Michael Donaldson(I)
- Legal
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Michael C. Donaldson earned his law degree in l967 at University of
California, Berkeley after a three-year stint in the United States
Marine Corps. He has been an entertainment lawyer for more than thirty
years. He is president of the International Documentary
Association(IDA) and general counsel to the Independent Feature
Project/West (IFP/W) and Writers Guilds of America/West Foundation. He
wrote Negotiating for Dummies which has sold over 100,000 copies in
English and has been translated into nine languages. It is a Book-Of
the Month Club selection and is in its seventh printing. He recorded a
book-on tape-version for Harper-Collins.
He also wrote Do It Yourself! Trademarks & Copyrights,( l995) which is in its third printing and Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Filmmaker Needs to Know, published by Silman-James (l997), which is used as a textbook in over 30 colleges and universities.
Donaldson co-produced the documentary, "Ageism in Hollywood" and executive produced, The Scoundrel's Wife (2002), starring Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands and Tim Curry. His law practice focuses on theater and independent film. Donaldson has been involved on every level of filmmaking including financing, negotiation of contracts for directors, producers, actors and crews, distribution and auditing. Donaldson is a popular keynote speaker on the subject of copyright, film, and negotiating and has spoken all over the world in such diverse venues as the Chinese Television Academy, the Cannes International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival, among others.
He also wrote Do It Yourself! Trademarks & Copyrights,( l995) which is in its third printing and Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Filmmaker Needs to Know, published by Silman-James (l997), which is used as a textbook in over 30 colleges and universities.
Donaldson co-produced the documentary, "Ageism in Hollywood" and executive produced, The Scoundrel's Wife (2002), starring Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands and Tim Curry. His law practice focuses on theater and independent film. Donaldson has been involved on every level of filmmaking including financing, negotiation of contracts for directors, producers, actors and crews, distribution and auditing. Donaldson is a popular keynote speaker on the subject of copyright, film, and negotiating and has spoken all over the world in such diverse venues as the Chinese Television Academy, the Cannes International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival, among others.
