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The European Composers' Forum (ECF) is representing all Art&Classical Music composers in Europe and
is the central network organisation linking together all national composers' associations active in this genre.
Irrespective of political divisions in Europe, the ECF believes in an all-European artistic community beyond EU-borders.
ECF has been joined by 26 European countries already!
Our members are the composers' associations from:
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
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ECF is the Art&Classical Music representative organisation in the cross-genre umbrella of European composers,
the "European Composers & Songwriter Alliance" (ECSA).
The founding of ECSA has taken place 7th March 2007 in Madrid/Spain.
Read the 'Madrid Manifesto'...
ECSA on the Web: please click here....
On behalf of more than 100 composers of all genres of music from more than 30 European countries who signed the "Vienna Declaration" on the Composers' Congress in Vienna (2nd to 5th February, 2006), the ECF
is formed to defend and represent the legal, creative, cultural and social interests of composers in Europe -
with a special regard towards the European cultural policy. To
1. defend the principles of collective administration of authors rights by supporting and monitoring the activities of our collecting societies in the contextof intellectual property laws at the European level
2. protect and develop the rich diversity of our cultures, having in mind the UNESCO declaration on cultural diversity
3. consolidate and improve the status of composers and increase the awareness of, and respect for composers and their creations, both in the industries they serve and in society as a whole, and the value that their works add economically, intellectually and spiritually.
is the mission according to the "Vienna Declaration".
The seat of ECF is in Vienna/Austria
ECF is a non-profit association according to Austrian law.
Registered by ZVR No. 490801868 in Vienna.
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Next ECF General Assembly: 3rd October 2008 in Helsinki on ARTMUSFAIR, proudly hosted by the 'Nordic Music Days 2008'
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Please read about ECF's current projects:
ARTMUSFAIR - The Art of Music Fair
...here
The Composers Factory
...here
Composers' Competitions and Calls for Work
12th February: large update! Please check ...here
+++ Review ECF General Assembly +++
The ECF General Assembly took place 25th-27th September
in Warsaw during the "50th Warsaw Autumn Festival". Thank you for a truly successful, creative and inspring congress and assembly.
View some impressions...
June 7th and 8th, 2007:
ECF on the 'Cultural Networks at Work' conference: EFA and ISPA organised the 'Cultural Networks at Work' Conference on 7 and 8 June 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.
May 16th, 2007:
The Icelandic Society of Composers joins the ECF as 22nd member!
April 26th, 2007:
Italian U.N.C.L.A. (Unione Nazionale Compositori Librettisti Autori) joins the ECF
April 21st, 2007:
ECF Board Meeting in Zagreb
March 28th, 2007:
Dutch Composers "GeNeCo" join the ECF
March 12th, 2007:
"Latvijas Komponistu savieniba" (Latvia) joins the ECF
March 4th-7th, 2007:
Madrid: The ECSA - European Composer & Songwriter Alliance, the umbrella-organisation to lobby in favour of European composers and music writers above
the 3 pillars (APCOE, FFACE, ECF) has been successfully founded.
The ECSA aims are defined in the "Madrid Manifesto"...click here
See pictures from Madrid here...
January 22th, 2007:
APCOE - "Allicance of Popular Music Composers Organisations in Europe" has been successfully founded on the MIDEM in Cannes.
12 countries from across Europe have joined the APCOE. Therewith, all 3 pillars of the European composers' network initiative
have been formed as planned.
January 20th, 2007:
ECF Board meeting in Copenhagen
December 2006:
French SNAC, UNAC, UCMF, the FFACE (European Film Composers Association) and ECF send an open letter to the members of the European Parliament
November 2006:
ECF sends out Resolution on EU Private Copy Levy reform to the Commission
"UCB Union des Compositeurs Belges" joins the ECF, too
ROAIM, umbrella-organisation of composers in Spain, joins the ECF
October 2006:
04/10/2006: ECF Board meeting in Vienna
September 2006:
A historical step:
founding the ECF in Vienna, 9th Sept 2006
Impressions of 09/09/2006
See pictures here...
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Creative Content Online
On 03/01/2008, the Commission adopted a Communication on
Creative Content Online which launches further actions to
support the development of innovative business models and
the deployment of cross-border delivery of diverse online creative content services.
Please access & download essential information ...here
EU Cultural Programme 2007-2013
The EU Cultural Commission has released their current call for applications for projects & actions starting in 2008.
Most deadlines are around October/November. Please read further details on the EACEA website ... more
Brussels, March 13th, 2007:
The "Levai-Report" has been approved by the EU Parliament. The Commission's Recommendation on collective cross- border management will have to be revised!
Please access & download the core information ...here
EU Commission delays copyright levy reform!
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MEPs to vote on historic anti-piracy law
Cut-throat lobbying ahead of MEPs' online music vote
Private Copy Levy: Big computer lobby takes aim at Barroso
Web cast of Creator's Rights Conference, Brussels, 29th Nov.
McCreevy swings toward computer lobby on digital rights
MEPs push for new copyright law in digital era
McCreevy seeks middle way in copyright levies dispute
Commission puts European music diversity at risk, say authors
Charlie McCreevy, Creative Rights and Cultural Diversity conference in Brussels, key-note speech (29 November 2006)
McCreevy trying to bypass democracy, MEPs say
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