About Us

ACSIL was founded on February 8, 2003 by twelve of the leading companies engaged in stock image licensing from around the world. The organization acts as a trade association to raise the profile of stock footage as a creative source for all markets, to conduct research into expanding the business of stock footage, and to keep abreast of emerging technologies and their impact as it relates to various aspects within the changing world of the stock footage industry. ACSIL will also represent the stock image industry's position to governmental bodies, other trade associations and NGO's on policy and trade issue.