed consent, transparency, fair remuneration and contractual practices. Joint statement issued on 25 April 2024: The undersigned organisations represent the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of writers,…

Joint statement on the amendments of the Geo-blocking regulation

JOINT STATEMENT Vote for Culture in the European Parliament INI Report on the EU Geo-blocking Regulation The film, cinema, and audiovisual sector in Europe jointly urges the European Parliament to cast a vote in favour of culture on 13 December 2023 by opposing the call for future inclusion of audiovisual services in the scope…

Joint Statement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

On 8th November 2023, FERA together with 18 more organisations released a joint statement on the EMFA, calling for the need for a strong and independent public service media for quality journalism and the creative ecosystem. “ Honorable members of the inter-institutional negotiating teams on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), We, the undersigned organisations…