VEVAM is the Dutch Collective Management Organisation (CMO) for film and television directors. VEVAM is a foundation representing approximately 2800 affiliated Dutch directors. The affiliated directors transfer certain exploitation rights and rights to equitable remuneration to VEVAM when signing an Affiliation Contract. VEVAM also represents foreign directors, on the basis of unilateral or reciprocal representation agreements concluded with foreign copyright societies. VEVAM collects and distributes remunerations for the use of audiovisual works, in particular with respect to the following exploitations.