RPL Partner Nicole Page Featured in Realscreen Magazine
Congratulations to RPL Partner Nicole Page on her excellent article on non-scripted talent agreements that was published in the May-June issue of Realscreen Magazine.
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Another RPL Client Film Screens at Hot Docs
RPL congratulates its client Jillian Schlesinger on the selection of her film, Maidentrip, to be screened at Hot Docs. Maidentrip, a critically-acclaimed "coming of age" film on Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, won the Audience Award for its category at SXSW last month. ...
RPL Partner Nicole Page Heads to Hot Docs!
RPL Partner Nicole Page is attending this year’s Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Look for her on May 1, 2013 during the Rent-an-Expert sessions, a great opportunity to connect with industry experts to learn from their expertise. Nicole will be discussing Funding Through Private Investment. See here for more details.
RPL Attorney Deena R. Merlen Appointed Chair and President of FAF
RPL congratulates partner Deena R. Merlen on her appointment to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Inc., a highly-regarded nonprofit organization and NGO that has been involved in international cultural exchange and the arts for forty years.
RPL Attorneys Deena R. Merlen and Neil P. Parent Speaking at NYCFF Film & Finance Forum
RPL attorneys Deena R. Merlen and Neil P. Parent are speaking at the 2013 NYCFF Film & Finance Forum next week. This popular annual event will feature panel discussions on Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act, film festivals, and distribution, with Q&A and informal networking to follow the presentations. Sponsored by Pave,...
RPL Attorney Deena R. Merlen Presents Mentor Session at SXSW
RPL partner Deena R. Merlen was invited to present a Mentor Session at South By Southwest (“SXSW”) Music, Film and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this month. SXSW brings national and international figures from the music, film and new media technology industries together to share and showcase new works, technologies...
“Central Park Five” Documentary Maker Quashes City Subpoena
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns successfully quashed a subpoena issued by the City of New York seeking footage and notes from Burns’ film The Central Park Five. On February 19, 2013, New York Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis quashed the City’s subpoena, ruling that the journalistic evidentiary privilege...
RPL Attorney Nicole Page Attends 2013 Realscreen Summit
RPL Partner Nicole Page attended the 2013 Realscreen Summit in Washington D.C. with RPL Client Engel Entertainment . The Summit is the definitive global market and conference for the business of unscripted entertainment. Ms. Page at the Summit with Seth Lawrence, Senior Vice President, Rebel Entertainment Partners.
RPL Attorney Nicole Page Attends 2013 Sundance Film Festival
RPL Partner Nicole Page was thrilled to join the Women Make Movies team at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Ms. Page attended the world premiere of SALMA, the newest documentary film from acclaimed director Kim Longinotto and distributed by WMM.
“Made in NY” Media Employee Training Program To Grow Local Small Businesses in Media and Entertainment Sectors
The New York City Department of Small Business Services and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has launched a new grant program called the “Made in NY” Media Employee Training (MET) Program that will award $500,000 in grant funding to local media and entertainment companies. The goal of the...