MEET THE NOMINEES FOR THE MUSIC MOVES EUROPE TALENT AWARDS 2021
Tonight, the nominees for the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards were announced at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany in presence of the European Commissioner for Culture, Mariya Gabriel.
CULTURAL INDUSTRIES URGE EUROPEAN COMMISSION NOT TO REWRITE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE
As the European Commission consultation on article 17 guidance closes later today, IMPALA joins a wide-ranging group of rightholder organisations in expressing serious concerns with the Commission’s direction of travel.
OP-ED – A CALL TO INVEST IN ALL OUR CREATIVE FUTURES
Performance artist Marina Abramović, singer-songwriters Björk and MØ, dance choreographer Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker, film directors Agnieszka Holland, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, electronic music pionneer Jean-Michel Jarre, theatre director Ivo Van Hove, conceptual visual artist Daniel Buren, film music composer Alberto Iglesias and writer Nina George are among the many acclaimed names behind this call.
FUSING CLIMATE POLICY AND CULTURE – MUSIC DECLARES CLIMATE EMERGENCY MEETS EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER MARIYA GABRIEL
Earlier this week, Music Declares Emergency and IMPALA had a video meeting with Mariya Gabriel, the European Commissioner responsible for culture, innovation, research, education and youth.
INVESTING IN EUROPE’S NEXT GENERATION BY INVESTING IN CULTURE – JOINT SECTOR CALL SIGNED BY OVER 90 ORGANISATIONS
On 19 June, EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the Commission’s proposed recovery fund and EU long-term budget.
Ahead of this meeting, 94 organisations representing the whole spectrum of Europe’s cultural and creative sector have issued a joint call for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level to recover from the crisis.
#THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED, IMPALA POSTPONES MEMBERS AND BOARD MEETING IN SUPPORT OF #BLACKOUTTUESDAY
In support of #BlackOutTuesday IMPALA is pausing all normal business and postponing its members and board meeting scheduled for 2 June.
IMPALA REITERATES CALL FOR AMBITIOUS 5-YEAR RECOVERY STRATEGY AHEAD OF CULTURE MINISTERS MEETING
As the EU’s Ministers of Culture prepare to meet tomorrow to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on cultural and creative sectors, IMPALA reiterates its call for an ambitious 5-year recovery strategy for this sector.
EUROPE’S CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS CALL FOR AMBITIOUS EU BUDGETARY MEASURES TO GET THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS
IMPALA proposes a timeline with ten steps designed to sync with the EU’s own recovery planning. This roadmap forms the basis of a 5-year recovery strategy focussing on one of Europe’s key industries, and one of the first and hardest hit by the current crisis – the cultural and creative sectors.
BOOSTING GROWTH IN EUROPE THROUGH MUSIC AND CULTURE: A ROADMAP TO SYNC WITH THE EU RECOVERY PLAN
IMPALA proposes a timeline with ten steps designed to sync with the EU’s own recovery planning. This roadmap forms the basis of a 5-year recovery strategy focussing on one of Europe’s key industries, and one of the first and hardest hit by the current crisis – the cultural and creative sectors.
MERLIN PROMOTES CHARLIE LEXTON TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Merlin, the digital licensing hub for the world’s independent music sector, has today announced the promotion of Charlie Lexton to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).