Recoupment Webinar Series
Screenrights' Emma Madison and Madeleine Donovan will teach you about recoupment, finance plans, money flows and reporting across six one-hour sessions. Learn about how to look after investors, what to expect from distributors and sales agents, and your obligations as a producer, with visual case studies and downloadable materials to help. Take the course at your own pace, all videos are fully captioned.
"5 stars. A great introductory exploration of revenue flow." – past webinar attendee
Webinar Schedule:
RECOUPMENT 101 – AN OVERVIEW
COMPOSITION OF FINANCE PLANS & RELATIONSHIP TO RECOUPMENT
PREPARING A RECOUPMENT SCHEDULE
MONEY FLOWS ACROSS THE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM
SALES, ROYALTIES & DISTRIBUTOR REPORTING
INVESTOR REPORTING & RECOUPMENT OUTCOMES
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Recoupment 101 – An Overview
1h 5m
In this visual, interactive webinar we'll cover:
- Composition of a finance plan and sources of financing
- How money flows from sales made in Australia and around the world
- Recoupment waterfall structure and designRecorded Jul/Aug 2022.
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Composition of Finance Plans & Relationship to Recoupment
1h 4m
Understand the different types of finance that go into the budget of a project, and where the money comes from to make different forms of screen content. Look at how those types of funds are treated when it comes to recoupment.
What you'll learn:
- Composition of a finance plan and sources of f...
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Preparing a Recoupment Schedule
1h 9m
Look at examples that include private investors, gap funding, deferred cast and crew fees*, offset, loans, grants and more.
What you’ll learn:
- How to prepare a recoupment schedule for a project
- How to look after creative partners and private investors in recoupment
- The realities of recoup... -
Money Flows Across the Media & Entertainment Ecosystem
1h 7m
Learn how rights move across the ecosystem and are exploited, and what this means for returns.
What you’ll learn:
- Roles and players of the ecosystem
- The different types of revenue: licences, royalties and overages
- The likely ebbs and flows of revenue: timings expectations and realitiesR...
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Sales, Royalties and Distributor Reporting
1h 8m
What type of information may be reported, what to ask for, and why it matters.
What you’ll learn:
- What to expect from sales agent and distributor reporting
- Questions to ask a prospective sales agent or distributor
- The value of monitoring the performance of your title and your sales partne... -
Investor Reporting and Recoupment Outcomes
1h 13m
Once the producer receives revenue, they have an obligation to report to investors and make disbursements according to the waterfall. We’ll run through some example reports, and take a look at tax implications.
What you’ll learn:
- What your obligations are as a producer, and how you manage tho...