Py mco Boulevard General Wahie 16 F The First IMAGO SURVEY on Living and Working Conditions of Cinematographers in Europe and on International Territory Brussels, February 2012‘Acknowledgments Introduction (Background and objectives) Section 1: Characteristics of cinematographers participating in the survey. Section 2: Work patterns Section 3: Income ard Taxation! Section 4: Social and Health Protection Section 5: Working Conditions and Mobility Section 6: Reflections on careers Section 7: ConclusionsAcknowledgements ‘The present survey has been commissioned by the Board of IMAGO (European Federation of Cinematographers) In January of 2011 to the ‘working condition committee in the context of Important initiatives on European level in order to improve working and social conditions of workers, especially regarding the approval of the Directive of working time rules. IMAGO intention Is to contribute to this discussion. IMAGO would Ike to thank especially Tony Costa and Dr. Cristina Busch, legal advisor for thelr work regarding the elaboration, ongoing control of data collection and final evaluation or interpretation of the questionnaire. IMAGO also thanks specially Moritz Gleselmann and Idan Or for thelr assistance In the evaluation and Andreas Fischer Hansen, Professor Kurt Brazda, Dr. Michael Neubauer and Roly Hahn for thelr input to the survey questionnaire, Thanks too to Joao Pinto for the graphics illustrating the survey. Of course, IMAGO thanks the 344 cinematographers from all over the world who had the Interest and patience to complete the questionnaire, without whose collaboration this study could not have been possible. ‘Nigel Walters President of IMAGO February 2012