Our Team not only know the law but can give valuable insight about how to take a project from inception to public release. We have provided practical commercial advice and solutions to a number of Australia’s leading industry personnel (producers, directors and writers). We also have extensive experience in dealing with major American and European distributors.

Our services in these areas include:

Film and Television

• advice on financing options (investment and development agreements)
• advice on producer offset (Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Act 2007
• option agreements
• chain of title issues
• talent and crew agreements
• production and post production issues
• co-production agreements
• distribution issues
• mechanical licences
• broadcast licensing and regulatory issues
• film industry negotiations
• intellectual property (copyright and trademark) matters that may arise

Theatre

• rental agreements
• co-production agreements
• grand rights negotiations
• other performance related legal issues

Our legal team have extensive experience in these highly specialised fields and maintain close links with the Australian entertainment industry as evidenced through our membership on the following Boards of:

• Film Victoria www.film.vic.gov.au      
• VCA Film & Television School www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/ftv/           
• Public Galleries Association of Victoria www.pgav.org.au    
• Chambermade Opera www.chambermade.org.au  
• Australian International Documentary Conference www.aidc.com.au         
• The Melbourne Queer Film Festival www.melbournequeerfilm.com.au/