Swann Arlaud, Alain Chamfort, Sandrine Bonnaire, Valérie Donzelli and Agnès Jaoui are among the 7,000 signatories of an open letter demanding better remuneration for artists on streaming platforms.
These artists – actors or musicians who create soundtracks – want to be “compensated in proportion to the success of the work on which they collaborate,” they write in this open letter published on Monday. According to them, this is not the case “in the ruthless world of streaming”, dominated by the American giant Netflix.
“A package, simple and unique”
This open letter was launched at the initiative of Adami, a company that manages the rights of actors and musicians for the distribution of their recorded works.
“A resoundingly successful movie or series that accumulates the number of views and seasons? Regardless of the duration of viewing and the number of broadcasts, actresses and actors receive a meager and unique package, determined from the beginning,” the petitioners continue.
The strike in Hollywood as a model
They recall that, however, a 2019 European directive established the principle of “adequate and proportional remuneration of interpreters.” But three years after its transposition into French legislation through a 2021 ordinance, “no agreement has seen the light, leaving actresses and actors in total expectation,” they lament.
“In this situation that seems like the torture of Tantalus, where the law exists but is not applied, it is difficult not to think about duplicating the latest demands of the American sector,” they threaten in reference to the harsh strike that had affected the sector in the United States on last year.
Source: BFM TV
