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As announced, the GVL forwards royalties from abroad to its rights holders this quarter.
In this distribution round, royalties will be paid out from France, the Netherlands, Austria and Great Britain, among others. In total, the GVL will pay more than 4 million Euros to its artists and producers. The basis for this payout is the repertoire and participation reports on the GVL's online portals.
The recently concluded representation agreement for audiovisual productions with the Swiss SWISSPERFORM also leads to distributions to actors and dubbing actors for the first time.
As usual, you can find your payment notifications (AZM) in your my.gvl account: Log in at mygvl.de with your access data. Click on "My Account" in the menu under "Service", then on "Payouts". Under "Remuneration" your detailed report will be filed accordingly in the next two weeks. In principle, heirs will receive their payout notification by post.
In one week's time, the 16th Reeperbahn Festival will once again open its doors to all music and culture enthusiasts for four days in the heart of Hamburg, making it the hub of the international music scene for this period. It is the industry event of the year - and of course we will be there live again!
Producers can check out your individual distribution results and payout notifications and statements on label.gvl.
Update 27.09.21: The application portal has been closed early because the funds have already been exhausted due to the number of applications.
As early as at the end of August, i.e. in much less than four weeks after the launch of the application period, GVL managed to pay out the first scholarships to creatives. With the scholarship programme NEUSTART KULTUR, GVL and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM), Monika Grütters, are reviving the creative and culture industries.
With the scholarship programme under NEUSTART KULTUR, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media and GVL would like to help creatives who are severely restricted in their artistic work by the COVID 19 pandemic to make creative use of the current situation. Freelance artists or performers who work for the duration of a specific production can apply online via the application portal, specifically set up by GVL, under gvl-stipendienprogramm.de for a scholarship of €5,000.
Hardly anyone has been affected by corona lockdowns as hard as freelance performers and artists: Nearly all events, ranging from rock concerts to operas, were cancelled. Many studio productions or film shooting could also not be executed. With the scholarship programme NEUSTART KULTUR, GVL and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) intend to revive the creative and culture industries. Freelance artists can receive EUR 5,000 for creative measures this autumn. The application portal of GVL with all the details on the support and how to apply is now open.
The pop music award is thus adding another important for the music scene in Germany to the awards APPLAUS and the German Jazz Award which have already been called into life by Initiative Music. Initiative Music provides a harbour for the academy of the new award which has been initiated by the Federal Minister for Culture and Media, Monika Grütters.