Is that co-prod right for you?

In this new column, media and entertainment lawyer and agent Gene Goodsell will look at the legal aspects of Australia’s screen Industry, starting with the useful yet complex co-productions.

The idea behind official co-productions is that they allow a film that is made by two countries to access benefits in both territories.

Australia’s co-production program has three official objectives: to facilitate cultural and creative exchange between countries; to allow these to share the risk and cost of productions; and to increase the output of high-quality productions.