In representing independent producers, ELP negotiates agreement on behalf of our producer clients and also drafts the critical rights acquisition agreements, key talent deal memos, initial financing agreements and related documentation.
Ms. Jodeh has served as an executive producer herself on several projects and works closely with third party filmmakers and financiers to secure all or part of the financing necessary for their projects through a combination of equity investors, debt instruments, co-production partnerships, tax incentives programs, foreign sales company advances and production/post production/music soft money arrangements. In acting as executive producer reps, ELP makes strategic introductions, drafts financing documents, secures chain of title, negotiates the back-end and contractual relationships between the various parties to the financing agreement.
ELP provides traditional production legal advise and representation to filmmakers including negotiation and drafting of talent agreements, underlying rights, key department head deals, location agreements, co-production, post production, music, distribution and other legal work critical to the successful production and delivery of a project for distribution.
We provide guidance, both creatively and legally, to our talent clients which supplements their team (agent, manager, business manager). We negotiate on behalf of our talent clients, their compensation, perks, backend and credits for their involvement in a project. In addition, we utilize our extensive network of legal and business relationships to assist our clients in all elements of their lives, including estate planning, asset protection planning, intellectual property and branding, real estate, family law, criminal (no violent crimes please), strategic planning, corporate, and their overall business affairs.