PAC Workshop: The contracts chain

Carlota Planas, lawyer specializing in Intellectual Property Rights and New Technologies, will share what every filmmaker needs to know about the chain of title and copyright, using specific examples and previous cases, putting special emphasis on the key moments throughout the life of an audiovisual work in which authors and producers must pay attention to what they sign to and what it implies.

A 360 view on IP and contracts starting from the author of the embrionary idea, going through he final script, the director duties, the composer or the actors. The key elements that must be kept in mind when hiring such as creators and technicians. Carlota Planas will also shed light in reference to issues such as the film option agreement contract, commissioning the hiring of authors, as well as in the deliverables list. A review of those legal issues that as producers and artists must be taken into account when making films.

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