Business Structures for Filmmakers
This information sheet considers the advantages and disadvantages of the several business structures for filmmakers....
Information Sheets
Filming with a Smartphone/Hidden Camera Information Sheet
Making films on a smartphone or using surveillance and listening devices raises important issues such...
Moral rights
Moral rights protect the personal relationship between a creator and their work even if the...
Film Location Releases
If you are filming on private property or in a public space (such as a...
Protecting Business Names, Trade Marks and Domain Names
This information sheet provides an overview on professional names, including the steps you can take...
Using brands and products in film
This information sheet covers the legal issues as well as the money-making opportunities that exist...
Putting Your Film or Photo Online
This information sheet outlines the legal issues artists or arts organisations should consider when planning...
Performers’ rights
Actors, circus performers, musicians, dancers and other live performers may have performers’ rights in their...
Film competitions
Entering a film competition creates a binding contract between the film maker and the competition...
Telling people’s stories on film
Film makers sometimes choose to base their stories on real events and real people. Documentaries...
Writers and authors: useful resources
This information sheet lists resources, including sample agreements, which authors, writers and illustrators may find...
Copyright Collecting Societies
Collecting societies collect royalties on behalf of their members. Members are artists, authors, musicians and...
