In conversation with AV Creators News , Diego “Parker” Fernández , President of DGU  (Directores y Guionistas del Uruguay), and Manuel Nieto , member of its Board, analyzed the current state of Uruguay’s audiovisual sector, the challenges surrounding exhibition, the relationship between new generations and author’s rights, and the role the organization must assume in strengthening authors’ awareness. The conversation took place during their visit to the headquarters of   DAC

During the AVACI – FESAAL Congress held in November, three audiovisual directors were honored for their commitment to audiovisual author’s rights, and a tribute was paid to Colombian director Camila Loboguerrero, who passed away in june. The annual Congress of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors —AVACI—  and the Federation of Latin American Audiovisual Authors’ Societies —FESAAL—  held on November 4, 5, and 6 in Zagreb, Croatia, presented the Grand Honor Aw

With the presence of multiple directors, screenwriters, author’s rights lawyers, and invited authorities, the annual meetings of the Latin American Audiovisual Authors Societies Federation ( FESAAL ) and the Audiovisual Authors Internacional Confederation ( AVACI ) were held in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, during the first week of November. The collective management society DHFA  – Croatian Film Authors' and Producers' Association was the host society. “It is an honor to welc

Audiovisual creators across Latin America and the world bid farewell to Camila Loboguerrero —filmmaker, pioneer, educator, and tireless advocate for audiovisual authors’ rights—who passed away in the early hours of June 21 in Bogotá, Colombia. Her absence leaves a deep wound, but also an indelible legacy: that of a woman who blazed trails where none existed, and who worked until her final days for the collective wellbeing of her peers. Camila Loboguerrero was not only the fir

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