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EPC Position on Windows

Find attached EPC's position paper on Windows

EPC Position on the European Commission's Communication on the future of VAT

Find attached EPC's statement

China : the extension of the imported films quota from 20 to 34!.

An article by Patrick Frater

Find attached Patrick Frater's review of the issue.

EPC Statement on the EC Consultation

Find attached the document with the EPC statement on the EC Consultation, November, 2011.

EPC Statement on AVMS

Find attached the EPC statement on AVMS, October, 2011.

EPC & Russian Cinema Fund sign an agreement

Find attached the document. July, 2011

EPC Proposal for the Future of the MEDIA MUNDUS

Find attached EPC proposal, dating from May, 2011.

EPC supporting Hungarian Cinema Professionals

Find attached the document dating from March 2011

Letter to Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso

Find attached Mr. Martin Moszkowicz’s letter to Mr. Barroso, President of the European Commission.February 2011

Overview of the evolution of digital screens in Europe

The fourth quarter of 2011 was a good quarter for theaters converting to digital cinema in Western Europe as 1,943 screens went digital, recording the highest quarterly net gain for the year. With another 541 digital screens being deployed in Central and Eastern Europe in the quarter, a total of 8,342 new digital screens were converted in 2011 – a new record up from 5,500 in 2010. With this increase, more than 18,500 digital screens are now active in Europe – 15,255 in Western Europe and 3,256 digital screens in Central and Eastern Europe. There are now six digital cinema territories in Europe with more than 1,000 digital screens, of which three have in excess of 2,000 screens including Germany, France and the U.K. Germany hit this benchmark in the fourth quarter after if added 310 screens, the largest addition for the country of all time. France has more than 3,600 screens accounting for the largest number of digital cinemas in Europe. While there were a number of 2-D only digital conversions in the fourth quarter, digital 3-D screens still account for the majority of the total digital screen base at 61.0 percent, down from 73.3 percent at the beginning of 2011. It is too early to give an exact number of screens in Europe as of 2011, but based on almost comprehensive 2010 data we can estimate that there were about 35 500 screens in Europe in 2010. This means that by the end of 2011 over 52% of European screens had been digitized.

EPC and the Net Neutrality

Find attached EPC's Position Paper about the Net Neutrality.

EPC Piracy Answer

Find attached the answers of the EPC regarding Piracy in Europe.

EPC MEDIA Support Paper

Find attached the EPC Support Letter sent to Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, on Feb. 27th 2011.

Position Paper on ACTA

You will find below the position paper on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA sent by the EPC to the institutions in charge on this issue.

New Spanish Law

You will find below some information about the new Spanish film law, which has been in force since October 2009.

Proposal for a Position Paper on Pan-European Licensing

Please find below a proposal discussed during EPC's Berlin Club Meeting on pan-European Licensing (March 2010)

Proposal for a Position Paper on Digital Conversion

Please find below a proposal discussed during EPC's Berlin Club Meeting on the issue of Digital Conversion for cinema theaters in Europe (March 2010).

The EPC launches an online petition: www.helpcinema.eu

helpcinema.eu invites you to participate in an online petition against illegal file sharing. Helpcinema is an initiative taken by European film professionals to collect your reactions regarding the effects of illegal file sharing on the audio-visual industry. This input will be used to give European Members of Parliament a new perspective on the subject. You can easily participate by answering our three-step questionnaire available here: http://www.helpcinema.eu. Your e-mail address will be kept confidential. If you love cinema and if you have an opinion to share, please show your support and send us your feedback. > Access website www.helpcinema.eu

The EPC deplores the rejection of the French anti-piracy law

It is of an utmost importance for the Members of French parliament to legislate on piracy, thus counteracting the threat it poses to the French culture industry. The parliamentarians’ mobilization is essential for the safekeeping of cultural diversity and the preservation of jobs in the cultural fields. It is the French parliament’s responsibility to lead the way for other European countries in the fight against piracy. > Read full position paper