What’s In a Screenplay Writer’s Agreement?

What’s In a Screenplay Writer’s Agreement? The screenplay writer’s agreement is a unique document that is used to outline the details of a screenplay. And the sharing of payments or profits that might be made from the film’s later distribution. As a screenwriter, it’s important to understand how the screenplay writer’s agreement works. And what’s […]

Is Errors and Omissions insurance for a Documentary Film Hard to Get?

Independent filmmakers are frequently shocked when they first see how much errors and omissions insurance costs. And the fact that they have to carry the policy for a period of between 3 and 5 years on average. Even for a documentary film production. Before distributing your film though, it’s a guarantee to have the distributor […]

Is it Common for a Distributor to Pay for a Film’s Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy?

Is it Common for a Distributor to Pay for a Film’s Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy? If you’re an independent filmmaker that is about to distribute your first film you might be surprised when a distributor requests that you carry errors and omissions insurance in order to move forward with a distribution deal. You might […]

Understanding the Non-Disclosure Agreement Between Screenwriter and Producer

Protecting your assets as a screenwriter is a daily chore. You naturally want to share your ideas with the producers that could potentially bring them to fruition but you also realize that there are people in this world that are not who they say they are. Thus, the non-disclosure agreement between screenwriter and producer is […]

What is a Film Certificate of Origin?

As an independent filmmaker, whenever you reach the point of film distribution for your work. There are going to be several different contracts and legal documents that will be required. It’s best for you to organize your distribution documents ahead of time. So that you don’t face any potential hurdles when you near the distribution […]

How to Option Film Rights to a Book

We’ve all been in the position before where we’ve read that really amazing book and thought to ourselves, “This would be such a good movie.” But as a film producer, it’s hard not to actually seriously consider optioning film rights to a book that you’ve fallen in love with. When you know, you know…And if […]

What Is Private Film Equity?

What Is Private Film Equity? Financing a film is a big deal that requires a lot of patience. If you’re new to film production, you might not understand the different forms of private equity film financing that are available or even what private equity financing for film is. If you’re wondering, “What is private film […]

How to Copyright a Character from a Film

How to Copyright a Character from a Film As a filmmaker, you’re bound to produce films that have exceptional characters within them. That draw the interest of the audience more so than any other element of the film. In fact, a fictional character within your film might be so profound. That an added need to […]

Should I Copyright my Screenplay?

Should I Copyright my Screenplay? As a screenwriter, you probably spend countless hours at your desk, watching the cursor as it moves eloquently along the page, adding line after line of text. But it’s more than just text, you’re creating the lives of new characters, an entirely new world is being produced, just one word […]

Understanding the Completion Guarantee for Film

Understanding the Completion Guarantee for Film The completion guarantee for film is a unique promise that is made between the guarantor and the filmmaker that basically states that a film which is currently at some stage of production will actually be completed and delivered to a distributor within a specified time period. If you’ve never […]