L'arp

Guild of French authors, directors and producers ( La Société civile des Auteurs Réalisateurs et Producteurs), L'ARP is a French organization that provides collective management of rights in France.

The Guild was founded in 1987 at the initiative of Claude Berry and thirty authors, directors and producers, including Claude Berry, Benex, Claude Lelouch, Claude Miller, Pierre Jolive, Patrick Braoudé, Colin Cerro, Zidi, Jeanne Labrune, Radu Mihailan, Jean-Paul Salome and etc.

It currently has over 200 members.

The sponsors of the Guild of Authors, Directors and Producers of France (L'ARP) are City of Lights, City of Angels Festival in Los Angeles (Los Angeles) and VCU French Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia. ^[one]

The guild works on a membership basis. Licensing revenues are distributed as fees to their members and members of affiliated international societies (SOCAN, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, Society of Composers and Music Authors of Hong Kong, etc.) The remaining funds are used to cover operating costs and salaries to its employees.

For the optimal fulfillment of its tasks, PRA is represented in numerous committees and institutions (Cannes Film Festival, UNIFRANCE, AcSB), and also participates in the development of cinema and audiovisual policies with the National Center for Cinema and Moving Image. L'ARP coordinates its work with the Television and Radio Broadcasting Council (CSA), the European Commission, content publishers and distributors, the Ministry of Culture and Mass Media, and other professional organizations.

The work of the ARP guild is reflected in the organization of cultural events in France and abroad. The Guild of Authors, Directors and Producers of France has established awards for the best works of French authors.