Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2010/2306(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European cinema in the digital era PDF (239 KB) DOC (148 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the potential of the European film industry is constantly growing, but the proportion of European productions showing in cinemas is still insufficient; observes that, partly because of the primacy assigned to blockbuster films, the diversity of films in Europe and cinemas’ freedom to decide on their programming are endangered and as a result there is reason to fear an irreversible market concentration in the field of cinema;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the EC to support the full digitisation of EU cinemas and to establish European and national programmes to support the transition to digital technologies; stresses that the programmes should be flexibly aligned with practical requirements;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need to ensure the interoperability of digital projection systems and materials, as well as other devices, as they are particularly needed for smaller and medium-sized screens which take account of the economic context of the European cinema market and thus preserve the diversity of cinema and films;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on producers, distributors and providers of subsidies not to restrict themselves to the DCI standard as a format for digital screening, as, in view of the high investment and follow-up costs, it is not economic to acquire DCI-certified film projectors in the case of smaller screens and auditoriums;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends Member States adopt legislative measures to ensure that audiovisual works, being a part of national heritage, will be collected, catalogued, reconstructed and disseminated for cultural, educational and science purposes, whilst respecting copyright; draws attention to the danger that 35 mm film projectors may be entirely displaced from smaller cinema auditoriums by digital equipment;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in order to ease the digitisation process, flexible and diversified financing, both public and private, should be made available at local, regional, national and European level; stresses that publicly or privately funded digitisation of cinemas must not jeopardise the independence of film theatres and will not lead to a reduction in the diversity of programming and in the market share of European films;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that the so-called Virtual Print Fee (VPF) financing model, is suitable for large cinema networks but is not an optimal solution for small and independent cinemas, which are restrained by the lack of investment funds; calls therefore for clear rules on VPF payments to prevent distortions of competition, which allow individual groups of distributors to decide not to make VPF payments or allow individual cinemas to be excluded from VPF schemes; observes that if legislation is adopted, all distributors will contribute equally to the costs, in order to accelerate the conversion of equipment;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that mechanisms integrating distributors and exhibitors should be implementedalls on the legislature to adopt statutory provisions governing participation by all distributors in the costs of conversion to digital screening and calls for strengthened cooperation between small cinemas to minimise the costs of investment in digital equipment;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that financing models should be promoted which enable independent cinemas to gain access to VPF payments from all distributors; recommends organising purchasing cooperatives in order to make the advantage of group rates available to all cinemas;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that new initiatives must be introduced as part of the next generation of the MEDIA programme to improve and promote translation, dubbing, subtitling and surtitling; calls therefore for a ‘digital programme heading’ to be included in the MEDIA programme in order to simplify conversion to digital formats;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for technology-neutral support for all cinemas which show a high proportion of European films and for an ambitious programme, irrespective of their turnover or number of customers;