Activities of Piotr BORYS related to 2010/2306(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European cinema in the digital era (A7-0366/2011 - Piotr Borys) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on European cinema in the digital era PDF (239 KB) DOC (148 KB)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to the Commission Green paper of 27 April 20110 on ‘Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries’ (COM(2010)0183),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Green paper of 13 July 2011 on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union: opportunities and challenges towards a digital single market (COM(2011)0427),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 13 November 2001 on achieving better circulation of European films in the internal market and the candidate countries (2001/2342 (INI)),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas investments in culture show long-term, non-material, multigenerational results in shaping the European identity,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas European cinema should strengthen territorial and social integrity,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the EC to financially support the full digitisation in terms of equipment of EU cinemas and to establish European and national programmes to support the transition to digital technologies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that digital cinema should aim at improvesing the quality of picture and sound (when 2K resolution minimum is implemented), allowing more diversified and flexible programming of live events while enabling the use of innovative technologies, such as 3D, that could attract a new and wider public;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that it is essential to support and promote EU productions, recognises that the EU contributes significantly to digital creativity and innovation such as 3D;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the European shift to digital cinema should aim at creating new opportunities for the distribution of European films, maintaining the diversity of European production and enhancing its accessibility for European citizens;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that the digitisation of small and independent cinemas has to be achieved as urgently as possible in order to keep these venues open for films, cultural diversity and audiences;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises the threats to the quality of the projected works and the respect of authors’ moral rights caused by metallic screens which create significant luminance differences across the image; taking into account that metallic screens are made for 3D, recommends to avoid screening 2D films on metallic screens in order to respect authors’ moral rights and to preserve the quality experience of the viewers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Warns of the current lack of suitable training of projectionists to handle new digital cinema equipment and to adapt them to each specific film so to respect the quality of the projected work;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Acknowledges that the digitisation of audiovisual production and distribution poses new challenges to Film Heritage Institutions in their activities of collecting, conserving and preserving the European Audiovisual Heritage;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the importance of standardising 2K and 4K resolution systems, that allow the screening of films in 3D, HDTV and Blu- Ray as well as for Video On Demand (VOD) services;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends Member States adopt legislative measures to ensure that audiovisual works, being a part of national heritage, will be collected by means of compulsory deposit mechanisms, catalogued, preconstructserved and disseminated for cultural, educational and science purposes, whilst respecting copyright;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the need to provide the support for cinemas and film libraries that promote and preserve film heritage;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recommends Member States to set up or adapt their compulsory deposit mechanisms to digital formats by requesting the deposit of a standard digital master for digital films;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that although European Structural Funds are a significant source of financing for digitisation projects and training initiatives, funding should be increased, the waiting times shortened and the applications simplified as part of the new financial perspectives 2014 – 2020;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that the financing of digitisation projects by the European Structural Funds include commitments by supported cinemas to screen European films;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines the role of public-private partnerships as a method for financing the digitisation of cinemas;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on Member States to develop and promote special programmes and events, for example in the frame of film festivals, to develop the young European citizens’ education and taste for European films;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Highlights the importance of film education in independent cinemas at all stages of education in order to develop audiences for European films;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that new initiatives must be introduced as part of the next generation of the MEDIA programme to improve and promote translation, dubbing, subtitling and surtitling, in order to support independent cinemas dedicated to European films;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Encourages European institutions to implement preparatory actions and pilot projects aiming at testing new business models that could improve the circulation of European audiovisual works;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Encourages Member States to focus financial aid on distribution;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Underlines the need to accompany the development of new online exploitations with the implementation, at European level, of fair remuneration for audiovisual authors that is proportional to the revenues generated by these new formats and services;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Notes that digital technologies allow for new automated reporting processes from a variety of platforms which should be used to enhance transparency in the sector and to design new payment mechanisms to audiovisual authors; congratulates the Commission for having introduced the issue of audiovisual authors’ remuneration in its green paper on the online distribution of audiovisual works;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Supports the activities of cinema networks, such as Europa Cinemas, that promote European film worldwide by financially and operationally helping cinemas, which exhibit a significant number of European films;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Acknowledges the importance of supporting independent cinemas dedicated to European films (such as Europa Cinemas members) in order to reinforce their European programming policy and diversity and their competitiveness on the market;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Highlights that films winning awards at European festivals should be given marketing support to further facilitate international VoD releases and to help promote European cinema;