Events

Leaders in Audiovisual and Copyright Sector Gather in Skopje to Address Actors’ Rights Amid EU Enlargement Leaders in Audiovisual and Copyright Sector Gather in Skopje to Address Actors’ Rights Amid EU Enlargement On October 24-25, 2024, Skopje became the hub for a crucial conversation on the future of actors’ rights in the Western Balkans, as […]

Western Balkans Host First Regional Copyright Conference, Advancing EU Standards Today, Skopje and North Macedonia has become the epicenter for an essential dialogue on copyright, hosting the First Regional Conference on Copyright under the title: “EU Enlargement and Copyright Law: What’s Next for Actors in the Western Balkans?” This inaugural gathering draws influential voices across

Can we talk about a state strategy in our country when it comes to the creative industry, if we consider that the cultural and creative industries are one of the priorities of the European Union in recent years?Does North Macedonia keep pace with the new innovative models in the world, what are the possibilities of

The first regional conference on copyright in audiovisual art of Central and Eastern Europe, organized by SAA (the European umbrella association that brings together organizations for the collective exercise of copyright in audiovisual art), AIPA and ZAPA (Slovenian and Polish organizations for the collective exercise of author’s rights), was successfully completed in Belgrade. rights), and

A working meeting was held in the Macedonian Parliament with the President of the Parliamentary Commission for European Affairs, Mr. Arber Ademi, at which the Director of the Slovenian AIPA, Mr. Gregor Štibernik, was also present. It was discussed the process of harmonizing European and domestic legislation, especially in the area of ​​copyright and related

Within the framework of the two-day visit to North Macedonia, the Director of AIPA, Mr. Gregor Štibernik together with the newly appointed President of AZAS, Mr. Kastriot Avdili, signed a bilateral Cooperation Agreement between the two collective organizations. Štibernik stated that: “this Agreement protects the rights of authors, performers and producers of audiovisual works in

During the film festival Marche Du Film, in Cannes 2023, Kiril Gjozev, who was our representative, i.e. the representative of AZAS, had many important meetings, including a meeting with Mr. Arben Lami, Director of the Projects Directorate (KKK).

On the 18th and 19th of April 2023, a working conference was held in Bled, Slovenia on several topics affecting the audio and audiovisual rights of performers. The conference was organized by AIPA, SCAPR (the Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights), and AEPO-ARTIS. To our great honor and pleasure, we had the

Macedonian authors and performers suffer great losses while the adoption of the tariff for the regulation of audiovisual copyrights is stalled at the Commission for Mediation in Copyright and Related Rights. It is necessary to resolve this situation and the multi-year status quo for the regulation of audiovisual copyrights in the country as soon as

On June 21, at the “Solun” hotel in Skopje, in collaboration with the Slovenian organization AIPA, we organized a one-day international workshop on copyright and related rights for authors, performers, and film producers, on the topic “International experience and practices”. The workshop was educational and Slovenian and European practices were shared in front of our