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A public screening is the showing of
Live public screenings of
moving picture
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s, sporting event
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s, and music concerts to an audience in a public place. The event screened may be live or recorded, free or paid, and may use film, video
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, or a broadcast method such as satellite
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or closed-circuit television
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. Private screening refers to the screening of a commercially licensed film or media content to a group of people somewhere other than one of their homes. Private screening can be legally complex, as the distribution rights or broadcasting rights
Broadcasting rights (often also called media rights) are rights which a broadcasting organization negotiates with a commercial concern - such as a sports governing body or film distributor - in order to show that company's products on television o ...
and regulations vary from country to country.
Germany
Live public screenings of association football
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matches, called "", became especially popular at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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in Germany.
United Kingdom
Showing a video to a group of people outside of the home is legally regarded as a public showing, and is therefore in breach ofcopyright
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for DVDs/videos that have been purchased or hired for domestic use. To organise a group screening, permission from the copyright owner of the title in question will need to be obtained. Obtaining such rights clearances can be a complex procedure.
For certain types of screening ("non-theatrical" screening), it is possible to hire a copy of a film from its distributor
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with the rights already cleared. The primary non-theatrical distributors of feature films on DVD, video and 16mm
16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, ...
in Britain are the BFI and Filmbank Distributors.
Another option is to buy a ''blanket'' licence for the year known as a 'Public Video Screening Licence' which may work out cheaper if showing film is to be a regular event.
See also
* Fan zone *Film screening
A film screening is the displaying of a motion picture or film, generally referring to a special showing as part of a film's production and release cycle. To show the film to best advantage, special screenings may take place in plush, low seat-cou ...
* Film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
Notes
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