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Federation of European Screen Directors - Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel

Business / industry · Media & publishing also Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Federation of European Screen Directors - Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'Audiovisuel appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Founded in 1980, FERA serves as the independent voice of European screen directors in Brussels. Bringing together 47 member organisations from 32 countries, it represents over 20,000 active directors across film, television, and streaming - recognised as primary audiovisual authors. FERA advocates for their cultural, creative, and economic interests at both national and EU levels.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats529%
European People's Party424%
Renew Europe424%
Greens/EFA212%
The Left212%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2026).

2022
1
2023
2
2024
2
2025
3
2026
9

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Laurence Farreng
3 meetings · Renew
Mario Furore
2 meetings · The Left
Nela Riehl
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus
2 meetings · S&D
Esteban González Pons
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 May 2026Manuela RipaEuropean Film Production
5 May 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusAgoraEU
21 Apr 2026Esteban González PonsEuropean Screen Diretor´s position on the AgoraEU proposal
16 Apr 2026Lara WoltersThe impact of generative AI on authors’ rights, revision of the AVMS Directive, and the fair and transparent remuneration for audiovisual authors in the digital environment.
16 Apr 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusAgora EU
16 Apr 2026Marjan Šarecexchange of views on key EU policy developments FERA sector
16 Apr 2026Mario FuroreAgoraEU
16 Apr 2026Laurence FarrengSituation des réalisateurs et politique audiovisuelle en Europe
15 Jan 2026Mario FuroreAgoraEU
13 Oct 2025Nela RiehlExchange with FERA & FSE
15 Sep 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable on European Film Sector
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
18 Sep 2024Hannes HeideExchange of views on cultural policy
18 Sep 2024Laurence FarrengPolitique audiovisuelle et nouveau mandat du Parlement européen
31 May 2023Sabine VerheyenEuropean Media Freedom Act

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