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Author’s Rights in the Age of AI: AVACI Congress and the Li vs. Liu and GEMA vs. OpenAI Cases
AVACI Congress: a meeting defined by artificial intelligence The AVACI Congress, held in Zagreb, Croatia, once again placed the relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence at the center of the debate. In this context, director and screenwriter specialized in AI Christoph Behl analyzed the accelerated evolution of generative tools in audiovisual creation and called for recognizing authorship in the generation of prompts, a task he considers part of the c


AVACI / FESAAL - Grand Honor Award
During the AVACI – FESAAL Congress held in November, three audiovisual directors were honored for their commitment to audiovisual author’s rights, and a tribute was paid to Colombian director Camila Loboguerrero, who passed away in june. The annual Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors —AVACI— and the Federation of Latin American Audiovisual Authors’ Societies —FESAAL— held on November 4, 5, and 6 in Zagreb, Croatia, presented the Grand Honor Aw


AVACI and FESAAL Congress: the world's most important meeting of Audiovisual Authors was successfully held in Zagreb, Croatia
With the presence of multiple directors, screenwriters, author’s rights lawyers, and invited authorities, the annual meetings of the Latin American Audiovisual Authors Societies Federation ( FESAAL ) and the Audiovisual Authors Internacional Confederation ( AVACI ) were held in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, during the first week of November. The collective management society DHFA – Croatian Film Authors' and Producers' Association was the host society. “It is an honor to welc


International AVACI Congress 2025 - Worldwide Audiovisual Authors Meeting: Interview with Nikica Zdunić
The city of Zagreb will host, in November, the Congress of the Federation of Latin American Audiovisual Authors’ Societies (FESAAL) —on the 4th— and the Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors (AVACI) —on the 5th and 6th— with the Croatian Film Directors’ Guild (DHFA) serving as the host organization. By Ulises Román Rodríguez This gathering will bring together leading figures from the audiovisual field around the world and will place at th


Danilo Serbedzija: The Challenge of Strengthening Croatian Audiovisual Authors
By Ulises Rodríguez The history of cinema in Croatia dates back to the early 20th century when the first short films were shot in what...


The Future of Audiovisual Rights: Global Perspectives at the 2024 AVACI Congress
The Annual Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors (AVACI) was held in Mexico City on November 6 and 7, 2024....


Horacio Maldonado: "It will be a key meeting for the future of audiovisual authors' rights worldwide"
By Ulises Román Rodríguez Mexico City is preparing to host, from November 5 to 7, 2024, the Congresses of the Federation of Latin...


AI and author’s rights: Reflections from the AVACI Congress
The last day of the Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors AVACI , on November 7, featured the talk "The...


Challenges and Advances in Gender Matters in Audiovisual Media at the AVACI Congress 2023
Among the different activities carried out at the AVACI 2023 International Congress, held in the Brazilian city of Río de Janeiro between...


AVACI celebrated the International Congress of Audiovisual Authors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
With a record attendance of audiovisual authors’ societies from around the world, the third edition of the Annual International Congress...


Why is the AVACI Congress in Brazil important for Audiovisual Authors worldwide?
The International AVACI Congress 2023, to be held from May 2nd to May 5th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the most important gathering of...


Media coverage of the International AVACI Congress 2023 in Brazil
Just a few days before the start of a new edition of the International AVACI Congress, which will take place from May 2nd to May 5th in...


The Ministry of Culture of Brazil supports audiovisual authors in their fight
Just a few weeks before the AVACI International Congress 2023, which will be held from May 2nd to May 5th in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),...
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