International Federation of Actors

The International Federation of Actors (, FIA) is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing actors.

History The federation was established in 1952, on the initiative of the British Actors' Equity Association, and the Syndicat Français des Artistes-Inteprètes. The organisation's logo was designed by Jean Cocteau. In 1970, the International Federation of Variety Artists joined the organisation.

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.

In 1997, the organisation affiliated with the International Arts and Entertainment Alliance.Verity Burgmann, Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century, pp.122-123

Leadership General Secretaries 1952: Pierre Chesnais 1968: Rolf Rembe 1974: Gerald Croasdell 1983: Rolf Rembe 1991: Michael Crosby 1996: Katherine Sand 2001: Dominick Luquer

Presidents 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

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