14 - 15 November 2008 - Paris - France - Cité de la Musique - Porte de la Villette

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From left to right: John Powell, Bruce Broughton, David Arnold,John Debney and Pascual Osa (conductor)

For four days (July 19 to 22), the Úbeda Film Music Conference turned the World Heritage Site of Úbeda into an idyllic and absolutely unique celebration of great film music. The relaxing and charming atmosphere provided fans and filmmakers, established and up-coming composers and other professionals with the opportunity of mingling and engaging in countless interesting conversations. Special ceremonies and awards acknowledged the exceptional work of both industry legends and newcomers alike. In addition, a priceless assortment of gifts and prizes were awarded. Everyone came together to enjoy an historic outdoor concertperformed by the acclaimed Orchestra Filarmonia , along with a large choir, and conducted by the guests. that took place under a crescent moon in a XVI century courtyard.

Illustrious composers such as John Debney, Bruce Broughton, John Powell, David Arnold, John Scott, Roque Baños and Pascal Gaigne were in attendance this year along with Robert Townson (Chairman of Varese Saraband Records), Richard Kraft, and Laura Engel (famous Hollywood agents), Ray Costa (publicist) and Nancy Knutsen (Senor vice-president of ASCAP). The Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers of Europe was present at this great event honoring film music through its president Bernard Grimaldi and FFACE delegate and MUSIMAGEN administrator Luis Ivars.

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At the invitation of president Alphons Karabuda, Bernard grimaldi, attended the SKAP Spring Dinner which took place on May 28th at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. During his opening speech Mr Karabuda highlighted the importance of FFACE as the voice of European film and audiovisual composers in regard of the just completed edition of the Cannes International Film Music Pavilion which saw the Federation at the forefront.

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front row (left to right) John Groves (president of Composers Club), Bernard Grimaldi (president of FFACE) and his wife, Bernard Miyet (president of SACEM), Enio Morricone and his wife, Gilles Tinayre (president of UCMF).

The Union des Compositeurs de Musique de Film (UCMF) has launched the 3rd International Film Music Pavilion at the Festival de Cannes, in partnership with SACEM and sponsored by CISAC and FFACE (Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers in Europe). This year's guest of honour is Italian composer Ennio Morricone.

The Pavilion hosts daily events throughout the festival and provides a friendly meeting place where professionals that work with film music and sound environments can exchange ideas and network.

The IFMP 2007 agenda is available in the download area

On March 4th to 6th,representatives from APCOE, FFACE and the ECF met in Madrid with a view to forming the umbrella organisation that would identify shared aims, present and defend music writers’ and composers occupational rights and cultural identity in the European arena

In all, 22 countries and 35 organisations came together from all over Europe and on 7th March, at the Theatro Circo Price in Madrid, The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ESCA), was formally launched. The Member countries of ECSA are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and of course the United Kingdom. The Praesidium or Executive Board of ECSA is David Ferguson(APCOE), Bernard Grimaldi (FFACE) and Klaus Ager (ECF). David Ferguson will also act as spokesperson.
The ECSA Manifesto is available in the download area.

The official inauguration of the first European grouping of songwriter organisations was launched on Monday 22nd January at the Café Plage Royale in Cannes during the annual MIDEM music Festival.

APCOE, the Alliance of Popular Composer Organisations in Europe initially comprises songwriter organisations from Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, with others expected to join in the coming months.

APCOE is the third pan-European composer group and network to have been set up over the past twelve months, following the launch of the media composer based Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers of Europe (FFACE) and the arts music based European Composers Federation (ECF) during 2006. All three composer groups are aiming to join together in establishing an “umbrella” body, the European Composers & Songwriters Alliance (ECSA) to represent their collective voice on major cross genre issues. It is hoped that the “umbrella” organisation will be launched in Madrid in early March 2007.

Speaking at the launch of APCOE, its newly elected chairman David Ferguson (from the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters) said:

“It is no accident that these three new composer groupings have been established at more or less the same time. Continuing threats to authors rights and copyright through technological change and globalisation, doubts about the future role of collective management societies in relation to an increasingly less favourable working environment have forced all those who write music in Europe to come together and speak with one voice.”

BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to scrap plans to reform a tax on gadgets which can reporduce copyrighted material, signalling a defeat for the electronics industry which says the levy is outdated, an industry source said on Wednesday.
The levy is a tax, imposed by about 20 EU member states, which was designed to compensate artists and performers for the private copying of their works.
EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy was due to publish a recommendation on how the EU should enforce a 2001 copyright directive more stringently.
The directive contains a clause that allows governments to scrap or phase out the tax on products which range from digital music players to copiers and scanners.
Industry sources said McCreevy's plans have been overruled by Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso.
"The Commission has caved in," the source said.
The Copyright Levies Reform Alliance, which represents the electronics industry said it would hold a press conference later on Wednesday "on President Barroso's decision to withdraw imminent Commission recommendation to reform copyright levies".
McCreevy's spokesman was not available for comment.
McCreevy has faced heavy lobbying over the levy, with the electronics industry saying it is an outdated tax.
But award-winning film directors Pedro Almodovar and Bertrand Tavernier have said it provided 560 million euros ($743.3 million) in funding for European artists and performers last year.
Collecting societies gather the levy and distribute the money to artists and performers. A quarter of it also goes to national treasuries to fund cultural activities and productions.

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