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EU Policy and Strategy Working Group

In early 2019 the EU Policy and Strategy Working Group became the central place in the EFAD to reflect, discuss and elaborate on all core legislative areas of European film policy – building on the work of the former Digital and Copyright Working Group.

Our policy engagement ranges from audiovisual regulation, copyright and its enforcement, state aid and EU funding programmes to coproduction and ecological sustainability – it basically focusses on all audiovisual topics that are discussed with and among the EU institutions.

The EU Policy and Strategy Working Group is chaired by Bérénice Honold, Advisor International and European affairs at the German Federal Film Board (FFA). 

"In these challenging times, it has become even more important to join forces and to find concerted solutions in order to strengthen the European film industry. On behalf of EFAD members, the EU Policy and Strategy Working Group is focusing on possible common approaches and elaborating priorities and strategies on how to improve the situation of independent film companies, who are essential to our cultural diversity and the backbone of democracy."

The EU Policy and Strategy Working Group covers different key topics.

Artificial In­tel­li­gence

In June 2024, European Union lawmakers ratified the Artificial Intelligence Act, marking a significant milestone as the first comprehensive…
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Audiovisual Regulation

EFAD and its members have been actively involved in the negotiations on the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The new…
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Circulation

EFAD members do not only support the production of European films and other audiovisual works. They are also involved in the promotion,…
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Co-production

EFAD members support coproductions by means of specific schemes including support to minority coproductions.
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EU State Aid

According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, national film funds distribute around 2 billion euros per year to support audiovisual…
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