Clearing Rights 2025 - Schedule
Essential Legal Framework
Clearing Rights for Film and TV
25-27 September 2025 | Berlin
Scripts inspired by real-life events, a Warhol poster in the background, or a protagonist humming a Robbie Williams song – not all rights involved in a script or film are immediately obvious. A thorough analysis is essential to avoid costly and time-consuming legal pitfalls. Understanding these legal complexities has become crucial for the sustainable development of many audiovisual companies.
The workshop offers a comprehensive overview of rights’ clearance strategies and the necessary legal knowledge to tackle these issues head-on. Led by top industry experts and supported by up-to-date case studies, the workshop offers a deep dive into the subject in a surprisingly entertaining way.
Participants will also benefit from excellent networking opportunities, fostering connections with other professionals in the European audiovisual industry.
| Application Deadline | 25 July 2025 |
| Location | Berlin |
| Date | 25-27 September 2025 |
| Target Group | Industry professionals dealing with rights' issues in various stages of production |
| Language | English |
| Participation Fee | €690 (includes meals, excludes accommodation) | Early bird: €590 (until July 7th) |
| Certificate | Yes |
| Scholarships | Scholarships and discounts available (details below) |
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What Clearing Rights offers
Topics
- Rights clearance strategies
- Copyright and its exemptions (Fair Use, parody etc.)
- Clearing personality rights
- Clearing music rights
- Clearing rights at US majors and the streamers
- Clearing trademarks, artwork and landmarks
- Global perspective: Cases in different national jurisdictions
- Clearing rights for documentaries and factual entertainment
- Balancing legal and creative considerations
Benefits
- Practical knowledge to identify and clear rights fast & effectively
- Learning from theoretical and practical work on cases
- Deep insight into best practices and strategies
- Latest expertise from internationally acclaimed trainers
- Interactive sessions with space for questions and exchange
- Opportunity to test and apply the acquired knowledge
- Excellent networking opportunities
- An active and interdisciplinary group of participants and industry experts
- Opportunity to establish valuable and long-lasting business relationships with audiovisual professionals from all over Europe
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VENUE and Accommodation
The Catalonia Berlin Mitte Hotel
The Catalonia Berlin Mitte hotel owes its name to its central location in the city’s Mitte district, just 10–15 minutes’ walk from Museum Island and 15–20 minutes’ walk to Alexanderplatz and historical Nikoleiviertel; Berlin’s entertainment area full of typical restaurants. The hotel is located just in front of the Heinrich Heine Metro Station (U8, two stops to Alexanderplatz).
Opened in February 2014 and located in a building dating from 1911 with an austere facade, typical garage entry leading into a quiet courtyard. The hotel has a unique lifestyle charm recreating the essence of Berlin with its industrial style, raw walls and graffitis in each floor created by well-known berliner artists. The 131 hotel rooms are spacious, modern and fully equipped and offer a perfect atmosphere for all kind of travelers.
Decorated by Barcelona based Interiorists “Denis von Arend” walls, ceilings and other building elements take an unusual prominence exposing the historical memory of the building that will captivate the customer.. All this is backed by an excellent service, functionality and comfort guaranteed by the Catalonia H&R Stamp, that will provide the Guests an unforgettable experience.
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Additional information
Meals
Lunch and dinner are included in the participation fee. To keep things convenient and eco-friendly, the menu will primarily feature vegetarian dishes.
Accessibility
If your mobility is impaired, please get in touch with the EPI team, so we can find the best solution possible to ensure your full participation.
scholarships and discounts
Erich Pommer Institut Scholarships
Thanks to Creative Europe - MEDIA funding, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for nationals of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
Applications are open until 7th of July, 2025.
Please follow the link below to apply.
Important: Do not register for the workshop while applying for a scholarship.
Local Scholarship: Berlin-Brandenburg & Mitteldeutschland
Thanks to the support of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, a limited number of local scholarships are available for media professionals based in the regions of Berlin, Brandenburg, Thüringen, Sachsen, and Sachsen-Anhalt.
These scholarships can cover up to 50% of the workshop fee, excluding accommodation.
Please note that while German citizenship is not required, applicants must be currently registered as residents of one of these regions to be eligible for the scholarship.
Applications are open.
Please follow the link below to apply.
Discounts and Other Scholarships
Company Discount:
If a second person from the same company books at the same time and at the standard rate, they are eligible for a EUR 200 discount. To claim this, please reach out to us for a discount code.
EAVE Alumni Discount:
Thanks to our partner EAVE, we are offering a EUR 90 discount to alumni of their programme.
Please note scholarships and discounts are non-combinable.
Funding Opportunities in Your Country:
We encourage all applicants to seek financial support from their national or regional funding bodies, as they may offer bursaries or grants to cover training and professional development.
For information on potential financial support for participating in MEDIA-funded trainings, please contact the MEDIA Desk in your country or region. Please note that participation costs for MEDIA trainings are eligible expenses under MEDIA Development grants.
Here are some opportunities available:
Austria - Austrian Film Institut : Professional Development Grants
- Belgium - Flanders Audiovisual Fund : Training Grants / Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel :
Training Support
Czech Republic - Audiovisual Producers’ Association: Grants for Producers
Denmark - Danish Film Institute : Professional Training
Estonia - Estonia Film Centre: Training and Education Support
Finland - Finnish Film Foundation: Support for Distributors and Exhibitors / AVEK: Training Grants
Germany - MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein : Training and Qualification Support / KOMPASS - Help for Solo Entrepreneurs: KOMPASS Program / HessenFilm und Medien: Step Support / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Filmförderung: Talent Development
Ireland - Screen Ireland: Bursaries and Grants
Italy - Fondo Audiovisivo Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Training and Education Funding / Trentino Film Commission: Film Fund and Training Support
Lithuania - Lithuanian Film Centre: Support for Film and Cultural Professionals
Luxembourg - Film Fund Luxembourg: Continued Education Grants
Netherlands - Netherlands Film Fund: Training and Lab Organization Grants
Norway - Norwegian Film Institute: Reisestipend utland | NFI
Serbia - Film Center Serbia: Training Scholarships
Sweden - Swedish Film Institute: Courses and Seminars
Switzerland - Media Desk Suisse: Training Scholarships
What former participants sAy
- The most meaningful and interesting professional activity this year. Clearing rights and copyright law is a deep matter for every filmmaker. This workshop helped me a lot to clarify very important details from the law aspect, especially at the international level. As an independent film director and producer, I highly recommend this programme!
Andrey Hadjivasilev, Revive Vision, Bulgaria - Clearing rights is an art and not a science, as such, considering foreign laws and local practices when doing a risk assessment, may sometimes be challenging. Attending the Clearing rights for Film & TV workshop in Berlin not only allowed me to gain knowledge from industry experts coming from all over the world, but also to debate and share personal experiences with the participants.
Hannelore Estachy, Freelance Clearance and Releases Supervisor, France - All elements are very well balanced, the quality of the organisation and experts (as well as their variety both in terms of experience, professional areas and geographies) was spot on, and there was openness to discuss any aspect that came to the table. I highly recommend the workshop for any independent content producer willing to embrace the global market.
Virgilio Ferreira, West Coast Film, Portugal
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