AEPO-ARTIS and AZAS, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of North Macedonia and in collaboration with AIPA, are cordially inviting you to a two-day conference “EU Enlargement and Copyright Law: What’s next for actors in the Western Balkans?” which will be entirely dedicated to the status of the protection of actors in these candidate Member States.
The conference will bring together experts from governments, collective management organisations as well as unions and guilds from the region to share their insights on the most recent developments and upcoming challenges to make their local audiovisual sector a sustainable working environment for actors.
Date:
24 – 25 October 2024
Location:
Skopje Marriott Hotel
Plostad Makedonija 7
(Entrance from str. Maksim Gorki)
Skopje, North Macedonia, 1000
AGENDA:
The agenda will be updated in the coming days with the names of all participants.
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THURSDAY 24/10
12h00 Registration
12h30 Opening speeches by
Kiril Gjozev, General Secretary, AZAS, North Macedonia
Orhan Murtezani, Minister of EU Affairs, North Macedonia
Maria Kanellopoulou, Head of Operations, Delegation of the European Union to North Macedonia
Gregor Presker, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Skopje
Gorast Cvetkovski, Actor, Member of the board, AZAS, North Macedonia
Tilo Gerlach, President, AEPO-ARTIS
13h00 General overview of the upcoming EU–enlargement
Maria Kanellopoulou, Head of Operations, Delegation of the European Union to North Macedonia
13h20 Overview of EU acquis for actors and historic overview of collective management for Actors in the EU
Ioan Kaes, General Secretary, AEPO-ARTIS
13h40 Case study 1 – North Macedonia
Daniela Stankovska Plackovska, Managing Director, Macedonian Film Agency
Ivica Dimitrijevikj, Member of the Board, AZAS, North Macedonia
Damjan Grozdanovski, Legal adviser, AZAS, North Macedonia
14h20 Panel discussion and Q&A on North Macedonia, moderated by Gregor Štibernik, Director, AIPA, Slovenia
14h40 LUNCH BREAK
15h30 Implementation of the Copyright Directive, a best practice example from Slovenia
Uroš Rožič, Head of Legal, AIPA, Slovenia
16h00 Case study 2 – Serbia
Jelena Ćuruvija Đurica, Member of the Board, GOS, Serbia
Vladislava Savić, Legal Advisor, GOS, Serbia
16h40 Panel discussion and Q&A on Serbia, moderated by Gregor Štibernik, Director, AIPA, Slovenia
17h00 Closing of DAY 1
FRIDAY 25/10
09h30 Case Study 3 – Kosovo
Zjarrta Osmani, Copyright Expert, Copyright Office, Kosovo
Florin Lata, Vokshi & Lata Law Firm / VAPIK, Kosovo
10h10 Case study 4 – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Uroš Rožič, Head of Legal, AIPA, Slovenia
Melina Alagić, General Secretary, Udruženje filmskih radnika BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
10h50 COFFEE BREAK
11h10 Case Study 5 – Albania
Borana Ajazi, Director, IPO, Albania
Mirlinda Collaku, Responsible on International Relations, AKDIE, Albania
11h50 Panel discussion and Q&A on Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, moderated by Peter Kep, Head of Operations, AIPA, Slovenia
12h30 Closing remarks and closing of the conference by
Gregor Štibernik, Director, AIPA, Slovenia
13h00 LUNCH