IRIS Plus 2018-3 - The legal framework for international co-productions (2019)

Executive summary
1. Setting the scene
     1.1. Overall figures on co-production in Europe
     1.2. Minority co-productions
     1.3. Co-production partners
     1.4. Admissions to co-production
     1.5. Circulation of co-productions
2. International support
     2.1. The importance of being European
     2.2. Council of Europe
          2.2.1. The Convention on Cinematographic Co-production
          2.2.2. Eurimages
          2.2.3. Nordisk Film & TV Fond
     2.3. European Union
          2.3.1. Creative Europe – MEDIA – Co-production funds
     2.4. Beyond Europe
          2.4.1. Ibero-America
     2.5. Other multilateral / regional programmes
3. National measures
     3.1. Bilateral/multilateral agreements
          3.1.1. Main features
          3.1.2. Diversity of approaches
     3.2. National funds supporting co-production
          3.2.1. International schemes
          3.2.2. Outreach funds
4. Co-production in (legal) practice
     4.1. Introduction
     4.2. Main features of a co-production contract
          4.2.1. Clauses usually found in international co-production contracts
5. Case law
     5.1. Legal disputes over the financing plan
     5.2. Legal disputes over the ownership of rights
          5.2.1. Option obligations
          5.2.2. The share of exploitation rights
     5.3. Legal disputes over the qualification as “national” film and access to public aid
          5.3.1. The notion of national film
          5.3.2. Access to public aid
     5.4. Disputes over the legal regime applicable to regional aids to co-production
6. State of play
     6.1. Co-production as a financing model for cinematographic works
          6.1.1. Promoting international co-production
          6.1.2. The benefits of international co-productions from a cultural perspective
     6.2. The challenges of international co-production
          6.2.1. Challenges faced by smaller markets
          6.2.2. Minority co-productions
          6.2.3. The impact of Brexit on co-production and on the British cinematographic industry
     6.3. The future of the CoE Convention on Cinematographic co-production (revised)