Actors, Singers to Get Royalties as Duterte Signs Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 — The intellectual property rights of Filipino audiovisual performers will soon be protected internationally through the recent signing of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances by President Rodrigo Duterte.
On January 14, President Duterte signed the Instrument of Accession to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which seeks to provide a clearer international legal framework to safeguard the rights of performers against the unauthorized use of their performances in audiovisual media and fixations.
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Announcement regarding the 2021 FIAF Congress
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SEAPAVAA's 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary, Conference and General Assembly
The Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), an association of organizations and individuals involved in the development of audiovisual archiving in Southeast Asia and the Pacific as to preserve and provide access to region's rich audiovisual heritage, will be organizing its 25th Conference virtually within the week of April 19 to 23, 2021, with the theme "AV Archiving in Changing Times: Successes, Failures, and Challenges".
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Philippine Film Archive is the newest FIAF Affliate!
On the latest FIAF Bulletin Online, the Philippine Film Archive is the newest FIAF Affiliate!
"Issue No. 20 of the FIAF Bulletin Online is out! All that's happened in the FIAF community (and beyond) in the last six months is in it! Happy reading.
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Announcement on Cancellation of SEAPAVAA’s 24th Conference and General Assembly Da Nang, Vietnam 8th – 12th June 2020
This announcement is jointly issued by the SEAPAVAA Executive Council and the Vietnam Film Institute (host institution for SEAPAVAA’s 24th Conference and General Assembly)
An Advisory on SEAPAVAA’s 24th Conference and General Assembly scheduled to take place in Da Nang, Vietnam from 8th-12th June 2020, was jointly issued by the SEAPAVAA Executive Council (EC) and the Vietnam Film Institute (VFI) on 31st January 2020.
The Advisory stated that:
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Philippine Film Archive Keeps Up Operations Amid the Pandemic
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 — When the Enhanced Community Quarantine and National State of Calamity due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were declared in March, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) ensured the continuity of its services by implementing a work-from-home setup and having an on-site skeletal team.