Association of German Scriptwriters
The Association of German Scriptwriters (VDD) is a professional association whose declared aim is to represent the interests of all scriptwriters working in Germany in public and in professional life.
history
On the occasion of a planned amendment to the Film Funding Act , which provided for the cancellation of funding for scripts, some film and television authors in Berlin joined the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Drehbuchautoren e. V. (AGD) together. From 1988, the AGD offered its members legal advice through a Berlin law firm for the first time. The name was changed to the Association of German Scriptwriters in 1991. Since 1995, there has been a cooperation agreement with the German Employees' Union in the art and media professional group, which assists in collective bargaining with public institutions.
Since 1989 the VDD has published a quarterly members' magazine, most recently under the title SCRIPT , which dealt with the content, aesthetic and copyright conditions of the screenwriting profession. The only German-language equivalent to the American written by was discontinued after the first edition in 2008 for economic reasons. The podcast keyword script of the Association of German Scriptwriters appears every three to four weeks. It introduces new authors with their filmed works, dedicates itself to a film or an event on the subject of film, television and screenwriting. Selected scripts can be downloaded from the website.
In 2000, the VDD and other European associations founded the umbrella organization of the European screenwriting associations, Federation of Screenwriters in Europe , based in Brussels.
Currently (as of July 2018) the association has around 550 members.
In October 2018 the VDD will host the 4th World Conference of Screenwriters (WCOS). The best scriptwriters from all over the world are expected in Berlin.
tasks
The Association of German Scriptwriters takes care of the following for its members:
- free legal advice
- Publication of the membership directory online, the scriptwriters: Guide:
- Representing interests in copyright and film subsidy laws
- national and international cooperation to improve the work in the industry
- Seminars, workshops, conferences and presentation to the public
Organs and management
The Association of German Screenwriters is headed by a board that was last elected by the general assembly in February 2017. The office is based in Berlin .
Honorary members
- 1998 Curt Siodmak † (1st honorary member)
- 1999 Wolfgang Quantity †
- 2003 Oliver Storz †
- 2004 Franz Geiger †
- 2011 Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- 2016 Hartmann Schmige and Jochen Brunow
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.stichwortdrehbuch.de/
- ↑ http://www.scenaristes.org/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
