The International Federation of Actors (French: Fédération Internationale des Acteurs, FIA) is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing actors.
Federation Internationale des Acteurs | |
 | |
| Abbreviation | FIA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
President | Gabrielle Carteris |
General secretary | Dominick Luquer |
| Affiliations | International Arts and Entertainment Alliance |
| Website | fia-actors |
History
editThe federation was established in 1952, on the initiative of the British Actors' Equity Association, and the Syndicat Français des Artistes-Inteprètes.[1] The organisation's logo was designed by Jean Cocteau.[2] In 1970, the International Federation of Variety Artists joined the organisation.[3]
For many years, the secretariat was independent of both the main international federations of trade unions, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Federation of Trade Unions, and as such, by the 1980s, it represented both unions in capitalist countries, and in communist countries.[4]
In 1997, the organisation affiliated with the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance.[5]
Leadership
editGeneral Secretaries
edit- 1952: Pierre Chesnais
- 1968: Rolf Rembe
- 1974: Gerald Croasdell
- 1983: Rolf Rembe
- 1991: Michael Crosby
- 1996: Katherine Sand
- 2001: Dominick Luquer
Presidents
edit- 1952: Jean Darcante / Gérard Philipe
- 1956: Gordon Sandison
- 1958: Fernand Gravey
- 1964: Rodolfo Landa
- 1967: Vlastimil Fisar
- 1970: Pierre Boucher
- 1973: France Delahalle
- 1982: Peter Heinz Kersten
- 1992: Tomas Bolme
- 2008: Agnete Haaland
- 2012: Ferne Downey
- 2021: Gabrielle Carteris
References
edit- ^ "Introduction". International Federation of Actors. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Alméras, Catherine. "FIA's logo" (PDF). International Federation of Actors.
- ^ Fattmann, Rainer (2002). The Long Road Towards Cooperation (PDF). Bonn: Hans Böckler Foundation. ISBN 3-89892-047-X. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Robert (2009). International Labor Organizations and Organized Labor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. p. 262. ISBN 978-0275977399.
- ^ Verity Burgmann, Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century, pp.122-123