Essential Legal Framework 2016

The Erich Pommer Institute offers training events that are designed to meet the specific needs of the European audiovisual industry. The goal is to enable film and TV professionals to update and deepen their knowledge fast and effectively. The workshops offer compact information with an emphasis on legal and financial aspects and can be booked separately.

Training Events in 2016:

• Clearing Rights for Film and TV: 13.-17.4.2016 (see below)
• European Co-Production - Legal and Financial Aspects: Autumn 2016 in Berlin
• Digital Strategies - Financing, Marketing and Distribution 2.0: Autumn 2016 in Barcelona (tbc)
• e:training European Co-Production: ongoing - start anytime

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 costintensive 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.

Examples and case studies include:

30 ROCK, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, BORAT, ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS, WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF, DEAR WENDY

Topics

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