It's 400 dollars through the movie licensing (movlic.com) site but, big but here, if the movie is shown outside of a classroom with other than student participants (which most PTO movie nights encompass) there needs to be a specific license for that showing. You can read all the rules at movlic.com. A school or school region having a school wide license does not legally cover PTOs that show movie nights after school hours. The parameters are laid out in the site above.
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You can also pay yearly for a license, that would allow you to show any movie you like. I have no idea how much that would cost because our school pays for that, not the PTO.
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if you go to movlic.com you can read the requirements for a license. The short answer is yes you have to have a license. You can do this over the phone in most cases and they'll send you a certificate. The certificate should be on display at the showing but the bottom line is if you've called and paid then your are licensed at that time for the date and time of the showing.
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The national PTA sent us information on a Country wide movie night. They are sending us the movie and the license to be able to show this movie.
My question is: If we do other movie nights, not sent by the National PTA, do we need to secure a license to show it? And if so, where do we get them from? Anyone have a clue how long it takes to get a license agreement?
