We are excited to share that our lawyer, Vladislava Savić, attended the two-day conference last week in North Macedonia entitled “EU Enlargement and Copyright Law: What’s next for actors in the Western Balkans?”

With the backing of the Republic of North Macedonia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and in cooperation with AIPA, AEPO-ARTIS and AZAS organized the conference, which was solely focused on the state of actor protection in Western Balkan candidate Member States.

The case study concerning the status of actors in our country was presented by Vladislava Savić and Jelena Ćuruvija Đurica, a member of the board of the Actors’ Association of Serbia (GOS). In addition to discussing the crucial role that GOS plays in defending the interpreter’s rights, Vladislava gave a thorough review of the legal environment that now surrounds them, as well as an analysis of the upcoming amendments to it.

The program offered participants a historical overview of collective governance in the EU, in addition to an analysis of current developments and fruitful debates.

This significant event brought together representatives from relevant state authorities and institutions, collective management organizations, as well as actors and other professionals from the film industry in Skopje from October 24 to 25. In order to create a sustainable working environment for actors in the audiovisual sector, participants expressed their perspectives on the latest advancements and impending difficulties, defining steps towards the further development of this field.