DAMA presents the DAMA Ayuda Docus call to promote the development of feature-length documentary films
The competition offers tutorials with leading professionals from the audiovisual sector for the two winning projects. The deadline for receipt of applications is 9 June. DAMA is launching the DAMA Ayuda Docus call for entries…
Audiovisual authors and the collective management of their rights in Europe
The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) publishes a new international brochure on collective management of authors' rights in Europe, showing European countries with legislation that protects authors. Film and TV writers and…
DAMA presents a report on the socio-occupational situation of directors of audiovisual works in Spain
The Minister of Culture and Sport, Miguel Iceta i Llorens, stressed the importance of this study as a basis for guiding public policies in this sector. The study is the first of its kind to be carried out in Spain. According to…
DAMA opens the call for DAMA Cortos 2022, which will have a budget of 25,000 euros for the production of the winning short film
The winning project will be produced by Malvalanda, producer, among others, of the short film Madre, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and the film El agente topo, by Maite Alberdi, nominated for the Oscar Awards. The short film Ellos by…
Shaping Europe’s digital future: Study on copyright and new technologies
This research looks at the creative sectors and how they use new technologies, from a copyright perspective. For example, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). First, it explores the application of new technologies in the…
DAMA announces the Premio DAMA de Guion Lola Salvador, endowed with 30,000€
The name of the award pays tribute to one of the most outstanding scriptwriters in Spanish television and cinema and founder of DAMA. DAMA, the audiovisual copyright management organisation, today announced the first edition of…
CISAC global community launches Creators for Ukraine initiative to support war victims
Creators community stands in solidarity with Ukraine. Creators for Ukraine is a global initiative to help victims of war, mobilizing the support of creators around the world and promoting Ukrainian culture. The campaign was…
The DAMA Marzo de Cine cycle highlights audiovisual works directed and written by women, with Juana Macías, Belén Sánchez-Arévalo, Chelo Loureiro and Carol Rodríguez
The journalists María Guerra and Pepa Blanes, who have selected the titles, will accompany the authors every Thursday in the screening of their feature films and the subsequent discussion. DAMA, the management entity for…
‘El buen patrón’ and ‘Valentina’ triumph at the Goya Awards 2022
From DAMA, we would like to congratulate all the professionals awarded at the 36th edition of the Goya Awards of the Film Academy, and especially our members. El buen patrón of Fernando León de Aranoa shinned in a gala that…
DAMA launches the Programa Proyecta, a new training and promotion support initiative
DAMA announced the launch of the Programa Proyecta, aimed to financially support the training of its members and the promotion of their works both nationally and internationally. The Programa Proyecta has a total budget of…
The Government promotes ‘Spanish Screenings XXL’, an international market for Spanish audiovisual production
'Spanish Screenings XXL' is the name of the new international market for Spanish audiovisual production promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, through the ICAA, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital…
The Berlinale Co-Production Market announces its selection of projects
The Berlinale Co-Production Market has selected a total of 34 projects from 32 countries for its 19th edition. The official selection includes 19 feature film projects, among which is the Spanish production ‘20.000 especies de…
Pedro Almodóvar’s film ‘Madres Paralelas’ wins Best Foreign Film award at The Chicago Indie Critics
The Chicago Indie Critics voted on the winners of their sixth annual film awards in 24 categories this past week. Founded in 2016, the Chicago Indie Critics (formerly known as the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle) is a…
Shooting has finished on ‘Un hombre de acción’, the new feature film by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Patxi Amezcua
Filming has finished on Un hombre de acción, the film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera, written by Patxi Amezcua, both members of DAMA, and produced by Netflix. The film is freely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia from…
DAMA, The Mediapro Studio and Reposado P.C. celebrate the online presentation of the shooting script edition of ‘El buen patrón’
DAMA, The Mediapro Studio and Reposado Producciones Cinematográficas have presented the edition of the shooting script of El buen patrón, this Tuesday 4th January, from DAMA's headquarters. An open talk about the script between…
DAMA´s General Assembly approves the 2022 budget, with a 7.05% increase in distribution
Revenue in 2021, €25,4 million, exceeds the budget by 1,78%. In 2022, DAMA expects to exceed 27,2 million euros in revenue, thanks, among other factors, to the growth of video on demand consumption and the recovery of cinemas.…
Pedro Almodóvar presents the book of the script of ‘Madres paralelas’ at DAMA headquarters
On the 23rd of November, our member Pedro Almodóvar presented the book with the screenplay of Madres paralelas at DAMA's headquarters. Accompanied by journalist Pepa Blanes and filmmaker Borja Cobeaga, the president of DAMA,…
CISAC Global Collections Report shows creators’ royalties down by € 1 billion in 2020
Worldwide royalty collections for creators of music, audiovisual, art, drama and literary works fell by 9.9% in 2020, with losses amounting to more than €1 billion as a result of the global pandemic. Total collections fell to…
Lights and action on authors’ royalties
Screenwriters and directors from around the world share their experiences and call for action on royalties. Acclaimed screenwriters and directors from four continents have come together to highlight the lack of fair rights for…
DAMA’s General Assembly approves the 2020 accounts, with a 7% increase in royalty income and a 22.3% increase in membership
The audiovisual authors' rights management organization closed 2020 with more than 26.3 million euros collected, thanks largely due to growth within on demand audiovisual platforms and despite a 49% drop in theatrical rights…