At its 21st Congress held in 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the International Federation of Actors adopted Motion 11 on Circus Artists. Through this motion, the Federation committed to conducting an international survey of its affiliates to collect data on the working conditions in the circus sector, with the aim of subsequently formulating recommendations to help …
Established in 2011, the FIA Rainbow group – former FIA LGBTQ+ working group – aims to raise awareness of and combat the discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ performers in order to ensure a more inclusive and equitable working environment for all performers, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The very first endeavour of this …
FIA Global Survey on Discrimination and Harassment Against LGBTQ+ Performers Read More »
Creating and performing music professionally requires physical and psychological resilience. Professional musicians and music creators operate in a rapidly changing context where music is created, produced, distributed, consumed and monetised in completely new ways. This new landscape puts extra pressure and stress on professionals who, to stay afloat, now need a range of other skills …
The 2020 Annual Work Programme for the implementation of the Creative Europe Programme foresee an action on ‘Sectorial support to the theatre sector’ in the form of a general study, the results of which are presented in this report. The findings of this study are expected to contribute to providing better support to the theatre …
This report was commissioned by IAO and written by music industry researcher and analyst Daniel Johansson. The views expressed in the discussions are solely representative for the author. IAO is a nonprofit organisation based in Paris that was officially founded in 2015 by its founder-members: FAC (UK), GAM (France), CoArtis (Spain), GramArt (Norway) and FACIR …
The opening of concerts with 50% capacity utilisation is not the start of work for all musicians. The majority of the sector works in catering, hotels, music venues at trade fairs, etc., which will remain closed under the current measures. To put the reality beyond doubt, the Northern Greece Musicians’ Union is conducting a nationwide …
In 2020, FIA and other Global Union Federations published a very good document about organising workers in the Media Arts and Entertainment Sector – “Trade Union Organising in the Media Arts and Entertainment Sector.”In his essay, Michael Crosby offers reflexions based on his unique experience as former Head of Equity Australia and FIA General Secretary. …
Crosby, M. (2021). Reflections on the Challenge of Organising Actors. FIA Document. Read More »
This roadmap concerns the profession of ‘Audiovisual and Visual Management Specialist’ and summarises the main findings of the process of examining the prospects of the profession. The profession of ‘audiovisual and visual management specialist’ covers a range of specialisations in a growing creative sector focused on audio and video editing. Audiovisual and visual management specialists …
The report presents the results of the first quantitative survey of visual artists in Greece. Visual artists, like all artists, are the human potential shaping the contemporary culture of a country. In this way, they contribute to the cultural development, the shaping of identity and economic development of a country, while at the same time …
APTALIKO’s research is the first attempt to map the community of artists active in Greece who are associated with the Greek musical idioms, as well as those of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. The data collected refers to the reality of musicians both before the first lockdown in March 2020 and immediately afterwards. The …
APTALIKO (2020) Mapping the community of musicians active in the field of folk culture. Read More »