Lobby organisation
Society of Audiovisual Authors
NGO or non-profit · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Society of Audiovisual Authors appears in 37 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The Society of Audiovisual Authors is the umbrella association of European collective management organisations representing audiovisual authors. Its 34 members in 26 countries manage rights for over 177,000 film, television and multimedia European screenwriters and directors. We support audiovisual authors and promote cultural diversity through policies that enable the dissemination of audiovisual authors’ works to the audience.”
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“CMOs’ role is to give easy, legal access to those works and ensure authors are fairly paid to encourage further creativity for the benefit of society.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 37 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Erik Marquardt | Dinner with European Filmmakers |
| 7 Oct 2026 | David Cormand | Dinner with European filmmakers |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Maria Guzenina | Exchange of views on performers' rights |
| 10 Mar 2026 | David Cormand | Copyright & IA |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | Agora EU - Audiovisual |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Axel Voss | Stakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Laurence Farreng | Participation à un dîner organisé à l'occasion du lancement du Prix LUX 2026 |
| 7 Oct 2025 | David Cormand | Dinner on Authors, AI & Copyright |
| 15 Sep 2025 | Nela Riehl | Stakeholder Roundtable on European Film Sector |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Nela Riehl | Stakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Tiemo Wölken | AI & Copyright |
| 3 Jun 2025 | David Cormand | Copyright and generative artificial intelligence |
| 6 May 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Emma Rafowicz | Audiovisuel et cinéma |
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