ACTORES S.C.G.

What ACTORES S.C.G. does

ACTORES S.C.G. (Actores Sociedad Colombiana de Gestión) is a Colombian non-profit collective management society founded in 1989 and headquartered in Bogotá. It operates under the exclusive legal mandate established by Law 1403 of 2010 (Ley Fanny Mikey) to collect and distribute public communication rights for audiovisual performers in Colombia. The society represents approximately 2,165 member actors and is governed through an assembly and board structure, with members participating in the allocation of collected royalties and a 10% carve-out from annual collections funding social welfare programs for performers.

The business model is a regulated pass-through: ACTORES levies collection fees on obligated users and distributes the balance to rights holders. Obligated users span television broadcasters (Caracol, RCN, CityTV, Señal Colombia), cinema chains (Cine Colombia, Cinépolis, Cinemark), digital platforms (Netflix), hospitality (BH Hoteles), and transport companies. The underlying technology stack comprises a repertoire database that maps actors to works and a digital prescription module that supports both national and international distribution cycles. Internationally, ACTORES holds reciprocal agreements with eight or more peer societies, including AISGE (Spain), BECS (UK), SAGAI (Argentina), Chileactores, INTER ARTIS (Peru), UNIARTE (Ecuador), ANDI (Mexico), and VDFS (Austria), and has held the presidency of the Latin Artis federation since 2015, coordinating Ibero-American rights management.

The society's revenue mechanics are tied to gross collections rather than to a commercial price, with administration funded by retention fees on collected royalties. Primary demand drivers are the volume of audiovisual content consumed in Colombia across linear, cinema, streaming, hospitality, and transport channels, and the share of foreign repertoire usage that flows back through reciprocal agreements. The principal structural advantage is the exclusive legal mandate, which forecloses competing domestic collection entities for audiovisual performers' public communication rights.

Name

ACTORES S.C.G.

Legal name

Actores Sociedad Colombiana de Gestión

Website

https://actores.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACTORES S.C.G. is a Colombian non-profit collective management society that, under an exclusive legal mandate (Law 1403 of 2010), collects and distributes public communication rights royalties on behalf of approximately 2,165 audiovisual performers from broadcasters, cinemas, digital platforms, hotels, and transport companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Rights Management

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Royalty, Reporting & Revenue Share Administration (MPADALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contracting, Licensing & Rights Management (Music/Performance Releases) (HSACAHAM)

Keywords

• Collective rights management
• Audiovisual performers royalties
• Public communication rights
• Royalty distribution services
• Copyright management society

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Communication Rights Collection: ACTORES S.C.G. collects public communication rights remuneration from TV channels (open, cable, subscription), cinemas, digital platforms, hotels, and transport companies, as mandated by Law 1403 of 2010 (Ley Fanny Mikey). Revenue is collected from national sources (92.25% of income in 2016) and international reciprocal societies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ACTORES S.C.G. is a non-profit collective management society that collects public communication rights royalties from obligated users (TV broadcasters, cinema chains, cable/subscription operators, digital platforms, hotels, and transport companies) under Law 1403 of 2010 (Ley Fanny Mikey) and distributes those collections to its member audiovisual actors and dubbing artists. It supplements royalty distribution with social welfare programs funded by up to 10% of annual collections and operates digital tools including the Repertorio platform (works and artists database), the Módulo de Prescripción (prescription module for unclaimed distributions), and the Plataforma Socio (member portal).

Product overview

ACTORES S.C.G. is a Colombian collective rights management society for audiovisual performers. The organization operates as a unified platform combining rights collection and distribution services, member management through its platform portal, and social welfare programs. Its digital infrastructure includes the Repertorio system for actor and works identification, and the Módulo de Prescripción for handling unidentified actors and unclaimed payments. All services are governed by Colombian copyright law and authorized by the Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor (DNDA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Derechos de Remuneración por Comunicación Pública (Public Communication Rights Remuneration) Collection and distribution of public communication rights for audiovisual actors and dubbing artists under Law 1403 of 2010, covering obligations from TV broadcasters (Caracol, RCN, CityTV, Señal Colombia, Telecafé, Teleantioquia, Canal Capital), cable/subscription operators, cinema chains (Cine Colombia, Cinemark, Cinépolis, Procinal, Multiplex, Royal Films), digital platforms (Netflix), hotels (BH Hoteles), and transport companies, with reciprocal arrangements covering Spain, UK, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Austria.
• Repertorio de Obras y Artistas (Repertoire of Works and Artists) Online searchable platform (repertorio.actores.tech) that supports identification of actors in audiovisual productions and management of actor profiles, used by the society and members for distribution and identification.
• Módulo de Prescripción (Prescription Module) Web tool (prescripcion.actores.tech) used in distribution processes to surface unregistered actors, non-member actors, deceased titleholders, and unidentified works, allowing members to search by work name and access PDF listings of unidentified characters requiring identification.
• Plataforma Socio (Member Portal) Online portal for members (soci@s) that provides access to distribution information, payment details, a claims module, and personal data management; members can also join as adult actors, minor actors, or heirs via the portal.
• Programa de Bienestar Social (Social Welfare Program) Social welfare program funded with up to 10% of annual collections, providing educational subsidies (up to 80%), medication subsidies, and recreational activities (e.g., Family School, integration outings, Cineclub 'Bitácora Cine') to members and their families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,165 actors received distribution in 2023 (National); $2,755,498,208 COP distributed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AISGE (Sociedad de Gestión de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de los Intérpretes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish collective management society representing audiovisual performers. AISGE provides international royalty collections from Spain and Europe to ACTORES S.C.G. members, with funds distributed annually to Colombian actors.
• SAGAI (Sociedad Argentina de Gestión de Actores Intérpretes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine collective management society. SAGAI distributes royalties collected in Argentina for Colombian actors' performances. In 2018, distributed $1,946,815,012 COP benefiting 1,467 members for performances from 2007–2017.
• ChileactorescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChilean collective management society for audiovisual actors. Chileactores contributes international royalty collections to ACTORES S.C.G. through reciprocal agreements.
• BECS (British Equity Collecting Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBritish collective management society for performers. BECS provides royalty collections from England to ACTORES S.C.G. members through international reciprocal agreements.
• INTER ARTIS PERÚcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian collective management society for audiovisual performers. INTER ARTIS PERÚ enables royalty collection from Peru for Colombian actors' performances.
• UNIARTE (Ecuador)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcuadorian collective management society. UNIARTE received the Latin Artis Award for Excellence in 2018 for advances in intellectual property rights for actors in Ecuador.
• ANDI (Asociación Nacional de Derechos de Intérpretes, México)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican collective management society for performers. ANDI contributed to the 2024 extraordinary foreign distribution ($1,791,832,180 COP to 2,242 members).
• VDFS (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmsender und Produzenten, Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian audiovisual rights management society. VDFS contributed to the 2nd Foreign Distribution of 2019 with collections from Austria.
• Latin Artis (Federación Iberoamericana de Sociedades de Gestión de Derechos de los Artistas Intérpretes)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of collective management societies in Latin America and Spain. ACTORES S.C.G. has held the presidency of Latin Artis since 2015. The federation coordinates international royalty distributions and advocates for performers' rights across Ibero-America. ACTORES S.C.G. participated in Latin Artis assemblies in Rome (December 2017) and held the presidency through its representative Indhira Serrano.
• ACA (Asociación de Actores Colombia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian Actors Association. ACTORES S.C.G. and ACA signed labor agreements with Caracol (March 2017) and RCN (March 2017) establishing improved working conditions for actors including filming schedules, rest days, and other labor standards.
• Dirección Nacional del Derecho de Autor (DNDA)flagshipOthersColombian National Copyright Directorate. The DNDA performs control and legality review of ACTORES S.C.G.'s statutory reforms and audits the society's operations. In May 2016, the DNDA recognized the Committee of Vigilance's work through a felicitation during its audit.
• DIAN (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales de Colombia)coreOthersColombian tax authority. ACTORES S.C.G. is in the process of permanence in the Special Tax Regime (Régimen Tributario Especial) under Art. 364-5 of the National Tax Statute. The DIAN oversees the society's non-profit status and public qualification process.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAGAI: Argentine collective management society for audiovisual performers with the same mandate structure as ACTORES S.C.G. Directly comparable in function, governance, and cross-border reciprocity.
• INTER ARTIS PERÚ: Peruvian collective management society for audiovisual performers with reciprocal agreements with ACTORES S.C.G. Closely analogous mandate and member-base structure.
• ANDI (Asociación Nacional de Derechos de Intérpretes, México): Mexican collective management society representing performers' rights; a key international counterparty whose 2024 collections funded ACTORES S.C.G.'s extraordinary foreign distribution. Operates the same bilateral reciprocity model.
• Chileactores: Chilean collective management society for audiovisual actors, part of the Latin Artis federation alongside ACTORES S.C.G. Same actor-rights-collecting function in a smaller national market.
• AISGE: Spanish collective management society for audiovisual performers, and a core reciprocal partner of ACTORES S.C.G. Same operational model: collecting and distributing public communication rights for actors under national copyright law.
• UNIARTE (Ecuador): Ecuadorian collective management society and Latin Artis member (won the 2018 Latin Artis Excellence Award). Directly comparable as a peer performer-rights collective in a neighboring Andean market.

Regional players

• VDFS (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmsender und Produzenten): Austrian audiovisual rights management society that contributed to ACTORES S.C.G.'s 2019 foreign distributions. Comparable performer-rights collective in a European territory.
• BECS (British Equity Collecting Society): UK collective management society for performers; ACTORES S.C.G. has a 'We to Them' reciprocal agreement. Same business model but serves a developed-market UK membership base.

Broad incumbents

• SCD (Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor): Chilean authors' rights society covering broader copyright holders including performers; overlaps with Chileactores in audiovisual. Larger, multi-rights collective operating under a similar regulatory model.

Others

• Latin Artis: Federation of Ibero-American performer rights societies, presided over by ACTORES S.C.G. since 2015. Not a competitor but a strategic umbrella body coordinating standards and reciprocal collection across the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ActoresSCG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWoPhOwi3KddU5g6gp16eHg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ActoresSCG
• Instagraminstagram.com/actoresscg/?hl=es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/actores-s-c-g-

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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