Paulo Branco, Alfama lose bid for damages over Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film
Portuguese producer and Alfama Film Productions sought almost €1m in damages.
The UK’s Recorded Picture Company (Rpc) has won a high court case in London over a long-running rights dispute over Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Portuguese producer Paulo Branco and French production company Alfama Films sought almost €1m in damages due to a breach in an agreement giving them the option to make the film. The damages would comprise pre-production costs and a producer’s fee.
But the claims were dismissed as the UK court concluded Alfama Films and Branco never had a substantial chance of making the film,...
The UK’s Recorded Picture Company (Rpc) has won a high court case in London over a long-running rights dispute over Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
Portuguese producer Paulo Branco and French production company Alfama Films sought almost €1m in damages due to a breach in an agreement giving them the option to make the film. The damages would comprise pre-production costs and a producer’s fee.
But the claims were dismissed as the UK court concluded Alfama Films and Branco never had a substantial chance of making the film,...
- 12/18/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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