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Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2014/2148(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

European film in the digital era (A8-0123/2015 - Bogdan Brunon Wenta)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2148(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on European film in the digital era PDF (185 KB) DOC (104 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2014/2148(INI)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(104 KB)

Amendments (9)

Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas copyright in the digital era should continue to stimulate investment in film production and creation and ensure appropriate remuneration for rightholders, whilst encouraging the development of new services and cross-border access for citizens; whilst giving all rightholders the legal tools to enforce their rights;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the impact illegal downloading of content has on the creative cycle and the rights of creators; highlights the importance of monitoring and education in tackling this problem;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that European film has often received great critical and popular acclaim, and not just in national markets; stresses that European films do not always need state or other subsidies to be successful or profitable; recognises therefore the importance of sustainable film financing;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Supports, furthermore, initiatives such as the Commission’s preparatory action ‘Fostering European integration through culture’ aimed at reinforcing the provision of subtitled European films by providing new subtitled versions of selected TV programmes across all Europe;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights moreover growing success of high quality European TV series and the strategic importance of further encouraging their production, distribution and promotion on the European and the global markets;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that Article 13.1 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) obliges Member States to ensure that on-demand service providers promote European works; stresses that this provision has been implemented in a diverse manner with different levels of legal requirements, and that this could result in providers establishing themselves in Member States with the lowest requirements; stresses that this provision has been implemented differently in Member States, and the Commission should ensure that these approaches are all in conformity with the provisions laid down in the Directive;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to take this into account when proposing the review ofing the current legal framework in order to ensureand to examine the appropriateness of mandating a level playing field on the European audiovisual market, with fair and equal conditions for all providers;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to improve media literacy, and in particular film literacy, in school curricula, and to develop initiatives at national, regional or local level in formal and informal education and training; in an effort to ensure awareness about the importance of respecting creative content and the creative cycle is raised amongst young people;
2015/01/30
Committee: CULT