Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2015 | Günther Oettinger Commissioner | Copyright, DSM | — |
| 23 Feb 2015 | Günther Oettinger Commissioner | Copyright, DSM | SRC |
Mission & Goals
"Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft" (Film and Music Austria) represents the interests of enterprises operating in the film and music industry throughout Austria. The association is a corporation under public law and is an independent specialist organisation with its own sphere of influence within the chambers of commerce. All companies dealing with the manufacture of moving pictures on video carriers of all kinds (film/video production and multimedia production), incl. programming companies as defined by the law on cable and satellite broadcasting, film distribution companies, video distribution companies are members of the professional association; in addition, the membership includes copying and reversal shops, studios, sound studios, video finishing firms and the manufacturers and copiers of sound recordings onto sound carriers of all kinds. Firms involved in record pressing and CD manufacture are also members of our professional association.
EU Legislative Interests
AI Act Geoblocking Copyright/DSM Directive AVMS Directive TV & Radio Programmes Directive Digital Services Act Availability & Findability of Audiovisual Content Creative Europe Connectivity Fee Enforcement including Live Action Siteblocking
Communication Activities
FAMA contributed to the ECC-Net consumer information project "Safer Streaming". https://europakonsument.at/en/page/safer-streaming FAMA is occasionally active on social media on certain of the above policy aspects.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member of CEPI (European Audiovisual Production), FIAD (International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations) and FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films). Part of the Brussels Music House network. Part of the European Synch Network (https://europeinsynch.net/join-the-european-synch-network/)
Organisation Members
https://www.wko.at/branchen/gewerbe-handwerk/film-musikwirtschaft/start.html/