Terms and Conditions:

To be clear, we do not sell insurance, and specifically we cannot and will not sell individual certificates of insurance. We are a for-hire production company that handles the tedious aspects of production for you and can cover any projects we are working on under our umbrella insurance policy. We assure you, our for-hire rates are still much less expensive than purchasing a policy on your own.

Here’s how it works:

• Think of We Make Movies as your film studio. Studios typically provide insurance, legal protection, process payroll, secure permits, handle union and cast/crew contract paperwork, interface with vendors, and generally provide a structure for the production of your project.

• One advantage to working with us instead of a traditional studio is that we will NOT claim or take any ownership rights to your Intellectual Property/creative/story of your project. We will not seek any additional compensation or back-end on your project if it’s sold or returns a profit. We outline this in our deal memo which we sign before beginning work.

• You’re welcome to bring on additional production companies/producers to handle any and all creative production, but in the case of the physical production of the project, insurance and payroll, WMM must be the sole production working with those elements of your project.

• We must process payroll for any cast or crew member whose pay is not deferred, working as a volunteer or receiving a stipend due to the AB5 law in CA (learn more here). If your budget can't acommodate payroll please see this page on stipends for a legal workaround (or reach out to us with questions).

• For more info on how we handle cast & crew who will be receiving stipends (not wages) please click here. 

• We require all employees/cast/crew (paid and deferred) on your project to sign a deal memo stating We Make Movies is the hiring company so we can cover  everyone on your set with our worker’s comp.

• Any vendor, location, city or state permitting agency fees must be processed through us to be covered by insurance. We add a processing fee of 3%.

• We don't offer gear rental, but if you're looking for some recommendations on trusted vendors for gear rental? Just ask! 

• Narrative feature films cannot be covered under our blanket policy, however, we are able to help secure an affordable separate policy for you.

• We Make Movies needs to be listed on all call sheets and “Insurance Services provided by Irene Quintero – Momentous Insurance Brokerage, A Marsh McLennan Agency Company” must be listed in the credits of your project. 

Our insurance policy does not insure against Covid-19 exposure to cast or crew, or the cost of re-shoots or delays resulting from a production being shut down due to Covid-19. We are not aware of ANY insurance policies that provide coverage for this kind of exposure at this time.

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Any questions please email [email protected]