The original edition of this book long out of print was published almost 20 years ago. The decades since then have brought enormous changes to the business side of moviemaking requiring that the new edition be totally rewritten. This is then a brand new book and one that has been most eagerly awaited. In it three experts in entertainment law carefully explain the complex procedures involved in bringing a film to the screen from acquiring rights and financing to negotiating workable agreements with artists and craftspeople to distributing and exhibiting the finished motion picture. Clear concise and ä above all ä authoritative this book cuts a pathway through a jungle and is an essential reference for the teacher of film the independent producer the would-be filmmaker and anyone interested in the business of making movies.