Media & Entertainment
Clovers provides specialized legal counsel in the media and entertainment sector, assisting production companies, actors, directors, screenwriters, artists, and distributors at every stage of the creation and exploitation of film, television, and music works.
Media
In the media sector, we are able to provide support to all those involved in the creative and production process—from pre-production to post-production—handling both contractual matters and issues related to the protection of rights.
Our activities include:
Chain of Title management and releases for copyright and image rights
drafting of option agreements for the purchase of literary rights
drafting of development and co-production agreements for film and audiovisual projects
post-production support, including contracts for dubbing and music synchronization
talent agency contracts, promotional and sponsorship agreements
drafting and negotiating audiovisual distribution agreements, including online agreements
assistance with music and audiovisual productions and the exploitation of artistic works
Entertainment
We have extensive experience in the entertainment industry.
We handle the drafting and negotiation of various types of agreements (publishing contracts, television, film, and music production contracts) on behalf of artists and production companies. In the past, we have represented numerous figures in the arts, including musicians, novelists, journalists, visual artists, photographers, directors, and screenwriters.
Expertise
In the past, the firm has been involved in the following transactions:
legal assistance in acquiring the film rights to Paolo Maurensig’s *La Variante di Lüneburg*;
the acquisition of the film rights to a novel by a famous Neapolitan author;
negotiating the production contract for a debut film;
drafting the distribution agreement for a streaming documentary;
assisting a director in enforcing a "play-or-pay" clause;
the organization of a charity gala for Sharon Stone's Planet Hope Foundation;
the organization of concerts for artists such as Gianna Nannini, Ute Lemper, Cher, Kylie Minogue, and Matt Goss;
the drafting and negotiation of a sponsorship agreement for a famous film and television actor.
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