During the Venice Film Festival, directors and representatives of directors' guilds from France, Spain, and Italy met with FERA for the meeting "From Declaration to Action - Defending Creative Freedom: European Authors and the Future of Independent Cinema." This was a follow-up to the "Déclaration des cinéastes" from Cannes 2023. The signatories, including ANAC, 100autori, L'ARP, SRF, ACCION, and FERA, demand that European policymakers enshrine independence as a condition for artistic freedom in AgoraEU. They advocate for fair remuneration for authors, robust AI regulation, and a sustainable ecosystem of independent production.