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The head of the Acting Syndicate in Egypt, artist Ashraf Zaki, escalated his stance regarding the public performance rights crisis, calling on members of the syndicate's general assembly to mobilize to pressure production companies to activate this right, which the artistic unions have been demanding for years, and hinted at taking escalatory steps that may reach stopping filming.

A fateful issue

Ashraf Zaki affirmed in an official statement that the syndicate stands at a pivotal moment concerning a just cause that affects the present of the artist and the future of thousands of families, stressing that the public performance right does not belong to a specific artist or a particular generation, but represents a right for everyone who stood before the camera or graced the stage and spent their life serving Egyptian art.

Invoking history

The head of the Acting Syndicate recalled historical moments when artists united in defense of their rights and the dignity of their profession, referring to the historic sit-in to pass Law No. 103, when artist Tahiyya Karioka was at the forefront, asserting that the syndicate has not experienced a moment requiring unity and solidarity as it does now.

Call for solidarity

Zaki called on all artists to hold onto their rights and not squander them, considering that the syndicate's strength lies in the unity of its members and their ability to win their legitimate rights and protect the rights of future generations. He also urged artists to attend the Syndicate of Acting Professions club headquarters at 8:30 PM next Wednesday to participate in a meeting he described as an opportunity to write "a new page titled dignity and right." This call came amid the escalating dispute between the Acting Syndicate and artistic production companies over activating the public performance right.

Yasser Galal

Dispute with producers

Recently, a meeting was held with a number of producers at the Cinema Industry Chamber, during which they declared their objection to activating the law, stressing the need to consider the difficult economic conditions and financial crises facing production companies, and calling for supporting the industry at this stage.

Joint action

In response, Ashraf Zaki held a meeting with cinematographers syndicate head Mosaad Fouda, head of the Drama Authors Association Ayman Salama, head of the Association of Children of Egyptian Artists Madi al-Daqn, as well as Senate member artist Yasser Galal, to discuss mechanisms for activating the law.

The attendees affirmed that the public performance right is an inherent right of artists and their heirs, contributing to preserving their financial rights that have been neglected for years.

Senate member and Deputy Head of the Culture Committee, artist Yasser Galal, also adopted the issue and raised it for discussion under the parliament dome, in his capacity as a council member, as part of efforts to activate the public performance right and ensure its implementation to preserve artists' rights.

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