After finishing a film, the first instinct is often to think in terms of festivals. In many cases this makes sense, but experience shows that a festival premiere is not automatically the best first step for every project.
It’s important to distinguish between which festivals we’re talking...
Most film contracts don’t become problematic because of bad intentions, but because they’re too vague. Everyone assumes things will be “clarified later”, and in practice, that’s exactly where most legal and industry conflicts begin.
One of the most common issues is unclear rights allocation...