Clearing Rights for Film and TV, part of our Essential Legal Framework series, brings together lawyers, clearance specialists and producers from across Europe for an intensive, case-driven workshop.
Expect real productions, real dilemmas and plenty of time for your own questions.
What you will take away:
Practical strategies for fast, effective rights clearance
Copyright and its exceptions, including fair use and parody
Personality, music, trademark and landmark rights
Clearance with US majors and streaming platforms
Specific considerations for documentaries and factual entertainment
How to balance legal risk with creative intent
Learn from people who do this every day
Katharina Domnick
(Head of Studies)
Partner & Lawyer | Brehm & v. Moers | Germany
Sandhiya Sophie Argent
Consultant Media Content Lawyer | Creators Counsel | UK
Henning Brehm
Graphic Designer | design-tourist | Germany
Kai Florian Furch
Managing Partner & Lawyer | Brehm & v. Moers | Germany
Anders Kjærhauge
CEO & Head of Legal Department | Zentropa | Denmark
Monika Preischl
Freelance Archive Producer | bildfinderin | Germany
Franziska Uhlmann
IP Counsel | Germany
Johanna Weiß
Lawyer | SKW Schwarz Rechstanwälte | Germany
Balázs Zachar
Producer & Legal Counsel | Hungary
Ready to join the workshop?
RECAP
8-10 October 2026, with a welcome dinner on 7 October
NH Berlin Alexanderplatz, Berlin
Course instruction language: English
690 EUR, including lunches, dinners and coffee breaks;
1,202 EUR including four nights at the hotel with breakfast;
Scholarships available*
Coming with colleagues? Save 100 EUR per person.
EAVE alumni save 90 EUR.
Registration closes on 6 October
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*Scholarships are available for eligible applicants: partial funding through Creative Europe MEDIA for citizens of Low Capacity Countries, and local scholarships from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for media professionals based in Berlin, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Saxony or Saxony-Anhalt. Further scholarship, funding and discount options can be found on the workshop's webpage.
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