For film screenings in theatres or film festivals, you will not receive any royalties from Sabam as the screenwriter/director has assigned all rights on these works to the producer. Sabam only receives royalties for the music that is featured in the work.

In the agreement between the producer and the director, the latter is presumed to have assigned to the producer his author’s rights for screenings in theatres and festivals. So it is up to the producer to pay the screenwriters and directors directly.

In a nutshell, screenwriters/directors do not receive any royalties from their authors’ society when their works are screened in theatres or film festivals. However Sabam does receive and distribute royalties for the music. These go to the composer(s) of the film music.