We are happy to announce that IMAGO will be presenting to the new EU Commissioners its priorities concerning the status, working conditions and diversity and inclusion of cinematographers! This is an incredible opportunity to improve the social situation of …
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IMAGO campaigns internationally for better working conditions
Sales in the audiovisual sector worldwide are at breathtaking heights. In Europe alone, these sales are higher than in the auto industry. It's a matter of respect that those who generate these enormous sales with their professional skills and their hard work …
”Standing Up for the Self-employed” article in British Cinematographer
IMAGO Working Conditions Committee published in British Cinematographer. …
Working Conditions Committee – IAGA 2023 Presentation
Please enjoy the committee's presentation during IMAGO’s 30th Anniversary Celebration in Rome (March 25, 2023). …
IMAGO Working Conditions Keynote – MADRID
Dear friends, Digitization has changed the world like a tidal wave and will transform it even more than we can imagine. The film industry is a blueprint and avant-garde of a present and future world of work. Considering that, filmmakers must not give in …
Statement on Guidelines on the Application of EU Competition Law to Collective Agreements on Working Conditions of Solo Self-Employed People
IMAGO, together with other artists' associations, has repeatedly demanded in Brussels that self-employed people should not be subject to antitrust law. The reason for this is their economic weakness and the resulting lack of contractual freedom. They are …
Urgent Call (2021)
The terrible death of our colleague Halyna Hutchins made us very clearly aware that the gross disregard of safety rules and the increasingly cynical treatment of employees in the film industry can no longer be accepted. We believe that cinematographers have a …
VIENNA DOCUMENTS 2019
FAIR TRADE IN FILMMAKINGhttps://www.imago.org/images/pdfs/WORKING_CONDITIONS/EUXXL-Resolution_FIN_new.pdf GENDER EQUALITY / WORKING CONDITIONShttps://www.imago.org/images/pdfs/WORKING_CONDITIONS/EUXXL-Workshop-GenderEquality_2019-03-23.pdf FILM …
EYES HALF SHUT
A report on long hours and productivity in the UK film and TV industry By Paul Evans and Jonathan Green Over the past year, our freelance branches in the production sector have been in negotiations with employers about terms and conditions for workers on …
Japanese Society of Cinematographers focus on health
By Akira Sako JSC High blood pressure is common in Japan. It is estimated that more than 43 million Japanese of a total population of 127 million inhabitants suffer from high blood pressure.The problem is that Japanese cinematographers and film workers work …
IMAGO and FERA joins forces on working conditions
IMAGO and FERA, the European Federation of Film Directors, will join forces to focus on film workers working conditions. The cultural and creative industries are a driving force behind the value creation in Europe and elsewhere, occupying two and a half times …
Working conditions and safety: A matter of life and death
Yet another highly respected colleague, Mark Milestone (54), has tragically died in an accident during shooting for the Netflix/BBC series «The forgiving Earth», in Ghana. We understand the accident shall have happened in connection with a car stunt. We do not …
