CAMERIMAGE APPEAL

Tuesday September 19th, 2006

OPEN LETTER - CIVIC LEGAL INICIATIVE

Aleksander Kwaśniewski
The President Of The Republic Of Poland
Marek Jurek
The Speaker
Bogdan Borusewicz
President of The Senate

Dear Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President of The Senate,

We kindly ask to make amendment to Broadcasting Act. We would like to implement law forbidding TV stations from interrupting feature films with commercials. We consider it copyrights violating and lack of respect for movie creators. It is a barbarian act committed out of lust for profit, hitting spectators and film maniacs. We believe that The Parliament of Republic of Poland will take appropriate action and make amendment to the Broadcasting Act, bringing back the decency to media actions.

This is an assembly of participants and organizers of Camerimage Festival.

THE APPEAL TO THE COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS
WHICH INTERRUPT FILM SCREENINGS WITH COMMERCIALS

Participants and organizers of International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE appeal for ceasing the copyright violation and interruption of feature films screenings by advertisement breaks. Commercial and mercantile reasons may not be the justification to barbic acts of disrespect for filmmakers, the audience and the art of cinema.

FINANCED BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AS PART OF THE TASK: CO-ORGANIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2024

CO-FINANCED BY: THE CITY OF TORUŃ AND KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE REGION

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