Events Archive
FIA regularly holds several meetings and events such as workshops, conferences, congresses, etc. Some of these activities are of more specific relevance to its regional and linguistic groups. We invite you to select the category of your interest and hear more about upcoming events or find out about previous meetings and read activity reports.
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23.10.2020Event report: Joint Webinar on Ethnic Diversity – 14...
In light of the current global fight for racial justice, FIA has decided to organise a series of webinars discussing the...[more]
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04.06.2020Good Practice on Gender Equality and Diversity in the...
The social partners of the EU Social Dialogue Committee in the Audiovisual sector - including commercial and public broadcasters,...[more]
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06.03.2020Happy International Women’s Day 2020: A message from FIA...
Happy International Women’s Day 2020. “50/50 in 2020” is a shared target many use to aim for representation – on screens, on...[more]
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31.01.2020FIA Manual on Combatting Sexual Harassment
The new manual - Resources, Inspiration and Recommended Practices among Performer Unions for Combatting Sexual Harassment -...[more]
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23.10.2019Global Diversity Working Group Meeting in Vancouver – 2...
The FIA Global Diversity Working group (GDWG) is a thematic working group created during FIA’s 2016 Congress held in Sao Paolo,...[more]
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26.10.2017SAG-AFTRA Obtains International Support for Anti-Harassment...
By Dave McNary SAG-AFTRA has obtained a declaration from the International Federation of Actors urging the industry to...[more]
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26.10.2017
FIA Declaration on sexual harassment - DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD/...
International Actors Org Adopts SAG-AFTRA Declaration On Sexual Harassment[more]
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13.10.2016FIA 21st Congress – Panels reports
As at past congresses, some of the key concerns of FIA were addressed through panel discussions over the three days of...[more]
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06.09.2016Acting for Diversity: a common goal for FIA members
Talent, and only talent, must be the paramount reason for a performer’s engagement. And yet, too many performers today are...[more]
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04.09.2015FIA stands in solidarity with Levent Üzümcü after his...
At the end of August 2015, Levent Üzümcü, well-know Turkish actor and member of the Actors’ Union of Turkey, one of FIA Turkish...[more]
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03.09.2015Council of Europe: A Renewed Commitment to Improving...
At the high-level conference “Women in today’s film industry: gender issues. Can we do better?" held in Sarajevo on August...[more]
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13.10.2014
Gender Bias without Borders: New Research into Female Roles...
The Geena Davis Institute, a research-based organization focused on Gender in Media recently released a new research study...[more]
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15.05.2014EuroFIA 2014 joint Survey on the Situation of Work Life...
Sharing experience, identifying difficulties and drawing on good practices in the field of Work-Life balance in the audiovisual...[more]
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20.01.2014
Work-Life Balance: joint seminar in Brussels
FIA, FIM, Uni-MEI and IFJ held a joint seminar on “Promoting Work-Life Balance in the Live Performance and Audiovisual Sectors”...[more]
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02.10.2013FIA meets with UN Rapporteur Fareeda Shaheed to discuss...
FIA’s longstanding commitment to promote artistic freedom and generate political support around this important issue took shape...[more]
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20.09.2013
FIA denounces the shocking assassination of Greek rapper...
The International Federation of Actors (FIA) joins its Greek member the Hellenic Actors’ Union and the worldwide artistic...[more]
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21.09.2012
Sign the petition to free Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of...
Zubeidi has been held since May 13 and has now been sentenced by the Palestinian Authority to another 19 days of prison. In reply...[more]
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12.09.2012
FIA expresses its support to Russian band Pussy Riot
Following the condemnation of the band’s members to a two-years imprisonment for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” and...[more]
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16.04.2012SAG-AFTRA report to help alleviate discrimination against...
American FIA affiliate SAG-AFTRA has recently published a report on the working conditions and professional outcomes for...[more]
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12.10.2011
Gender Equality in the EU Audiovisual Sector Leaflet
Gender Equality is a fundamental right and key principle of the European Union; and one which improves employment opportunities...[more]
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11.10.2011
EU Framework of Actions by FIA and other European...
FIA and other social partners from the EU Audiovisual Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee have created a tool to promote Gender...[more]
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08.07.2010
Handbook of Good Practices to Combat Gender Stereotypes and...
The FIA “handbook of Good Practices to Combat Gender Stereotypes and Promote Equal Opportunities in Film, Television and Theatre...[more]
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15.01.2010
EuroFIA Project 2010-2011
Transition Schemes for Dancers: Developing Career Transition and Life-long Learning Schemes to Offer Long-Term Career...[more]
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10.01.2010
Gender Checklist for Theatre – An initiative of the Swedish...
FIA’s recently published "Handbook of Good Practices to Combat Gender Stereotypes and PromoteEqual Opportunities in Film,...[more]
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01.12.2009
FIA calls for the release from Prison of Burmese actor U...
During FIA’s last Executive Committee and EuroFIA meetings, our British affiliate Equity UK reminded the present members the...[more]
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15.01.2009
EuroFIA Project 2009-2010
Engendering Change: Strategies to Combat Gender Stereotypes and Promote Equal Opportunities for Performers in Theater, Film and...[more]
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10.10.2008
2008 Report on Gender Portrayal and Employment...
This report is the outcome of FIA's year-long project "Changing Gender Portrayal: Promoting Employment Opportunities for...[more]
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15.09.2008
Gender Portrayal Project Conference in London
This conference took place in the Drill Hall in London on the 15-16 September 2008. This page is intended as a follow-up page...[more]
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04.04.2008
Changing Gender Portrayal Conference in Riga
Changing gender portrayal: Promoting employment opportunities for women in the performing arts This conference took place in...[more]
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15.01.2007
EuroFIA Project 2007-2008
Changing gender portrayal: Promoting employment opportunities for women in the performing arts[more]
