ARTISTS RIGHTS

The UHD Alliance (UHDA), along with leaders in consumer electronics, the Hollywood studios, and members of the filmmaking community, collaborate on a new viewing mode for watching movies and episodic TV called “Filmmaker Mode™.”

Filmmaker Reed Morano calls attention to the “smooth motion” default factory setting on televisions that alters film, making everything presented look like it was shot in HD.

Robert Rosen receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

The Film Foundation establishes “The Zinnemann Fund” to serve as a resource to fight for artists rights.

Italian broadcaster Telemontecario is ordered to pay damages and destroy all copies of a colorized version of Fred Zinnemann’s THE SEVENTH CROSS.

Bertrand Tavernier receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

Martin Scorsese, along with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, send a letter to Sony Pictures regarding DVD releases that alter the original film.

Curtis Hanson receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

The Film Foundation consolidates with the Artists Rights Foundation, under the umbrella of the Directors Guild of America.

The Artists Rights Education and Legal Defense Fund is created as an advisory committee to provide guidance on all issues relating to the protection and expansion of artists rights.

Martin Scorsese partners with Philips Consumer Electronics to launch an education campaign called “See What You’ve Been Missing,” to provide consumers with a clear understanding of presenting widescreen films in their original aspect ratio. 

Sydney Pollack receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

Tim Zinnemann, the son of legendary film director Fred Zinnemann, filed a lawsuit in Rome against the Italian television station Telemontecarlo to stop the broadcasting of a colorized version of his father's film "THE SEVENTH CROSS (pictured)." The suit claimed that the station's colorization of Fred Zinnemann's film violates the directors "moral rights." 

Tom Cruise receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

Milos Forman receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights. 

John Paul Getty receives the Artists Rights Foundation’s first Stewardship Award.

Martin Scorsese receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

Steven Spielberg receives the John Huston Award for Artists Rights.

Director Fred Zinnemann (pictured) receives the first John Huston Award for Artists Rights, given to individuals who are dedicated to protecting the work of film artists from alteration and to ensuring that the artists' visions remain intact for future generations to enjoy. Steven Spielberg presented the inaugural award to Tim Zinnemann, the son of the legendary filmmaker. 

Martin Scorsese participates in the International Artists Rights Symposium in Los Angeles, CA. 

ARF establishes the John Huston Award for Artists Rights to be given to individuals who are dedicated to protecting the work of film artists from alteration and to ensuring that the artists' visions remain intact for future generations to enjoy.

Martin Scorsese, representing the DGA, testifies before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property & Judicial Administration of the Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives against the alteration of films on TV, and in support of consumer labeling. A presentation reel is shown to educate about Pan & Scan vs. Letterboxing for widescreen films.

The Artists Rights Foundation (ARF), a non-profit entertainment community-based educational organization is founded by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and chaired by Elliot Silverstein (pictured) to bring together the industry's foremost creative leaders to safeguard the rights of artists, protect their works from alteration, and ensure that the artists' visions remains intact for future generations to enjoy. 

Martin Scorsese joins the ARF board.