The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
How to choose between a DICE Annual Policy and a Short Shoot policy
22 September, 2017 • David HamiltonA Short Shoot Policy is intended for those producers who are conducting shoots lasting 15 days or less, using rented equipment and with budgets of $250,000 or less. This makes it ideal for short film producers, student projects or anyone else who will be filming on a short term basis and requires insurance. Equipment c...
E&O Insurance for Film: Who Is Insured.
6 February, 2017 • Kent HamiltonE&O Insurance for Film You arrive home after your screening of your documentary at a well known film festival. The film was well received. You feel great! Your hard work and investment for the last five years has paid off. Your distributor is happy. But even more than that you told your important story and exposed ...
The Delicate Art of Making a Bio Pic without Getting Permission
25 June, 2015 • Jeff Young and Tarek ElneweihiThis article is written for the sole purpose of providing general legal information and education and is not intended as a legal opinion specific to the laws of your jurisdiction. Image: Shutterstock. Can you make a documentary (or any film) about someone without their permission? So, after seeing The Social Network yo...
The Delicate Art of Making a Bio Pic w/o Getting Permission (Part 2)
25 June, 2015 • Jeff Young and Tarek ElneweihiRights of Publicity The Right of Publicity is both a statutory and a common law right to limit the public use of one's name, likeness and/or identity, particularly for commercial purposes. As opposed to the Right of Privacy, the Right of Publicity survives death. The applicable law is based on the person’s domicile whe...
The Delicate Art of Making a Bio Pic w/o Getting Permission (Part 3)
25 June, 2015 • Jeff Young and Tarek ElneweihiThe court ruled: Many titles, however, include a well-known name without any overt indication of authorship or endorsement--for example, the hit song "Bette Davis Eyes," and the recent film "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." To some people, these titles might implicitly suggest that the named cel...
How does Imminent Peril Insurance Coverage Protect your Production?
31 December, 2012 • David HamiltonImminent peril insurance coverage Imminent peril is part of Extra Expense (EE) coverage. EE itself is similar to Business Interruption insurance, except that it will not cover loss of income, but rather if you suffer an insured loss, it will pay for the extra costs to get your production back to filming as soon as poss...
Earthquakes and Film Production: Know the Risks and be Prepared
23 October, 2012 • David HamiltonEARTHQUAKES AND FILM SETS What would happen to your film production if it were shaken by a violent earthquake? There are various measures you can undertake to minimize damage so that you can continue to film as soon as possible: Staff and crew should be shown how to turn off the water and electricity in the office and ...
Distributor's Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance
27 September, 2012 • David HamiltonMuch like the producer's E&O insurance, the distributor's E&O insurance covers distributors from lawsuits that may arise due to the content of the material they are distributing. Distributor's E&O insurance differs from producer's E&O in that distributors are insured for a list of titles they are distri...
E&O Insurance - How much of your production's format is copyrightable?
27 February, 2012 • Doran ChandlerBy: Doran S. Chandler - Chandler Fogden Aldous Law Corporation Whenever a producer or writer dreams up a new idea for a television show, it doesn't take long for them to start worrying about someone pinching it and beating them to the punch. This is especially true in the case of news programs, game shows, and other re...
Bears and Film Insurance: What to Ask? | Animal Film Insurance
8 December, 2011 • David HamiltonANIMAL INSURANCE ON FILM SETS Bears are frequently used in film productions shot in the Pacific Northwest. The risks associated with filming a bear can be transferred to an insurance company once the underwriter understands how the public, cast, crew, equipment and the bear will be protected. The underwriter will need ...
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