Actor Contracts

According to the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works with No. 5846 (“IPL”) one of the protected types of works is a cinematographic works. There are many kinds such as motion picture, TV series, commercial film, documentary film within the scope of works that have the nature of cinematographic works. While these works are being created, different contracts are being made with many people who contribute to these works in order to work in an organized manner. One of these contracts is the contracts concluded with the actors involved in the cinematographic works.

The actor phrase defines as “Artists who interpret, introduce, recite, sing, play and perform a work in an original form, with the permission of the author provided that the moral and economic rights of the author are not prejudiced…” in Article 80 of Law No. 5846.<