How it works
Screenrights Disbursements acts in the capacity of the producer to collect net receipts from sales made around the world after sales agents and distributors have recovered their expenses, deducted their commissions and recouped any advances.
Distributors and sales agents report to Screenrights Disbursements and pay net receipts into the collection account. All returns collected by Screenrights are securely held in trust.
We reconcile incoming receipts, allocate returns in accordance with the recoupment waterfall and disburse amounts to investors and other beneficiaries.
We partner with production companies to help them set and forget their royalty administration and investor reporting.
How can we help you?
Benefits
What is included?
A selection of DASA packages to suit all budgets
Quick turnaround times on the set-up of Disbursement Administration Service Agreements (DASAs) by our in-house legal team
Streamlined reporting of all disbursements to investors by our experienced recoupment team
Online client access to the full recoupment history of projects including sales reports, disbursement statements, tax reconciliation reports and sales analytics functionality via MyScreenrights
Optional add-on: Residuals calculation and payments to performers or their representatives
Our Clients & Partners
Disbursement of gross receipts has become such a specialised activity that it often gets put in the too hard basket when time is short. I think it’s great that Screenrights has now moved into this space, especially given their experience in royalties distribution over many years. It seems like a natural evolution of their services.
Matchbox welcomes Screenrights into the Disbursement arena, and we have been very pleased with the way that the service is developing. All of our investors expect accurate disbursements and transparent reporting – and, much like the service we have received from Screenrights across the educational space, we know that we can rely on Screenrights to deliver this.
We are pleased Screenrights is taking on this important function. It is reassuring that the industry will continue to have access to an Australian disbursement service. Screenrights is ideally placed to fill that role given its relationships in the industry over many years and the similarities between its current function and this new business.
Get In Touch
Madeleine Donovan
Manager, Screenrights Disbursements
Madeleine joins the team at Screenrights with many years experience in recoupment and disbursement from her former role at Screen Australia.
You can talk to Madeleine or Jasmina about any of your disbursement needs, and together we can come up with a service that best suits your screen business.
Jasmina Matic
Manager, Screenrights Disbursements
Jasmina has over 10 years’ experience in rights management and royalty distribution.
You can talk to Jasmina or Madeleine about any of your disbursement needs, and together we can come up with a service that best suits your screen business.
Kaitie Andrews
Associate Counsel
Before joining Screenrights as Associate Counsel, Kaitie’s previous work included a boutique media and defamation law firm and the Arts Law Centre of Australia.
You’ll work with Kaitie throughout the contracting process. She’ll endeavour to make it as smooth and easy as possible.