Cinema and Audiovisual
“Words that become texts, text that becomes pages, pages that become books whose content is used to create images. »
Peter Greenaway
Our services
Development
- Negotiation and drafting of rights chains in France and abroad;
- Copyright assignment contracts;
- Advice and relations with the heirs;
- Contracts for the adaptation of pre-existing works (French and foreign books, plays, remakes, sequels, video games, etc.);
- Scenario or graphic bible contracts;
- Contract for the purchase of foreign formats, in particular with regard to the production of TV series or streaming programs;
- Institutional film contract;
- Contract for new interactive, immersive and 3D content for museums, exhibitions, artistic events;
- Analysis of the content of works with regard to issues related to the violation of personality rights, privacy, defamation, counterfeiting;
- Management of relations between co-authors in an amicable approach on the analysis of their contribution;
- Negotiation and drafting of development financing contracts: soficas, private investors, development agreements concluded with broadcasters, audiovisual groups, etc.
Production
Structuring of the financing of works: sofica contracts, broadcasters, co-producers, private investors, foreign co-producers, experimental tokenization via Blockchain, etc. ;
Assistance and advice in the preparation of grant application files;
Assistance and advice in the preparation of film approval files by the CNC, particularly in the case of international co-production;
Negotiation and drafting of contracts for French and foreign performers;
Negotiation and drafting of all contracts relating to the filming of works: set rental agreement, transfer of rights to works incorporated into a film, etc.;
Implementation of securities (pledge and delegation of revenue);
Negotiation and drafting of all contracts relating to film music;
E&O insurance (support for producers and distributors);
Adaptation of contracts to advanced creative technologies, IA, XR, AR, VR;
Operation
- Negotiation and drafting of all contracts relating to the exploitation of works: transfer of broadcasting rights, transfer abroad, transfer of derivative rights (remake, sequel, novelization, adaptation in the form of video games, etc.) ;
- Analysis and negotiation of contracts with OTT and VOD;
- Legal management of film catalogs;
- Advice on restoration operations and digitization of heritage films;
- Operations and audit of sale of production companies;
- Operation and audit of film catalog transfer;
- Management of pre-litigation with any participant;
- Statuses and conflicts between authors;
- Preparation, organization and support of author succession with a corresponding specialized notary from our Network;
- Optimization of the personal tax and social situation with a corresponding tax expert from our Network;
- Presentation of solutions using the Blockchain in particular for upstream investment, the monitoring of production expenses with paid operators, and especially revenue feedback.