elondocs, the iMedia graduate program and the Elon University School of Law will host “Knowing Your Rights: Legal Fundamentals for Documentary Filmmakers” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 in McKinnon Hall in Moseley Center.
The seminar is designed to enable non-lawyers to understand how various relevant areas of law, including copyright, trademark, defamation and privacy/publicity rights, affect their projects. Participants should become more self-sufficient in understanding their rights and the limitations on those rights.
The seminar costs $60 for filmmakers and $75 for others. It’s free to students. If you wish to register for the seminar, send an e-mail to elondocs@elon.edu with your name, e-mail address, phone number, seminar title and number of tickets required. You will be called for payment information. You may also call 336-278-5659. If you have questions about the program, contact Brooke Barnett at bbarnett@elon.edu.
At 7:30 p.m. the same day, the film “Remnants of War” by filmmaker Karen Shatzkin will be screened in McEwen 011. A brief synopsis of the film: In the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, one million cluster bomb munitions rained down upon southern Lebanon with an estimated 35 percent failing to detonate. One year later, teams of locally recruited and trained de-miners race to clear the land before more civilians are injured or killed