EFAD Voices Concern Over Council of Europe's New Approach
The European Film Agency Directors (EFAD) has expressed deep disappointment with the recent opinion adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) regarding the draft convention on the co-production of audiovisual works in the form of series.
According to EFAD, the amendments adopted by the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media strip the draft convention of its core provisions designed to protect the diversity of European cultural creation for the benefit of audiences.
The new text has shifted from its original cultural goals to economic competitiveness, thereby weakening safeguards.
EFAD argues that this shift undermines the original cultural objectives of the convention.
Author's Summary
EFAD criticizes Council of Europe's new co-production approach.