The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has re-elected electronic music producer Jean-Michel Jarre as its president in its 2016 elections.
The elections, held in Paris on June 3 during CISAC’s 2016 general assembly - which this year marks the organisation’s 90th anniversary - also saw the organisation's vice presidents and board of directors named. Three of CISAC’s vice presidents were re-elected: Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo from Benin; Argentinean director Marcelo Piñeyro and Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow. The confederation also announced the election of award-winning Chinese film director, scriptwriter and producer Jia Zhang-ke as vice president.
Commenting on the election of the president and vice presidents, CISAC director general Gadi Oron said: “We are thrilled that Jean-Michel Jarre, Angélique Kidjo, Marcelo Piñeyro and Ousmane Sow have been re-elected as president and vice-presidents of CISAC. We are also delighted to welcome celebrated film director Jia Zhang-ke as our new vice president. Jia’s election would help strengthen CISAC’s relationship with China and the community of Chinese creators, at a time when China is increasingly improving its protection of authors’ rights and establishing itself as a leading market for creative content.”
Jarre has been president of CISAC since 2013, and has raised the organisation's profile internationally by speaking about authors' rights at institutions such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the United Nations and UNESCO.
CISAC was established in Paris in 1926 by a small group of like-minded societies that shared a common goal, to represent the interests of authors, and a common model, the collective management of rights. 90 years later, it has 230 members representing over four million creators from all artistic fields: music, audiovisual, drama, literature and visual arts.
CISAC’s General Assembly also elected a new Board of Directors consisting of 20 member societies, each of which will serve for a three-year term. The new 2016-2019 Board of Directors is effective immediately and comprises representatives from the following authors’ societies: APRA (Australia), ARTISJUS (Hungary), ASCAP (U.S.A.), Bildupphovsrätt (Sweden), BMI (U.S.A), GEMA (Germany), JASRAC (Japan), LIRA (Netherlands), ONDA (Algeria), PRS for Music (U.K.), SACD (France), SACEM (France), SACM (Mexico), SADAIC (Argentina), SAMRO (South Africa), SGAE (Spain), SIAE (Italy), SOCAN (Canada), UBC (Brazil) and VEGAP (Spain).
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