Federal Drama Association

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Federal Drama Association
(BFFS)
BFFS logo
purpose Representation of the professional and trade union interests of actors in Germany
Chair: Leslie Malton
1st Chair
Establishment date: 2006
Number of members: 3500 (as of February 2020)
Number of employees: 5
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.bffs.de

The Bundesverband Schauspiel e. V. , or BFFS for short , with more than 3,500 members in Germany is the professional association with the largest number of members in the German cinema and television landscape and the largest actors' organization.

Emergence

Founding members, v. l. No. Antje Schmidt , Oliver Broumis , Jasmin Tabatabai , Herbert Knaup , Hans-Werner Meyer , Michael Brandner , in front Matthias Brandt

In April 2006 the BFFS was founded as an association at the suggestion of the actors' section of the German Film Academy . This closed a gap that had long been gaping. Most of the other artists and cultural workers were already organized in relevant professional associations. The BFFS founding members were Jasmin Tabatabai , Antje Schmidt , Michael Brandner , Matthias Brandt , Oliver Broumis , Hans-Werner Meyer and Herbert Knaup .

Launched as the Federal Association of Film and Television Actors , hence the abbreviation BFFS , it was renamed the Federal Drama Association on May 11, 2014, and is now the federal association for all “permanent” and “free” actors and responsible for all Areas: stage, film, television and language.

In 2018 the BFFS merged with the Synchronous Actors Interests Association (IVS).

Activity of the BFFS

In April 2006, several German actors founded an independent, nationwide organization with the aim of representing acting interests vis-à-vis politics, broadcasters, authorities, film companies as well as theater institutions and other associations. In May 2008, on the initiative of the BFFS, it was officially clarified that actors must be insured for the entire duration of their engagement and not just on the individual shooting days . In June 2009 the German Bundestag passed an amendment to the Unemployment Benefit 1 regulation , which aims to alleviate the social disadvantage of actors and other short-term employees.

Collective bargaining

The BFFS formed an alliance with Verdi in July 2010 and began collective bargaining with the producer alliance . Thus, the BFFS was recognized not only in accordance with the statutes, but also practically by the previous collective bargaining partners as the professional union of actors. With the protest campaign "I am cheap" at the German Television Prize , the BFFS contributed to the establishment of the German Academy for Television in October 2010 .

In May 2013, the BFFS signed its first collective bargaining agreement , which was also the first to provide copyright-based follow-up payments for film creatives and others who worked for the duration of the production. a. for actors regulated. In June, the first joint remuneration rules were signed with a broadcasting group, ProSiebenSat.1 Media . An entry fee, which must not be undercut for productions of the group, as well as a quota-dependent follow-up payment were agreed. In December, the first collective agreement was signed specifically for actors. Among other things, an entry fee was introduced, which generally must not be undercut during filming.

German actor award

The BFFS held its first German Actor Award in February 2012 . In May and June 2012, BFFS members were elected to the GVL Advisory Board and to the General Assembly of the Broadcasting Pension Fund .

Others

In April 2014 the association founded the Deutsche Schauspielkasse. It distributed the cinema proceeds and follow-up payments negotiated by the BFFS to the eligible actors.

In May 2018, the association took part in the establishment of the Themis trust center against sexual harassment and violence .

In February 2019, the Federal Drama Association took part in a newspaper advertisement "YES to the EU Copyright Directive".

The BFFS has been providing information about its activities in a podcast since 2020.

corona

After the official orders due to the corona pandemic about theater closings, the cancellation of film shoots and the decisions of private theaters to voluntarily close their houses, the BFFS drew attention to the difficult economic situation of the actors. In a letter to all state governments on March 19, it was asked to organize help as quickly as possible for the actors and their employers, who are economically threatened by the Corona crisis. Chairwoman Leslie Malton also made an appeal to the public.

Board

The board of the BFFS works on a voluntary basis. It was elected by the membership for four years and since January 2019 has been composed of:

  • Leslie Malton , responsible for the Chair
  • Hans-Werner Meyer (deputy 2nd chairman) with responsibility for the departments of chairmanship, communication and international affairs
  • Simone Wagner deputy 3rd chairwoman with responsibility for the departments of chairmanship, training and further education, round tables and cast
  • Heinrich Schafmeister (treasurer) for the departments of finance, tariff policy and social protection
  • Klara Deutschmann (representative for the stage area) for the gender equality department
  • Antoine Monot, Jr. (Representative for the film / television focus area) for Marketing and Equality
  • Till Völger (representative for the focus area language / dubbing) for the resort's copyright policy

Advisory Board

The advisory board supports the Federal Drama Association in an advisory capacity. It consists of Jobst Plog and Helmut Markwort .

Advisory board member Jobst Plog sums up his task as follows: “Actors are a colorful and at the same time heterogeneous professional group. There are the well-employed stars and many more of those who have significant economic problems because they are currently under-employed. Only through an organizational merger can it be possible to speak for everyone with a strong voice that is heard in politics and society. "

Regional get-togethers

The BFFS runs six regional round tables as local network events. These are organized by regulars' table sponsors and have the task of informing the members in the respective regions and advocating their interests. The regulars' tables are divided into the regions north in Hamburg , west in Cologne , east in Berlin , center-east in Leipzig , center-west in Frankfurt am Main and south-east in Munich .

Departments

The BFFS is divided into different departments:

  • The Chairmanship department is responsible for all matters that require an arbitration board, for thematic or administrative overlaps between the individual departments and for thematic and administrative areas that have not (yet) been assigned to any other department. Mainly responsible are Leslie Malton, Hans-Werner Meyer and Simone Wagner
  • The finance department includes the treasurer and takes care of bookkeeping, tax audits and member checks. Heinrich Schafmeister is mainly responsible.
  • The marketing department under Antoine Monot, Jr. includes the working areas of editing, corporate identity, printed matter, homepages & social media, software, cooperations and the BEMA research group.
  • The communication department is responsible for internal and external communication. The main responsible is Hans-Werner Meyer.
  • The regulars' department looks after the regional get-togethers, with Simone Wagner in charge.
  • The department of copyright policy includes the work areas GVL and Kulturrat under Till Völger.
  • In the tariff and negotiation policy department , the work areas Negotiating Tariff & Sender, Working Group on the Dog and Working Group Stage. Heinrich Schafmeister is mainly responsible.
  • The social protection department with the work areas of the broadcasting pension fund and the cultural council is responsible for statutory social insurance and private social security for actors. Heinrich Schafmeister is mainly responsible.
  • The International Department is headed by Hans-Werner Meyer.
  • The gender equality department aims to represent the various social groups in terms of numbers and connotations (“equal play”) as well as their fair remuneration (“equal pay”). The “Gender” working group takes care of the representation and remuneration of actresses, the “Diversity” working group is responsible for the representation and remuneration of people with different ethnic appearances, different sexual orientations and physical limitations. Klara Deutschmann and Antoine Monot, Jr.
  • The education and training department with the drama schools division is responsible for creating offers for members and for quality assurance of the offers available on the market. The main person responsible is Simone Wagner.

The judiciaries

The lawyers Bernhard F. Störkmann and Brien Dorenz support the BFFS in legal matters. They are also the first point of contact for BFFS members on legal issues.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c BFFS: About us. Retrieved May 13, 2020
  2. ↑ casting-network.de: So! We do that now! Retrieved April 17, 2016
  3. ^ Mediabiz : Actors' union founded. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  4. ↑ Von Neh: Verband Schauspiel united with dubbing. In: M - People Make Media (ver.di). Retrieved January 24, 2019 (German).
  5. ↑ BFFS: The social security agencies have decided. Our key issues paper is now official. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  6. ^ BFFS: Unemployment Benefit 1, the first. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  7. ↑ Collective bargaining on revenue sharing for film authors and actors goes into the second round. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  8. ↑ DWDL.de : "I am cheap": Protest against the television price. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  9. ^ FAZ : The ground troops attack. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  10. ^ BFFS: participation in success. Retrieved December 29, 2015
  11. ↑ First positive balance of the Themis trust agency against sexual harassment and violence eV | Gunda Werner Institute. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
  12. ↑ see Yes to the EU Copyright Directive on the Composers Club website accessed June 23, 2019
  13. ↑ Antoine Monot, Jr .: 007 - Corona virus and how we can deal with the effects in the acting scene. March 26, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 (German).
  14. ^ Heinrich Schafmeister: Corona pandemic - our (challenges) demands. March 16, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 (German).
  15. ^ BFFS board: BFFS letter to all federal states because of the corona crisis. March 19, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 (German).
  16. ↑ Address by Leslie Malton on the Corona crisis. In: YouTube. March 22, 2020, accessed March 26, 2020 .
  17. ↑ BFFS members elect new board. January 9, 2019, accessed on January 24, 2019 (German).
  18. ↑ Board of Directors | BFFS. Retrieved on January 23, 2019 (German).
  19. ↑ Leslie Malton: We accept the election, say thank you and look ahead! December 21, 2018, accessed on January 23, 2019 (German).
  20. ↑ We look forward to having friends by our side. BFFS, September 4, 2014, accessed September 3, 2010 .
  21. ↑ Jobst Plog takes on a position on the advisory board of the BFFS. BFFS, September 3, 2010, accessed September 3, 2010 .
  22. ↑ BFFS: regional round tables. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  23. ^ BFFS: Legal advice. Retrieved April 17, 2016