Distributing of Audiovisual Works and Contemporary Distribution 1

Subject guarantor:

Aleš DANIELIS

Name of lecturer(s):

Aleš DANIELIS

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The lectures aim is to provide student with knowledge enabling indpendent negotiations of licensing and distribution contracts and a good bearing in those.

Mode of study:

Study and analysis of assigned texts, moderated and non-moderated discussions, lectures, presentation of instructor experience.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Successfull completion of „Audiovisual Distribution I and II.“

Recommended optional programme components:

Ability to apply one's experience to any type of commercial negotiations.

Course contents:

The producer and commercial licensing rights as a part of film finance. Business negotiations and legal aspects of concluding license and distribution contracts. Bearing in international terminology which is used in negotiating and concluding contracts.

1. Licensing rights - one of the key activities of the producer

2. Basic legal foundations

3. Business negotiations and creating business agreements

4. Basic concepts used in internation film business

5. Example IFTA contracts and other types of contractual agreements

6. Structure of distribution contracts

7. Basic definition of the content of distribution contracts.

8. Production finance and its distribution - pre-sales

9. Business requirements of distribution contracts.

10. Particulars of distribution contracts with domestic distributors

11. Sample distribution contracts in the Czech Republic

12. General contract conditions between the distributor and cinema operator.

13. Sample contracts between the distributor and Czech Republic cinema operators.

Recommended or required reading:

Ivo Telec - Autorský zákon - komentář C.H. Beck 1997

Filip Bobiňski - Financování a distribuce filmu - diplomová práce

IFTA Multiple Right Deal Memo - dodáno pedagogem při přednášce

IFTA Definition and Standard Terms - dodáno pedagogem při přednášce

General business conditions - given by the instructor at the lecture

Sample licensing, distribution agreements -given by the instructor at the lecture

Sample contract between the distributor and cinema operator - given by the instructor at the lecture.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes and lectures

Assessment methods and criteria:

A demonstration of a good bearing in the study by completing the final oral exam containing questions from the course - Distribution of Audio-Visual Work 1 - 3.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	místnost 334 Učebna KP (Lažanský palác) DANIELIS A. 18:10–19:45 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	18:10–19:45	DANIELIS A.	Učebna KP Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Production - Master (qualification subject)