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GVL published its annual report together with the first transparency report for financial year 2016 on 30/08/2017. From now on, GVL’s annual reports include further economic and market-specific details in addition to the obligatory key performance indicators. GVL thus exceeds the statutory transparency requirements in a comprehensive manner.

In the course of this year’s Associates’ and Delegates’ Assembly, GVL has announced record figures for its 2016 collections. In the reporting period, the organisation collected more than EUR 271m on behalf of its members.

You can find the german version of the presentation of GVL's Rights Holders' Assembly, which took place in Berlin on 5 May 2017.

In line with its usual schedule - GVL’s Rights Holders’ Assembly took place last Friday, 5th of May 2017, in Berlin. 327 GVL rights holders voted directly and 712 rights holders via proxy to elect 22 delegates from a pool of 52 candidates. 

Our long-term Board member, the lyricist and music producer Frank Dostal, passed away unexpectedly in the night from 17th to 18th April, aged 71.

We can guarantee that complete documentations relating to a GVL representation agreement submitted by our rights holders prior to 14 April 2017 will be processed in the run-up to the Rights Holders’ Assembly on 05 May 2017. If you hold an executed GVL representation agreement you are entitled to and cordially invited to attend the GVL Rights Holders’ Assembly.

With regards to the closing distribution 2010-2012 we would like to draw your attention that any relevant contributions that you register in artsys.gvl by 16/04/2017 at the latest, shall definitely be taken into consideration for the closing distribution in December 2017.

GVL is making further productions available in the so-called open budgets so that members can register their contributions. From 23 February 2017, actors can register their contributions to commercials via the portal www.artsys.gvl.de. Musicians have already been able to register their contributions via the sub-budget TV advertising since 02 January 2017; actors have had access to the category documentary films (cinema/TV) since 01 February 2017 for registration purposes.

<p>GVL will hold its next rights holders’ assembly on 05 May 2017 in the Hotel Intercontinental Berlin in Berlin. At the assembly, GVL members will elect their representatives for the individual group assemblies, i.e. their delegates.</p>