Film Distribution and Licensing Forms

Grant a license to cable and satellite networks to show a movie on television and online with this TV and Internet Broadcast License Agreement.

• The motion picture distributor grants the licensee the right to distribute and broadcast its films via basic cable, pay TV, subscription TV, pay per view, satellite and internet transmission.
• The licensee will have the authority to edit the motion pictures as required to comply with censorship requirements, to translate and dub the soundtrack, and to create derivative versions of the pictures.
• As consideration for the rights granted, the licensee will pay a specified license fee for each film. The agreement contains an alternate provision under which the licensee can issue shares to the licensor as payment for the license fee.
• The distributor will pay for all production costs to produce the motion pictures. The licensee will pay for all scanning, editing and duplication costs, as well as paying the license fees.
• This Television and Internet Broadcast License Agreement is a valuable addition to any filmmaker's movie contracts set.
• Available in MS Word format.

This 2-page Definition of Gross and Net Receipts defines what each of the terms in a film distribution agreement means, and should be attached to the agreement as a schedule.

• The attachment can be appended to any film industry contract which requires a definition of receipts, expenses and profits.
• The schedule defines the different forms of receipts (theatrical, non-theatrical, outright sales, television, video, auxiliary receipts, miscellaneous receipts), as well as a definition of excluded income.
• The attachment is fully editable and can be customized for your circumstances.

Download the Definition of Gross and Net Receipts template for your film contract library.

This Definition of Gross Receipts After Breakeven clarifies how breakeven points, receipts, distribution fees and expenses, film rentals, and other revenues and costs will be treated and applied under a Film Distribution Agreement.

• The document should be attached as a schedule to your Distribution Agreement.
• The schedule sets out how license fees will be allocated when the fees apply to more than one motion picture.
• Foreign receipts are not included in gross receipts until the sums have been received in US dollars or used by the studio for production or acquisition of films or property which can be legally exported from the country of origin.
• The studio has complete authority to distribute and license exhibition of the Picture.
• Participants have no right, title or interest in the motion picture, and no lien rights on the gross receipts or net profits.

The Definition of Gross Receipts After Breakeven template is a downloadable and customizable schedule you can use with your film distribution agreements.

This is a 5-page schedule that defines and clarifies what constitutes net profits, receipts, and expenses in a film distribution agreement.

• license fees,
• residuals,
• distribution fees,
• theatrical and/or non-theatrical receipts,
• television and video receipts,
• other income from the film except for excluded items and net of any distribution expenses, taxes, and other costs.

The Definition of Net Profits template is provided in MS Word format, and can be customized for your film distribution contract.

Make sure your film distributors sign this Distributor Assumption Agreement to comply with SAG requirements for payment of residuals.

• In order to ensure that SAG members are paid the residuals that they are owed, Screen Actor's Guild requires all movie producers to have their distributors sign an assumption agreement under which they agree to pay residual payments directly to SAG instead of to the producer.
• This legal form template sets out how and when the residuals will be paid to SAG, as well as the form of reporting that the distributor is required to submit.
• SAG has the right to inspect the distributor's accounting and records with respect to revenues earned by the film.

Whether you're a union or non-union filmmaker, you still have to comply with SAG's requirements. Download your copy of the Distributor Assumption Agreement for Residuals.

Film producers, secure payment of the amounts owed to you by the distributors of your motion picture with this Film Distribution Security Agreement.

• The distributor grants the producer a continuing security interest in the debtor's distribution and exploitation rights in the picture, and the proceeds realized from those rights.
• The producer may exercise its security interest if the distributor fails to pay any amount owing under the Motion Picture Theatrical Distribution Agreement between the parties.
• This is a totally editable legal form template, so you can customize it for your specific needs.

Don't take the risk of not getting paid. Make it a requirement that your distributors sign the Security Agreement at the same time they sign the Film Distribution Agreement.

Hire an agent to arrange completion financing and worldwide distribution of your motion picture with this Film Producer Representative Agreement.

• The agent's appointment is exclusive and the producer agrees not to circumvent the agent, or arrange for financing or distribution services through any other party during the term of the Agreement.
• The agent will draft and negotiate distribution agreements, and provide consultation services to the producer. In addition to a flat fee against a percentage of the gross revenues of the picture, the agent has the right to receive a screen credit.
• The agent has a lien on the gross revenues of the picture, and on any claims of action subject to the agent's representation, and this provision will survive the termination of the Agreement.
• The parties agree to AFMA arbitration in the event of a dispute.
• Download the Film Producer Representative Agreement for your distribution contracts library.

Distribute feature length motion pictures to the home entertainment market with this customizable Home Video Distribution Agreement.

• The producer of the film names the distributor as its exclusive distributor to manufacture, distribute and exploit the producer's films on video, DVD, laser disc, streaming, and all other media formats throughout a defined territory.
• The distributor will pay an advance acquisition payment per product, to acquire distribution and related rights for each of the producer's films.
• The distributor is entitled to recoup its distribution, marketing and promotional costs from gross receipts.
• The distributor has the right to use the producer's trademarks and logos for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes, subject to the producer's approval of all materials bearing the producer's marks.
• The Agreement includes a delivery schedule for all materials to be delivered by the producer to the distributor, including film elements, sound tracks, composite prints, masters, scripts, cue sheets, notes, data, contracts, etc.

Get a Home Video Distribution Agreement in place for your film and keep the revenues coming in after the film's theatrical run is done.

Distribute a made-for-TV movie worldwide with this International Television Distribution Agreement.

• The distributor has exclusive rights to distribute, license, market, promote and exploit the motion picture in all languages, in all forms of television media, and the home entertainment market.
• The distributor also has the right to edit the movie as required for purposes of time integration, censorship, commercials, etc., and to make dubbed, sub-titled and close captioned versions.
• The distributor has the authority to start legal actions to preserve and protect its rights and to defend against any claims with respect to the picture or any of the rights granted.
• The distributor will pay the producer a percentage of gross receipts (after payment of distribution fees and recoupment of direct distribution costs), as compensation for the rights granted.
• The Agreement includes a Schedule of Delivery Items, Schedule of Territorial Minimums, and a Schedule of Information Regarding the Picture.

Distribute independent films for streaming and downloading over the Internet with this Internet Film Distribution Agreement.

• The distributor will distribute the film over its websites for personal, private, non-commercial use by its subscribers.
• The distributor has the right to distribute the film in any format, and to authorize its customers to copy the film onto DVD or other format for viewing on TV, computer or other device.
• The distributor pays the subscription fees from customers into a pool, from which license fees are paid to all filmmakers whose films are distributed through the distributor's websites.
• Royalties are allocated among the filmmakers after deducting the distributor's costs and its percentage distribution fee.
• The filmmaker has the right to audit the distributor's books and records once each year during the term of the Agreement. The filmmaker agrees to keep all of the distributor's information confidential and not to disclose any or all of it to any other party.
• The distributor will implement copyright protection measures to protect against unauthorized copying of the film.
• The filmmaker indemnifies the distributor against losses and damages arising from any claims with respect to its use of the film.
• Don't miss out on income from distributing films online. Get an Internet Film Distribution Agreement in place with a distributor today.