The Polish Filmmakers Association expresses its strong support for the strike of screenwriters affiliated with the Writers Guild of America (WGAW - Writers Guild of America West and WGAE - Writers Guild of America, East), as well as for the position of the Federation of European Screenwriters (FSE) on this issue. »
Polish creators and audiovisual artists are waiting for a law that will guarantee all filmmakers fair remuneration from the Internet and provide them with a level playing field in cooperation and negotiations with streaming platforms. This is guaranteed by the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, the implementation of which in Poland has already been prolonged, for reasons we do not understand, for many months. As representatives of the community of Polish actors and filmmakers, we are concerned to see that some representatives of the governing party put the interests of Internet platforms such as Netflix above the good of Polish culture. »
