HAVEL & PARTNERS has one of the leading film and TV law practices in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We represent national and international producers and financiers and provide comprehensive advice on all aspects related to film and TV production in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
We assist producers in
- all stages of the film incentive process, from the submission of the application to the payment of the incentive
- drafting and negotiating all contracts related to the production of an audiovisual work, including deal memos, development contracts, (co)production (service) agreements, distribution agreements, licencing agreements, contracts with crew members and cast etc.
- clearing intellectual property rights to the created works
- setting up operations or establishments and help with all related legal issues
- communicating with competent regulatory bodies (especially film funds)
We advise financiers on
- the regulatory aspects of film and television production incentives
- documentation for the financing of audiovisual productions
- security instruments and their implementation
- communication with banks, regulators and other stakeholders
Major projects
- advising a major global production company in connection with the co-production of a multi-million dollar VOD television series in the Czech Republic, including the drafting and negotiation of all production contracts and securing payment of the film incentive
- comprehensive advisory services to one of the largest U.S. television producers on the production of series in the Czech Republic worth approximately USD 40 million, including the negotiation of a service production agreement, crew contracts and securing the payment of the film incentive
- advising a leading U.S. bank on securing a film incentive for U.S.-produced series filmed in the Czech Republic (the incentive was granted in the amount of approximately USD 13,5 million)
- advising a French bank on securing a film incentive for a British-produced feature film shot in the Czech Republic (the incentive was granted in the amount of approximately USD 850,000)
- advising a UK co-production group on financing a TV series production in the Czech Republic and utilizing Czech film incentives (production value approximately USD 30 million)
- advising a UK-Czech-French co-production on the contractual arrangements for a feature film production in the Czech Republic, including Czech film incentives (Czech production value approximately USD 7 million)
- advising a U.S. producer of a stop-motion feature film on local conditions for obtaining Czech film incentives (originally planned production costs over USD 35 million)
