November 12, 2019
The Lowes Hotel
1700 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Partner Karen Robson will be a speaker at "Key Legal Issues: Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Film Productions," a panel at the 2019 American Film Market (AFM) conference.
The basics of the legal work necessary to produce feature films in the US are well known. But production deals are not all cookie-cutter. Learn about common mistakes, and how to identify and avoid errors and issues that will not be found in standard forms and books. The discussion will focus on chain of title, how to avoid disputes with investors and financiers, and common clearance issues including music and copyright works. This session will also disclose how to avoid issues in with guilds and completion bonders.
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