Laws Entertainment Law :mdlwp.fett.com.au

Experts in Entertainment Law

We are Australia’s oldest and most experienced entertainment law firm, with over 45 years of service in the film and television industry.

Bryce Menzies has headed up our media and entertainment department, advising on over 500 film and television projects during his career to date, alongside memberships on the boards of numerous industry bodies including Film Victoria, the Melbourne International Film Festival and Circus Oz.

Our expertise includes:

We represent producers and other entertainment practitioners in all facets of the industry, and has extensive dealings and experience with government funding bodies, independent and established producers and production companies, the major and mini-major United States studios, the “Big Four” talent agencies, international and domestic streaming platforms, sales agents and distributors worldwide.

Services

Our services include providing legal advice on:

all elements of feature film, television and documentary financing and productions
international and domestic co-production agreements;
international and domestic distribution and acquisition agreements;
chain of title and underlying rights agreements;
agency, talent and crew agreements; and
clearance and defamation.

Film

From classics like Malcom, Muriel’s Wedding and Shine, to box office behemoths like Lion, Red Dog and The Invisible Man, to indie hits like Two Hands, The Babadook and The Sapphires, marshalls+dent+wilmoth’s dedicated entertainment lawyers have worked on some of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed Australian films of all time.

See below some of the films our team has worked on.

TV

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See below some of the tv shows our team has worked on.

Entertainment law faqs

What is copyright and how do I protect it? What is copyright and how do I protect it?

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Does copyright last forever? Does copyright last forever?

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Someone is using my copyrighted work but they have only copied 5% of it. Is there anything I can do? Someone is using my copyrighted work but they have only copied 5% of it. Is there anything I can do?

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I’d like to make a film based on a book I read. What are my next steps? I’d like to make a film based on a book I read. What are my next steps?

What is “Chain of Title” and how can I get a legal opinion for it? What is “Chain of Title” and how can I get a legal opinion for it?

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Meet the team

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Trailers

marshalls+dent+wilmoth has a strong association with the film industry dating back to the mid 1970s when Bill Marshall provided legal advice during the first golden era of Australian cinema.

Below is a list of some of the feature films and documentaries marshalls+dent+wilmoth have been involved with most recently.