The GVL represents around 12,000 actors and dubbing actors. The Bundesverband Schauspiel (BFFS) is one of the four associates of the GVL. We spoke to BFFS chair Leslie Malton about the current situation of her fellow actors and the challenges facing the industry.

GVL: First we had the Corona pandemic, second inflation due to the outbreak of war and now is AI threatening to turn the entire creative industry upside down. How are German actors and dubbing actors doing right now?

The talk is aimed at everyone - whether beginners or advanced GVL practitioners. We look forward to a lively exchange.
You can find more information on our event page.

If you would like to find out more about the work of the GVL's representatives, we recommend the recently published interview with Josephine Baenisch, head of the Classical Music Team.

In the course of this distribution run, GVL pays out a total of EUR 70m to performers and their legal successors, of which EUR 45m relate to the initial distribution 2022, and EUR 25m are associated with the subsequent distributions 2020 and 2021.

Sandy Backhaus, Head of the Rights Holders’ Division for Performers, explains: “We are happy to report that we managed to increase the payout amount compared to the previous year’s distribution; overall, we could distribute close to EUR 13m more than in autumn 2022.”

As early as twelve years ago, GVL began to move its business with performers into the digital realm. This transformative process has been applied to all of GVL and impacts on our daily business.

Apart from international gigs the festival also offers a number of events on exciting contents for international trade visitors. From 21 to 24 September, in the course of 130 different sessions, talks, networking events and interviews about twelve topic groups, 350 speakers and presenters provide insights into the current challenges and issues with respect to live entertainment, recorded music, media and journalism, among others. 

This message is only relevant for you if you participated in sound recordings with one-time payment (buy-out contract) in the years 1963 to 1971

the protection period for sound recordings released from 1963 onwards has been legally extended from 50 to 70 years. Artists are entitled to a share in the sales revenues of such recordings.  

If you have not yet registered these titles in my.gvl, please do so by 31.01.2024.

In this edition, we are looking back on a rather eventful 2022. GVL income has significantly exceeded our expectations with an amount of €235.4m in 2022. When looking back on the three COVID-19-years, GVL managed to navigate its way through the challenging times of the past years rather successfully. At the same time, we used this period to undertake crucial steps regarding the technical and organisational development of GVL.

Already earlier this month, international revenues were distributed to the entitled performing artists. Now, as planned, the remuneration for recording producers will follow these days. As in the previous year, we have thus achieved our goal of distributing royalties from abroad to our rightsholders on a quarterly basis. 

What can guests expect at the GVL Talk on international righ

The most important events in the international calendar of events include the General Assembly of the International Confederation of Performers' Rights Societies (SCAPR) and the meeting of international producers' representatives in the Performance Rights Committee (PRC Meeting): Both meetings took place in May and GVL was present as one of the leading societies.