Spanish-born Lucía Recalde Langarica has been named successor to Xavier Troussard as head of the Media sub-programme for Creative Europe.
Michel Magnier, director of culture and creativity at the European Commission’s Dg Education and Culture (Eac), confirmed to ScreenDaily that Recalde Langarica will take up her post on September 1.
Until now, she has been the head of unit for Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dg Eac in Brussels. Joining the Commission in 1995, she spent ten years at the Dg Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion dealing, inter alia, with the European Social Fund and the implementation of the European Employment Strategy.
In 2006, she joined and later became head of the European Institute of Technology (Eit), the first EU initiative to fully integrate all three sides of the Knowledge Triangle (higher education, research and business).
In another personnel change, Media policy officer Irina Orssich, who was responsible for the design and implementation of the Media Mundus initiative...
Michel Magnier, director of culture and creativity at the European Commission’s Dg Education and Culture (Eac), confirmed to ScreenDaily that Recalde Langarica will take up her post on September 1.
Until now, she has been the head of unit for Higher Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Dg Eac in Brussels. Joining the Commission in 1995, she spent ten years at the Dg Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion dealing, inter alia, with the European Social Fund and the implementation of the European Employment Strategy.
In 2006, she joined and later became head of the European Institute of Technology (Eit), the first EU initiative to fully integrate all three sides of the Knowledge Triangle (higher education, research and business).
In another personnel change, Media policy officer Irina Orssich, who was responsible for the design and implementation of the Media Mundus initiative...
- 7/22/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The Ttip free-trade talks between the EU and Us continue to come under fire from a growing chorus of European film-makers and EU Culture Ministers.
Europe’s film-makers together with colleagues from other cultural sectors have been rallying support foran online petition - www.campact.de - demanding that the negotiations be halted.
¨Ttip undermines freedom,¨ the petition declared. ¨the agreement opens the way for even more monitoring and surveillance of internet users. Excessive copyright regulation restrict free access to culture, education and science.¨
In an interview for Zdf’s arts programme Aspekte, Oscar-winning director Volker Schlöndorff stressed the importance of film funding for the future existence if European cinema : ¨Such globally successful films as The Tin Drum could not have been made without German film funding, and even such an American film as Death of a Salesman, with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich, was also partly funded with German subsidy money because it was a co-production...
Europe’s film-makers together with colleagues from other cultural sectors have been rallying support foran online petition - www.campact.de - demanding that the negotiations be halted.
¨Ttip undermines freedom,¨ the petition declared. ¨the agreement opens the way for even more monitoring and surveillance of internet users. Excessive copyright regulation restrict free access to culture, education and science.¨
In an interview for Zdf’s arts programme Aspekte, Oscar-winning director Volker Schlöndorff stressed the importance of film funding for the future existence if European cinema : ¨Such globally successful films as The Tin Drum could not have been made without German film funding, and even such an American film as Death of a Salesman, with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich, was also partly funded with German subsidy money because it was a co-production...
- 5/27/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
With talks about to begin on reworking free trade agreements between the European Union and the United States, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has apparently removed cultural industries from the table, an article in The Hollywood Reporter states. Prominent filmmakers such as Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Wim Wenders and Pedro Almodóvar, amongst many others, have fought a hard battle to keep the cultural exception.The cultural exception declares that cultural products, such as film, literature and music, in which each product is unique (as oppose to say a bar of soap or a bottle of wine) and should be protected. Many countries impose quotas on film, dictating that a certain percentage of films shown in theatres should be from the originating country; France has...
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- 6/16/2013
- Screen Anarchy
European Trade Ministers agreed on Friday evening (June 14) in Luxembourg to a negotiating mandate for the forthcoming EU-us free-trade talks which excludes audiovisual services.
During the many hours of discussions, Nicole Bricq, France’s Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, had kept to her line that she would “refuse any mandate that doesn’t include protection of cultural services and the clear and explicit exclusion of the audiovisual sector.”
Moreover, one highly-placed French official was quoted during the trade ministers’ meeting as saying: “It is not black, it is not white. There is nothing to negotiate.”
Speaking at a press conference late on Friday evening, Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht first pointed out that “at least 98% of the mandate has been accepted without further discussion“ and that most of the day’s discussion had been dominated by the remaining 2% concerning audiovisual services.
However, he stressed that the compromise found on audiovisual services did not amount to a carve-out...
During the many hours of discussions, Nicole Bricq, France’s Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, had kept to her line that she would “refuse any mandate that doesn’t include protection of cultural services and the clear and explicit exclusion of the audiovisual sector.”
Moreover, one highly-placed French official was quoted during the trade ministers’ meeting as saying: “It is not black, it is not white. There is nothing to negotiate.”
Speaking at a press conference late on Friday evening, Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht first pointed out that “at least 98% of the mandate has been accepted without further discussion“ and that most of the day’s discussion had been dominated by the remaining 2% concerning audiovisual services.
However, he stressed that the compromise found on audiovisual services did not amount to a carve-out...
- 6/15/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
European Trade Ministers agreed on Friday evening (June 14) in Luxembourg to a negotiating mandate for the forthcoming EU-us free-trade talks which excludes audiovisual services.
During the many hours of discussions, Nicole Bricq, France’s Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, had kept to her line that she would “refuse any mandate that doesn’t include protection of cultural services and the clear and explicit exclusion of the audiovisual sector.”
Moreover, one highly-placed French official was quoted during the trade ministers’ meeting as saying: “It is not black, it is not white. There is nothing to negotiate.”
Speaking at a press conference late on Friday evening, Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht first pointed out that “at least 98% of the mandate has been accepted without further discussion“ and that most of the day’s discussion had been dominated by the remaining 2% concerning audiovisual services.
However, he stressed that the compromise found on audiovisual services did not amount to a carve-out...
During the many hours of discussions, Nicole Bricq, France’s Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, had kept to her line that she would “refuse any mandate that doesn’t include protection of cultural services and the clear and explicit exclusion of the audiovisual sector.”
Moreover, one highly-placed French official was quoted during the trade ministers’ meeting as saying: “It is not black, it is not white. There is nothing to negotiate.”
Speaking at a press conference late on Friday evening, Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht first pointed out that “at least 98% of the mandate has been accepted without further discussion“ and that most of the day’s discussion had been dominated by the remaining 2% concerning audiovisual services.
However, he stressed that the compromise found on audiovisual services did not amount to a carve-out...
- 6/15/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The artistic integrity of culture is being trampled upon by the bureacratic nature of government…keep aware, be conscious of the fight now being waged in Europe and do whatever you can to uphold the idea of art rather than arms being the basis of a stable, healthy world ecomonic model.
This just came in from the Dardenne Brothers:
A delegation of European filmmakers, composed of Lucas Belvaux, Costa Gavras, Daniele Luchetti, Dariusz Jablonski, Radu Mihaileanu, Cristian Mungiu and accompanied by the actress Bérénice Béjo, met with European Commission President José-Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, June 11th in Strasbourg. They told him again the necessity to exclude audiovisual and cinematographic services from the negotiation mandate for the trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
President Barroso persisted in his refusal of such an exclusion. He maintained a lined that guarantees no respect of Cutural exception and greatly jeopardizes the future of cultural policies in Europe.
José-Manuel Barroso does not want to hear the plea of 7,000 Culture professionals, amongst which the most respected European filmmakers.
He remains deaf to the position of the European Parliament, only democratically elected European organ, though it overwhelmingly voted in favour or a total exclusion of cultural services from the mandate.
President Barroso thus validated the arrogant sentiment of Commissioner Karel de Gucht, who so disdainfully dismissed the Parliament’s resolution.
José-Manuel Barroso decided to risk the whole future of creation in Europe, reducing it to a single card in the dangerous poker game that stakes the very identity of European peoples. He therefore challenges the foundations of Europe: those defended through our work, through the history of the people; a history which is the cement of the European identity, and the wealth of our diversity.
The European filmmakers call to the Member states to ditch this perilous project for European culture.
Jean Pierre et Luc Dardenne...
This just came in from the Dardenne Brothers:
A delegation of European filmmakers, composed of Lucas Belvaux, Costa Gavras, Daniele Luchetti, Dariusz Jablonski, Radu Mihaileanu, Cristian Mungiu and accompanied by the actress Bérénice Béjo, met with European Commission President José-Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, June 11th in Strasbourg. They told him again the necessity to exclude audiovisual and cinematographic services from the negotiation mandate for the trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
President Barroso persisted in his refusal of such an exclusion. He maintained a lined that guarantees no respect of Cutural exception and greatly jeopardizes the future of cultural policies in Europe.
José-Manuel Barroso does not want to hear the plea of 7,000 Culture professionals, amongst which the most respected European filmmakers.
He remains deaf to the position of the European Parliament, only democratically elected European organ, though it overwhelmingly voted in favour or a total exclusion of cultural services from the mandate.
President Barroso thus validated the arrogant sentiment of Commissioner Karel de Gucht, who so disdainfully dismissed the Parliament’s resolution.
José-Manuel Barroso decided to risk the whole future of creation in Europe, reducing it to a single card in the dangerous poker game that stakes the very identity of European peoples. He therefore challenges the foundations of Europe: those defended through our work, through the history of the people; a history which is the cement of the European identity, and the wealth of our diversity.
The European filmmakers call to the Member states to ditch this perilous project for European culture.
Jean Pierre et Luc Dardenne...
- 6/13/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
High-profile delegation heads to Strasbourg to defend ‘cultural exception’.
A high-profile industry delegation, including actress Berenice Bejo (The Artist, The Past) and Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning director Costa-Gavras, will travel to the European Parliament in Strasbourg next Tuesday [June 11] to defend the exclusion of cultural and audiovisual services, including online services, from upcoming EU-us trade talks.
The European Parliament recently voted in favour of the exclusion but the European Commission will make its final decision on June 14.
Also among the delegation will be acclaimed directors Cristian Mungiu, Radu Mihaileanu, Daniele Luchetti and Lucas Belvaux.
The group will host a press conference to update on the state of negotiations three days before the Foreign Affairs Council meets in Dublin, at which EU trade ministers will agree the negotiation mandate for the EU-us free-trade talks, which are due to take place later this year.
Among the 6,200 industry to sign a petition calling on cultural and audiovisual services to be excepted...
A high-profile industry delegation, including actress Berenice Bejo (The Artist, The Past) and Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning director Costa-Gavras, will travel to the European Parliament in Strasbourg next Tuesday [June 11] to defend the exclusion of cultural and audiovisual services, including online services, from upcoming EU-us trade talks.
The European Parliament recently voted in favour of the exclusion but the European Commission will make its final decision on June 14.
Also among the delegation will be acclaimed directors Cristian Mungiu, Radu Mihaileanu, Daniele Luchetti and Lucas Belvaux.
The group will host a press conference to update on the state of negotiations three days before the Foreign Affairs Council meets in Dublin, at which EU trade ministers will agree the negotiation mandate for the EU-us free-trade talks, which are due to take place later this year.
Among the 6,200 industry to sign a petition calling on cultural and audiovisual services to be excepted...
- 6/5/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Deadline for feedback on Cinema Communication extended as EU plans criticised by almost 70 European film funds.
The European film industry has been given an additional four weeks – until June 28 - to submit its views about the European Commission’s proposed Cinema Communication on state support measures for the film industry.
After announcing on April 30 that there would be a third and final public consultation on the draft Communication, competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia had originally set a deadline of May 28 for comments to be submitted.
But the film industry was occupied with the Cannes Film Festival throughout May, where European film-makers mobilised forces to lobby for the retention of the cultural exception in the forthcoming EU-us free trade talks.
“Major concern”
Even before the deadline’s extension, the Cinema Communication had become a subject of “major concern” for European film funders.
In a statement prepared after the meeting of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) in Cannes where the...
The European film industry has been given an additional four weeks – until June 28 - to submit its views about the European Commission’s proposed Cinema Communication on state support measures for the film industry.
After announcing on April 30 that there would be a third and final public consultation on the draft Communication, competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia had originally set a deadline of May 28 for comments to be submitted.
But the film industry was occupied with the Cannes Film Festival throughout May, where European film-makers mobilised forces to lobby for the retention of the cultural exception in the forthcoming EU-us free trade talks.
“Major concern”
Even before the deadline’s extension, the Cinema Communication had become a subject of “major concern” for European film funders.
In a statement prepared after the meeting of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) in Cannes where the...
- 6/4/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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