Generative artificial intelligence has already reached the core of audiovisual author’s rights. For directors, screenwriters and collective management societies, the central problem is that transparency does not necessarily amount to remuneration. The landscape shows fragmented regulation and an ongoing dispute over how to protect and compensate human creators. Europe: The Most Advanced Framework, but Incomplete The European Union maintains the most developed regulatory frame

María Fernanda Mendoza, International Agreements Manager at Directores México, and Ivanov Orellana, the Mexican entity’s Systems Coordinator, visited Argentina and received training at DAC and ARGENTORES on collective management tools applied to the administration, collection and distribution of rights. In an interview with AV Creators News, they reviewed the main challenges facing the management of directors’ rights in Mexico, the need to expand collections to digital platfo

The next Annual Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors (AVACI) and the Federation of Latin American Audiovisual Authors Societies (FESAAL) will be held in the city of Tokyo, Japan, on October 20 and 21, 2026. This important gathering will bring together representatives of the audiovisual sector from around the world in a context marked by the transformation of models for the production, distribution and exploitation of works. Today more than ever,

After more than three decades under an outdated legal framework, Mexico’s audiovisual sector now has legislation that recognizes film and audiovisual creation as a cultural right and begins to shield creators from the impact of artificial intelligence. In April 2026, the Senate of the Republic of Mexico approved the Federal Film and Audiovisual Law. With 87 votes in favor, it closed the chapter on a cinematography law dating back to 1992: legislation conceived on the threshol