ESSENTIAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK 2014

Clearing Rights for Film and TV

Participants
Professionals from the film and television industry, such as producers, distributors, commissioning editors, bankers, directors, writers, TV broadcasters and lawyers
Date and venue
Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 April 2014, on Mallorca, Spain
Registration/Application deadline
expired!
Fee
Regular participation (incl. accommodation and meals) for Swiss participants:
1st person € 1.000.-, 2nd person from the same company € 880.-
Language
English
Organisation
Erich Pommer Institut: Nadja Radojevic (Head of International Training)
The Workshops enable film and TV professionals to update and deepen their knowledge fast and effectively. They offer compact information with an emphasis on legal and financial aspects and can be booked separately:

  • Clearing Rights for Film and TV: 9.-13.4.2014 (see below)
  • European Co-Production - Legal and Financial Aspects: 15.-19.10.2014, in Berlin
  • Digital Strategies - Financing, Marketing and Distribution 2.0: 3.-7.12.2014, in Berlin

Clearing Rights for Film and TV

Scripts based on real stories, a Warhol poster in the background of a scene, and a protagonist humming a Robbie Williams song - not all rights contained in a script or a film are that obvious. Only a detailed analysis can avoid cost-intensive pitfalls. Rights clearance is becoming increasingly important, both nationally and internationally. This seminar and workshop offers the practical knowledge to identify and clear rights fast and effectively. Teaching will combine theoretical and practical work on the case including best practices and strategies.

Topics

  • Clearing personality rights
  • Clearing music rights
  • Clearing rights for documentaries and factual entertainment
  • Trademarks and artworks in film and TV
  • Rights clearance at Zentropa
  • Clearing rights at NBC Universal
  • Who is paying? How E & O insurances work
  • Global perspective: Cases in different national jurisdictions

Speakers

Henning Brehm, Design Tourist, Germany
Dr. Martin Diesbach, Noerr LLP, Germany
Sylvia Hess LL.M., Red Bull Media House, Austria
Caroline Kean, Wiggin LLP, UK
Anders Kjærhauge, Zentropa, Denmark
Gillian M. Lusins, NBC Universal, USA
Kai May, Unverzagt von Have, Germany
Chris Newton, Principia Underwriting, UK
Aimée Wolfson, Sony Pictures Entertainment, USA
Proposed by

ALT

FOCAL

With the support of

MEDIA

Supported by

Brehm & v. Moers
Medienboard BerlinBrandenburg
Noerr LLP
RöverBrönner
Unverzagt von Have
VFF Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten
Focal is supported by
OFC