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For so many filmmakers, getting a useful understanding of the contracts used in the film industry – production agreements, appearance releases, sales agreements, distribution contracts – means the difference between incurring a hefty legal bill getting a simple question answered or straightforward matter settled versus finding a cheap, free and more favorable solution for everyone involved.
By using portions of actual contracts and agreements used across the independent film business, this workshop with focus on reviewing and analyzing basic concepts of how the most commonly used agreements in filmmaking and distribution are structured – and how they can be understood in non-legal terms. The aim of this workshop is to have students read, understand and even argue contract points such that they walk away armed with not only an understanding of how to read basic contracts – but also the ability to spot how seemingly innocuous clauses of contracts can actually be crucially important.
Instructor: Danny Costa Danny Costa works as a Licensing Editor for SAGE Publishing and runs Direct Current Laboratories as its principal. At SAGE, Danny is responsible for licensing all third-party film & video content for SAGE’s video products. At Direct Current Laboratories, Danny offers consulting and sales to filmmakers, distributors and other entities involved in film releasing. During his career, he has bought, sold or consulted on the release of over 100 individual feature films to date. Previously, Danny was Director of Distribution at Alexander Street Press and ran Alexander Street’s boutique, full-service educational & non-theatrical distributor, Filmakers Library where he acquired and managed the non-theatrical & educational/library releases of nearly 50 documentaries from top festivals like Cannes, The Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance, Sheffield Docfest and SXSW. Before joining Alexander Street Press, Danny operated as an independent consultant. His early clients included independent filmmakers like academy-award winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle, international and domestic film distribution companies and content aggregators–like The Orchard, Inc. Danny holds a B.S. Television & Film from Boston University and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. |
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