2. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
Research carried out by a Consortium composed by the UAB, the European Think Tank on Film Policy, CUMEDIAE, and AEDE.
To provide reliable data and analyses on the educational use of audiovisual content in schools.
To specify obstacles and good practices considering three perspectives:
Schools
Film industry
Copyright legal framework

3. METHODOLOGY 28 Member States of the EU. Questionnaires sent to
Primary and secondary schools across Europe (6,701)
In-depth consultation with
Experts in film literacy
European film industry organisations
Producers, distributors, sales agents
National film agencies
Film heritage institutions
Interviews with selected key actors

4. SCHOOLS
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 4

5. SCHOOLS
LIMITED USE OF FILMS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT 5

6. SCHOOLS
TEACHING OF FILM LITERACY IS NOT A GENERAL PRACTICE 6

7. SCHOOLS
USE OF FILMS OFTEN INCLUDED IN TEACHING OF OTHER SUBJECTS

8. SCHOOLS
DIVERSE ORIGIN FOR AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT WITH STRONG ROLE FOR PRIVATE MATERIAL 8

9. SCHOOLS TEACHERS…. Poor training opportunities for teachers.
Limited qualifications among teachers in film literacy.
But… TEACHERS SUPPORT FILM LITERACY (60% would recommend film education as a subject to be made obligatory in order to teach film literacy) 9

10. FILM INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND SCHOOLS10

11. FILM INDUSTRY
VERY LIMITED LICENSING OF FILMS TO SCHOOLS 11

12. FILM INDUSTRY
ESSENTIAL ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS 12

13. THE COPYRIGHT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Main Text: Directive on Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (2001/29/EC)
Harmonization of three different rights:
Reproduction
Making available to the public
Communication to the public 13

14. THE COPYRIGHT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The non-compulsory application of the copyright exception for teaching use in the Directive has resulted in a divergent application.
Film use in education is conceived as “illustration”: does not include full films?
The screening of full movies at schools is a matter of diverse national interpretation.
National legislations differ too much about the uses allowed under the teaching exception. 14

15. THE COPYRIGHT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Differences between Member States on screening of films in schools:
Free screening of films in a classroom
Statutory licensing requiring payment of compensation or remuneration
Framework agreements based on voluntary collective licenses and managed by collecting societies.

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19. Nuria Fernández-García
Thank you for your attention!
Nuria Fernández-García
Senior Researcher