Film Production: Legal Framework Regarding Film Production
摘要
The creation of a film marks the beginning stage for the whole industry chain to operate. While copyright is the main issue for a film production team to deal with, among the other things, the rising production cost required for a film further complicates the legal mechanisms at this stage. Considering the substantial capital investment in a film, the daunting production threshold for a film creation has definitely a significant impact on competition within the film market. In the global film market, currently dominated by Hollywood majors, the preservation of culture value inherent in a film is naturally a concern for EU countries and China when designing or recognizing a legal framework, under which a film industry is expected to flourish.