Make Your Film Legally! A RAFAS seminar with attorney Mark A. Costello

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Making a movie? Learn how to navigate the legal paperwork correctly! Mark A. Costello, attorney at Rochester’s Boylan Code, will give you a grounding in the documents every filmmaker should know. Including topics such as talent contracts/releases, employees vs independent contractors, raising money, selling a screenplay, licensing versus fair use, and insurance. This is approximately a two hour talk, followed by an hour of Q&A.

Join us on SATURDAY, MARCH 24, from 9 AM – NOON at the Carlson Auditorium at the Rochester Institute of Technology (see attached maps). We will start promptly at 9 o’clock, so please allow for extra time to park and check-in. Weekend parking is free in lots E and F.

The MAKE YOUR FILM LEGALLY seminar is free to members of RAFAS. You MUST RSVP through the Meetup page to secure your spot.

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Not a member? Join RAFAS today for $40 (a discount from our normal price of $49). Enter the promo code LEARNLEGAL when you check out here: https://squareup.com/store/RAFAS/item/m-m

How to use the promo code (see attached screenshots):
1. Add membership to cart, begin checkout.
2. In checkout, click “Use Gift Card or Promo Code” button.
3. Use promo code LEARNLEGAL and click “Apply”.
4. Enter Name and Credit Card info. Hit “Place Order.”


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ABOUT MARK A. COSTELLO

Mark A. Costello is a partner at Boylan Code. He heads the firm’s Litigation practice group and the Entertainment Law practice group. He was listed in the 2017 guide of Best Lawyers in America and has been named one of the Best Lawyers in Rochester by local media. Mark is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, in which he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Entertainment and Sports Law Section.

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ABOUT RAFAS

RAFAS is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to fostering and supporting excellence in Film Arts and Sciences within the Upstate New York Region. We offer our members education and insight related to the film and media industry, organize and provide information related to local independent productions and cultivate the production community at large in the Greater Rochester Area.

DetailsDate:

March 24Time:

08:45 am – 12:00 pmClick to Register:https://www.meetup.com/RAFASNY/events/248235426/Organizer

RAFAS (Rochester Association for Film Arts and Sciences)Website:https://www.meetup.com/RAFASNY/Venue

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

54 Lomb Memorial Drive

Rochester, NY, US, 14623