The Association of Finnish Film Directors (SELO) became a registered association in 1986. The aim of SELO as a professional membership organisation is to act as a national tie-up amongst Finnish film directors and to improve both tangible and intangible conditions for the work of directors, to promote the Finnish cinema, and to oversee the professional interests of its members and guard against copyright infringements. SELO organizes seminars and training dealing with the substance of the film director's work. SELO is a member of FERA (European Film Directors' Association) and Kopiosto, a joint copyright organization of authors, publishers and performing artists.