On April 8, RPJ Partner Alice Jump and Associate Liz Stork hosted a video webinar for Women Make Movies (WMM), the New York City-based leading distributor of independent films by and about women, to discuss aspects of the CARES Act most pertinent to filmmakers, production companies and other workers in...
On Wednesday, February 13, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Associate Niki Bhargava will lead a workshop hosted by Women Make Movies on drafting and understanding film production legal and related agreements and more for filmmakers and production companies. The workshop, "Understanding & Drafting Contracts with Entertainment Attorney Nicole Page," will take...
On Saturday, February 11th, RPL Partner and principal entertainment attorney Nicole Page will lead a workshop with Associate Allison ("Ally") M. Grein entitled "Contract Landmines: How to Navigate and Negotiate the Legal Side of Filmmaking" as part of the 7th Annual Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. Ms. Page will help participants understand the legal landscape...
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP Parner Nicole Page shares important insights on when and why life rights agreements should be obtained when depicting a real-life subject in "Life Rights — It's Complicated." To read the article on Realscreen.com, click here. "In order to obtain access to and cooperation from subjects as well as to avoid...
March 31, 2016, New York, NY — Yesterday, Indiewire.com featured an article by RPL Partner Nicole Page on the legal and business aspects of documentary filmmaking. Ms. Page emphasizes the critical importance of negotiating and signing legal agreements early on in the filmmaking process. "Documentary filmmaking cannot be a sustainable business...