Guidelines
Eligibility

Co-producers’ agreement

Each co-production is made in accordance with an agreement entered into by each of the co-producers, which outlines the relevant rights and responsibilities of each party. The specific requirements that must be addressed in the co-producers’ agreement vary according to the requirements set out in the relevant co-production arrangement(s).

Requirements addressed in the arrangements include, for example, copyright and intellectual property ownership, contingencies to cover non-approval of the co-production application by a competent authority, timetables for delivering financial contributions, crediting of the film as an official co-production, and the assignment and disposal of benefits.

Applicants must consult the relevant arrangement(s) prior to lodging an application and ensure that the draft co-producers’ agreement addresses each specific requirement of the arrangement(s). Provisional co-production approval will not be given until the draft co-producers’ agreement accords with the requirement of the relevant arrangement(s).