The Motion Picture Association signed two declarations at the Lumière Summit on Monday, joining governments and private groups from around the world in backing new statements on cinema’s future and the fight against piracy.
The summit had two chairs, French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. MPA chair and CEO Charles Rivkin took part in two business meetings tied to the event.
Two Declarations, One Signature
The MPA put its name to the Lumière Declaration on the Future of Cinema and the Moving Image. It also signed the Declaration on Strengthened International Cooperation in the Fight Against Film and Audiovisual Piracy.
Both documents carry signatures from governments and private groups across the world, according to the source material.
Sitting Down With Macron and Lee
Rivkin joined two separate roundtable meetings at the summit. One, with President Lee, centered on the industry’s dealings with Korea’s arts and entertainment world. The other, with President Macron, looked at the future of the industry and ways to build closer ties with France’s arts and entertainment world.
MPA member studio CEOs took part in both sessions.
Rivkin said the industry rests on a plain fact: audiences love great stories, well told. He said that from the U.S. to France to Korea and beyond, each nation has a stake in keeping the industry a force for freedom, a source of support, and a driver of jobs, advancement, and opportunity. He called the summit a chance to turn that common ground into greater cooperation.
Anthonis Speaks on Korea
Emilie Anthonis, president and managing director of the MPA’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region, joined a session on Korea’s growing place in the global film and television industry. President Lee also took part in that session.
Anthonis also spoke in a session titled “The Race Against Piracy: A Global Challenge.”
The Piracy Fight
In that session, Anthonis pointed to the work of the MPA and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, known as ACE, the world’s leading coalition against film theft. She addressed the scale of content theft that spans borders.
Anthonis said the summit agreed that protecting intellectual property and fighting piracy are necessary to keeping the arts economy alive, per the source material.
The Meetings at a Glance
Here’s a quick look at how the sessions broke down:
| Session | Also Taking Part | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting with President Lee | Charles Rivkin, MPA member studio CEOs | Industry dealings with Korea’s arts world |
| Meeting with President Macron | Charles Rivkin, MPA member studio CEOs | Future of the industry, closer ties with France’s arts world |
| Korea’s global place session | Emilie Anthonis, President Lee | Korea’s growing place in film and TV |
| “The Race Against Piracy: A Global Challenge” | Emilie Anthonis | Content theft that spans borders, work of MPA and ACE |
Who Makes Up the MPA
The MPA’s member studios are Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery.
MPA member studio CEOs were included in the meetings with Macron and Lee, alongside Rivkin.
After the Summit
The source material gives no exact detail on what steps follow the two signings. What it does show is a summit where the MPA joined governments and private groups from around the world in putting their names to the same pair of documents.
Source: variety.com
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