FFACE stands for Federation of Film and Audiovisuals Composers in Europe and links together 14 composer organisations representing thousands of film & media music composers creating exciting new scores for the film and audiovisual sector. FFACE was founded in 2005 and is devoted to strengthen the position of film music and its creators in Europe.
FFACE also is a member of ECSA – European Composer & Songwriter Alliance
The statutes of FFACE (Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers of Europe) were signed on January 26th, 2006, at the hotel Majestic-Barrière, in Cannes, during the MIDEM.
FFACE intends to regroup existing associations of film and audiovisual media music composers throughout Europe.
The Federation aims to assert and maintain the specificity of the profession, reinforce the dialogue with producers, editors and broadcasters, enrich respective professional cultures, allow for a greater hearing by the European authorities and facilitate exchanges and mobility at the time of international co-productions.
The Board of Directors of FFACE has defined a set of guidelines to govern its actions:
- To defend the principles of the collective administration of authors rights by supporting and monitoring the activities of our collecting societies in the context of the intellectual property laws.
- To protect and develop the rich diversity of our cultures.
- To consolidate and improve the status of film and audiovisual music composer and to increase the awareness of and respect for composers and their creations both in the industries they serve and society in general.
- To establish a platform for communication and exchange between European composers.