Essential Legal Framework

Essential Legal Framework
Under the claim ‹Professionalize the professionals›, the Erich Pommer Institut is offering since 2003 a series of workshops within its programme Essential Legal Framework. These workshops cover important legal fields which are relevant to the development, financing, production as well as to the marketing of films in all forms of media.

European Co-Production: Legal and Financial Aspects
Co-productions between film producers of different EU member states have to cope with complex and changing environments of legal rules and financing opportunities. They have to take into account the relevant differences between copyright laws and its consequences for contracts with foreign talent, production and distribution companies from different member states. They should know about the various tax systems to optimize the taxation of their company and about the possibilities for getting state subsidies including the Media Plus Programme itself.

Topics:

• Case studies: THE MAN FROM LONDON and GOODBYE BAFANA
  From development to production and marketing / Legal and financial aspects
• Co-production treaties and European convention
• European co-production, transatlantic co-production - the legal and financial maze
• Tax shelter programmes in Europe and abroad
• Public support programmes incl. Media Plus Programme and Eurimages
• Marketing and distribution: Selling your film to the world: the work of the sales agent
• Checklists and model contracts

For detailed information and registration, kindly consult > www.epi-media.eu or contact Erich Pommer Institut in Potsdam/Germany 0049.(0)331.721 2885.