DAMA hosts SAA meeting at its headquarters
Last week, DAMA hosted SAA members at its headquarters in Spain for the Council of General Policy members' meeting. “It is a pleasure to hold this event at DAMA. A great opportunity to defend audiovisual authors' rights and…
DAMA and Netflix announce the second edition of the competition ‘Cuéntanos las historias que nadie cuenta’, an initiative that promotes the reflection of the diversity of Spanish society in audiovisual fiction
The winners will receive a cash prize of 6,000 euros and also will benefit from professional tutoring for the development and presentation of their projects. Two of the selected projects will also be able to record a teaser to…
DAMA announces the projects selected for the first edition of Laboratorio Segunda Versión
Carmen Fernández Villalba, Iñaki Alforja, Ione Hernández, Marciano Menéndez Aizpurua, María Hervera and Pilar Gutiérrez Aguado are the participants in the first edition of Laboratorio Segunda Versión, the audiovisual creation…
Global creators’ collections up 5.8% in 2021 but still below pre-COVID levels
CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) has published the 2022 Global Collections Report, which provides comprehensive data and analysis of collections across all repertoires. The report shows…
The call is open for the tenth edition of DAMA Ayuda, the organisation’s programme to promote the creation of film scripts
The deadline for submitting projects is 23rd of November. Alberto Marini, David Muñoz, Michel Gaztambide and Susana López Rubio will mentor the selected projects. DAMA, the audiovisual creators' copyright management…
Now on sale ‘La reescritura infinita’, the fourth book in the Imprenta Dinámica collection, published by DAMA and ECAM, with the collaboration of Caimán Cuadernos de Cine
The new book in the collection, 'La reescritura infinita', by Enric Albero, which is available in bookshops, brings together ten of the author's conversations with Spanish telefiction scriptwriters. DAMA and the Escuela de…
Alejandro Andrade receives the Premio DAMA de Guion Lola Salvador at the San Sebastián Festival
'La dote', the screenplay by Alejandro Andrade, has been awarded the 30.000€ prize of the first edition of the contest. Rosa Cabrera and Raúl Mancilla received a runner-up prize of €10,000 for the script 'Las recoveras'. Today,…
Alejandro Andrade has won the 1st edition of the Premio DAMA de Guion Lola Salvador for ‘La dote’ and will receive the €30,000 awarded by the prize
Rosa Cabrera and Raúl Mancilla have been finalists with the script for 'Las recoveras' and have been awarded a runner-up prize of €10,000. The screenwriter Lola Salvador, after whom the award is named, will present the prize at…
‘Nunca jamás’, by Manu Pons, winner of DAMA Cortos 2022
The project will have a budget of €25,000 for its production. The short film will be produced by Malvalanda ('Madre', 'El agente topo'), the leading production company in the world of short films. DAMA Cortos 2022 already has a…
DAMA announces the first edition of the Laboratorio Segunda Versión, the first audiovisual creation incubator for authors over the age of 50
The initiative is supported and financed by the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, and the European Next Generation funds. The selected…
‘Alcarràs’, ‘As bestas’ and ‘Cinco lobitos’, shortlisted for the Oscars
Alcarràs, by Carla Simón, co-written by our member Arnau Vilaró; As bestas, directed and co-written by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, together with Isabel Peña, both members of DAMA; and Cinco lobitos, by our member Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, are…
Virginia Yagüe, elected new president of DAMA
Yagüe, who succeeds Borja Cobeaga, has an extensive professional career as a screenwriter and creator of television series. Curro Royo Fernández has been elected vice-chairman and Estrella García Albacete, general secretary of…
DAMA and ECAM present the book ‘Cuentos de los mil y un Rohmer’, by Françoise Etchegaray
DAMA and ECAM, the School of Cinematography and Audiovisuals of the Community of Madrid, together with Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, have presented Cuentos de los mil y un Rohmer (Tales of a Thousand and One Rohmer), by Françoise…
Curro Royo of DAMA, new president of W&DW
Writers & Directors Worldwide (W&DW) held elections for a new Presidency and the Executive Committee for the 2022-2024 term. Spanish screenwriter Curro Royo of DAMA succeeds Yves Nilly as W&DW President for the new…
DAMA holds its General Assembly and Board of Trustees Elections
DAMA, the reference entity in copyright management of audiovisual works in Spain, has held the elections of the Board of Directors with a high turnout of members, far exceeding other years figures. The new members of the Board of…
DAMA new member of CISAC Board of Directors
CISAC, the world’s leading network of authors’ societies, has concluded its annual General Assembly with the election of a new Board of Directors. The elections took place by an online vote of the General Assembly on June 2nd.…
CISAC releases its 2022 Annual Report
Growing digital royalties and stronger laws protecting creators’ rights top the list of priorities. CISAC has today published its 2022 Annual Report, outlining its work supporting the world’s largest network of authors……
New edition of DAMA Ayuda Series, the entity’s programme to promote good ideas in series format
The deadline for submitting proposals is 23 June. Arantxa Cuesta, David Bermejo, Juan Ramón Ruiz de Somavía and Sonia Pastor will mentor the four selected authors. DAMA, the copyright management organisation, announces the eighth…
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…