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WRITER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Short Form Agreement effective August 27, 2011 between _____________________("Production Company"), and ___________,

_____________, _____________, and _____________ (Writer or Writers). 1. Employment: Production Company employs Writer to perform and Writer agrees to perform writing services for Production Company's proposed motion picture currently entitled _____________, formerly entitled__________, ("The Picture"), based on an original story by _________________. All of Production Company's obligations under this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon Writer's completion, to Production Company's satisfaction, of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) and Writer's submission to Production Company of original documents satisfactory to Production Company to prove Writer's employment eligibility. 2. Services/Forms of Work: The completed results and product of Writer's services (including screenplay, drafts, and all material created, added, interpolated and submitted by Writer) shall be deemed the "Work". 3. Transfer of Rights: Writers shall irrevocably grant, transfer, sell and assign to Production Company all rights, title and interests in and to the Work, exclusively, throughout the universe, in perpetuity (including, without limitation, all worldwide copyrights, patents, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights therein and thereto). (a) Writers certify that the Work is wholly original and has not been adapted from any other literary, dramatic or any other material of any kind or nature, excepting only incidental material which is in the public domain throughout the world; that the Work does not contain any material which copies or uses the plot, scenes, sequences, story or characters of any other literary, dramatic or other work; that the Work does not infringe upon any statutory or common law rights in any other literary, dramatic or other materials; that no material in the Work is libelous or violative of the rights of privacy of any other person and the full use of the rights in the Work herein granted to the Production Company will not violate any rights of any person, firm or corporation, and that the Work is not in the public domain in any country in the world where copyright protection is available. (b) Writers confirm that they own the rights necessary to enter into this Agreement. Writers also confirm that they are the authors of the Work and that it does not defame any person, nor does it violate the right of privacy or any other right of any person. (c) Without limiting the foregoing, the rights transferred include the right to create derivative works based, in whole or in part, on the Work, and the right to edit, delete from, arrange, combine, revise or adapt in any manner whatsoever the Work, and to use it in any manner which Production Company, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Writers waive their moral rights. This transfer and waiver is irrevocable. (d) The Writer covenants to indemnify and save harmless the Production Company from all liabilities, causes of action, damages, costs and expenses, including actual and reasonable legal and Court costs, which may be incurred or suffered by the Production Company as a result of any breach by the Writer of any representation or provision of this Agreement. 4. Compensation: Conditioned upon Writer's full performance of all of Writer's obligations hereunder, Production Company shall pay to the Writer as full compensation for all services rendered and rights granted 1

a royalty payment amount equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) of all net profits received by the Production Company from the exploitation of the Picture and all rights therein, including without limitation, all ancillary, subsidiary and derivative rights less all third party out of pocket fees (e.g. distribution and sales fee, distribution costs, production expenses including deferred salaries, marketing expenses, and the like). Royalty payments shall be due annually and be paid by Production Company by check and sent to Writer at the address provided in the Notice provision of this Agreement. (a) Payment to Writer shall be deemed to be equitable and inclusive remuneration, including all sales and goods and services tax, for all services rendered by Writer in connection with the Picture and have been paid by way of a complete buy-out of all proceeds of Writers services hereunder in any and all media throughout the universe pursuant to any collective bargaining agreement, if any, other wise, by way of residuals, repeat fees, pension contributions, or any other monies whatsoever. 5. Notice: The parties addresses for notices hereunder shall be as follows: ______________________ __________________ ______________________ __________________ ______________________ __________________ ______________________ __________________ ______________________ __________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

6. Assignment: This Agreement is non-assignable by Writer. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Production Company's successors, assignees, licensees and grantees and associated, affiliated and subsidiary companies. Production Company and any subsequent assignee may freely assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any party provided that such party assumes and agrees in writing to keep and perform all of the executory obligations of Production Company hereunder. 7. Name and Likeness: Production Company shall have the right to use and permit others (including any exhibitor or sponsor of the Program or Series) to use Writer's name and likeness for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the Work, any Program based on the Work, and any of exhibitor's or sponsor's products and services, but not as an endorsement or testimonial. 8. Credit: (a) Provided that Writer is not in breach of any provision of this Agreement, Production Company shall accord all Writers an onscreen credit as follows: Written by _______________, ______________, _______________, and _________________ on a shared card as well as an onscreen special thanks credit. 9. Further Documents: On delivery of the finished screenplay, Writer agrees to execute and sign and to provide to Production Company two originals of the long form of this Agreement. Writer undertakes and agrees to execute, deliver and acknowledge such further documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required in order to carry out and implement fully the terms of this Agreement. 10. Arbitration: This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to agreements executed and to be wholly performed therein. Any controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to this Agreement or the validity, construction or performance of this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), under the Arbitration Rules then in effect. The parties agree hereto that they 2

will abide by and perform any award, as set forth in Paragraph 11, rendered in arbitration conducted pursuant hereto, that any court having jurisdiction thereof may issue a judgment based upon such award and that the prevailing party in such arbitration and/or confirmation proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. 11. No Injunction: Writer acknowledges and agrees that if at any time Production Company or its assignees or licensees are alleged to be in breach of default of any provision of this Agreement, the sole remedy of Writer with respect to such a breach or default shall be limited to a claim for money damages in an action at law and neither Writer nor any party claiming in the place of or through Writer shall be entitled to rescind or terminate this Agreement or to apply for, obtain or enforce any injunctive, equitable or other relief of any nature whatsoever which would in any manner prohibit, prevent, restrict, impede, delay, or otherwise interfere with the complete and unfettered exercise by Production Company and its assignees and licensees of all rights and licenses granted herein including the Production, distribution, advertising, and general exploitation of the Picture and all elements and rights therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. "Production Company" _________________________________________ date ____________________________________________ date Writer's Social Security Number:__________________ ____________________________________________ date Writer's Social Security Number:__________________

"Writers"

________________________________________ ____________________________________________ date date Writer's Social Security Number:________________ Writer's Social Security Number: _________________

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