8/4/2019 CLE Brochure: "Independent Film and the Law" - The Florida Bar EASL Section

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The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section

in association with The Jacksonville Film Festival

presents

The Sixth Annual

Independent Film and the LawLive Presentation: Friday, October 14, 2011

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens • 829 Riverside AvenueJacsonville, FL 32204 • (904)356-6857

Course No. 1390R

CLE CREDITS

CLER PROGRAM(Max. Credit: 4.5 hours)

General: 4.5 hoursEthics: 1.0 hour

ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS

& SPORTS LAW SECTION

Joseph Z. Fleming, MiamiChair

Cassie Willard, OrlandoChair-elect

Kimberly D. Kolback, MiamiCLE Chair

Carolyn Herman, Jacksonville BeachProgram Chair

12:30 p.m. – 12:55 p.m.Late Registration

12:55 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WelcomeCarolyn Herman, Esq., Chair, Associate Proessor o Proessional Skills, Florida Coastal School o Law, Jacksonville 

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Super 8: Providing Those Elusive (andPotentially Expensive) DeliveralesModerator: Lucille Ponte, Proessor o 

Law, Florida Coastal School o Law,Jacksonville 

Panelists:D. Porpoise Evans, Greenberg Traurig, Miami Cassandra Willard, Esq., Full Sail University,

Winter Park Melissa Ross, Independent Producer and 

Host/Producer, WJCT, Jacksonville 

When signing that all important distributionagreement, many lmmakers ignore Exhibit A:Deliverables – those items that must be urnishedbeore the lm will be released and oten beoreany advances will be paid. This panel will discusswhat deliverables are usually required, rangingrom the technical (e.g., ormatting and soundelements) to the paper documents ( e.g., titleand music clearances, location and materialsreleases, crew agreements, and E&O insurance).Also discussed will be how to keep the expenseo urnishing these items to a minimum withoutcompromising the integrity o your lm or theethical obligations to your clients in assuring thatthey provide accurate inormation.

2:15 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.Break 

2:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.The Hangover Part II: Avoiding TalentHeadachesModerator/Panelist: Carolyn Herman,

Esq., Jacksonville Beach 

Additional Panelists:Kim Swartz, Esq., Mitchell, Silberberg &

Knupp, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CADarryl Cohen, Esq., Cohen, Cooper &

Estep, L.L.C., Atlanta, GAKent Lindsey, Producer/Actor, Lindsey 

Films, Inc., Jacksonville 

When securing talent or a lm, lmmakers con-ront a variety o issues beyond simply salarydemands. This panel will discuss how to dealwith talent representatives such as unions, tal-

ent agents, and managers; employing minors;the key dierences between the various typeso talent; (e.g., actors, crew, directors, extras);and the ner points o talent contracts, e.g.,residuals and reuse ees, morality clauses, andtouring and promotion. Also discussed will be theethical issues presented by the attorney-talentrelationship, and, in particular, ee arrangementsand conficts o interest.

3:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.Source Code: Securing that InitialFinancing and/or DistriutionAgreementModerator: Kim Swartz, Esq.,

Los Angeles, CA

Panelists:Jerey McFarland, Esq., Driver, McAee,

Peek & Hawthorne, Jacksonville William Whitacre, Esq., Maitland Thomas Kastelz, Esq., Jacksonville Lawrence Haber, Esq., Law Ofces 

o Lawrence H. Haber, P.A.,Altamonte Springs 

Financing a lm is oten much more dicult – and rom a risk perspective, may be evenmore precarious than actually lming it. Thispanel will take the mystery out o compliancewith the ederal and securities laws (e.g.,Regulation D lings v. private investor memos)and discuss the pros and cons o utilizingproducer representatives, oreign sales agents,domestic distributers, digital rights aggregatorsand all-rights v. split rights deals. Specicallydiscussed will be the ethical concerns associatedwith ensuring compliance with the security lawsand in engaging in a multijurisdictional practice.

4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Closing RemarsCarolyn Herman, Esq., Jacksonville Beach 

5:00 p.m.Networing Function atCummer Museum (included inregistration fee)Immediately Following Seminar 

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Florida Coastal School o Law

PLATINUM

GOLD

The Cummer Museum oArts and Gardens

SILVER

Tim Ellis, Esq.Joanne Yau, Esq.

Audio Motion Music Inc.

FRIENDS OF THE SEMINAR

Henry Coxe, Esq.World Financial GroupCarolyn Herman, Esq.

8/4/2019 CLE Brochure: "Independent Film and the Law" - The Florida Bar EASL Section

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