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SPA elected in Brussels for GESAC’s Board
SPA’s President of the Board & CEO, Mr. José Jorge Letria, was elected last May 10th in Brussels for the newly created Board of the
SPA will be in TVI24’s and TSF’s broadcasting schedule again
TVI 24 is already recording the first episodes of the “Autores”(Authors) show’s new season, which will be aired this month on a date and time
World Intellectual Property Day – April 26, 2012
Message from Director General Francis Gurry World Intellectual Property Day is an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that intellectual property makes to innovation and cultural
CISAC’s European Committee
On April 19th and 20th, the annual general meeting of CISAC’s (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) European Committee took place at the
SPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award Went to Mário Soares
SPA’s Board of Directors presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Mário Soares for his work as a book author, namely for Incursões Literárias (Literary
SPA’s International Author Award Went to Director Imanol Uribe
The International Authors Award has been given to the Spanish director and screenplay writer, Imanol Uribe. He is the author of, among other works, the
We Are Against the Privatization of Public Service TV’s Channel 1
The announced privatization of channel 1 of the Portuguese public service television (RTP) would, in SPA’s opinion, be a serious mistake for the future of
SPA’s Gala at RTP will go on
SPA has ensured that the third edition of the Author Award Gala will take place in 2012 with RTP, thus maintaining this event that is
GESAC Extraordinary Meeting
SPA was present at GESAC’s (European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers) extraordinary meeting, that took place last February 8th in Brussels, where the
SPA meets with VEGAP in Madrid and Barcelona
A delegation from SPA went to Spain in order to participate in some work meetings with VEGAP, the visual arts management society of the neighboring
SPA present in Geneva at WIPO’s Copyright Committee
The 20th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright has taken place in Geneva on June 21-24, 2010. Portugal was
European directors’ and screenwriters’ societies launch a new association in Brussels
On the eve of the opening of the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival and a few days after the publication of the European Commission’s long-awaited