Documentary Option and Purchase Agreement
Documentary Option and Purchase Agreement to secure option and purchase rights of Source Material for Development into a Documentary. Source material may be a book, magazine article, podcast, or any other type of source material.
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What Is It?
The Documentary Option and Purchase Agreement is an agreement between a Producer and the owner of source material for development into a documentary. Source material for a documentary feature, film, or episodic series can come from just about anywhere. This may be a literary work, such as a book, magazine article, or blog. It may also come from something like a true-crime podcast or type of podcast.
This agreement can be used for either a feature, film, or episodic series-style documentary.
There are two phases of the agreement. The Option and the Purchase.
The first is the Option, to be able to explore the development, seek financing and/or distribution, and then the Purchase phase, if the Option is exercised to be made into a project.
Other Names for this Legal Template Agreement: Film Documentary Option and Purchase Agreement, Film Documentary Option and Purchase Contract, Series Documentary Option and Purchase Agreement, Documentary Option, Documentary Option Agreement.
Why You Need It
The Documentary Option/Purchase Agreement of Source Material such as a book, magazine, or podcast is different than a Life Rights Option Agreement (which may also be necessary). Generally, when you need to use source material for the basis of a documentary, you will need to get the rights from the author/owner and possibly the subject of the documentary as well. A good industry standard Documentary Agreement will help you secure all the rights needed for your production and help secure the Chain-of-Title for purchasers or distributors.
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