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Take a wide angle shot of the most important issues impacting film and television law today with 8 in-depth, practical sessions covering everything from the latest legislation to workplace hotspots to contracts, IP, funding, insurance and more. Download an impressive range of perspectives from film and TV industry leaders, the accounting world, eminent lawyers and renowned in-house counsel.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units in Substantive Law
This conference was recorded in NSW on 12 September 2018
Hot Topics and Critical Updates
Chair: Sonia Borella, Principal, Borella Buchanan; Consultant, Simpsons Solicitors
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments from the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Sexual Misconduct in the Spotlight
Presented by Helen Carter, Director, PCC Employment Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law and Jacqueline Bate, People and Culture Lead, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
9.50am to 10.35am: How to get What you Want on the Screen: A Roadmap for Avoiding Traps of Defamation, Clearances and Release
Presented by Ian McDonald, Special Counsel, Simpsons Solicitors
10.35am to 11.20am: Chain of Title: A Successful Outcome
Presented by Clare Mirabello, Principal, Mirabello Media and IP Law
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm: Australian Television Repeats and Residuals Update
Presented by Jennifer Lalor, Principal, Lalor Law
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Applying Contract Law Principles to Film and TV Contracts: Practical Guidance
Presented by Ben Kay, Partner, Kay and Hughes
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Funding, Offsets and Insurance
Chair: Georgina Waite, Head of Business Affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Screen Australia Funding: Application, Assessment, Contracting
Presented by Oscar O’Bryan, Senior Lawyer, Screen Australia
3.00pm to 4.00pm: The Producer’s Offset
Presented by Matthew Carter, Media Accounting, Above the Line Accounting
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Film Package Insurance: Keep the Cameras Rolling
Presented by Joe Lo Surdo, Managing Director, Sura Film and Entertainment