Decree No. 287/2026/ND-CP of the Government stipulates copyright fees in the fields of: Cinema, fine arts, photography, performing arts, journalism, publishing.
Accordingly, in Clause 1, Article 4, copyright fees for creative films in the form of assigning tasks, placing orders or bidding are paid according to economic and technical norms in the field of cinema and regulations in Clause 2 of this Article.
In case the title is not included in the regulations on economic - technical norms in the field of cinema, it is based on the regulations guiding professional titles in the field of cinema to pay royalties.
Clause 2, Article 4 also clearly states that, based on the genre and quality of the work, creative titles also enjoy additional payments as a percentage (%) of the film production cost (excluding selling, management and financial expenses) as follows:
Feature film:
Documentary, science film, animated film:
Notably, royalties for films combining multiple types according to the provisions of the Cinema Law are applied according to royalties for the main type of film.
The payment framework specified in Clause 2 of this Article applies according to the title of creative work regardless of the number of people holding the same creative work title.
Copyright money paid for the exploitation and use of cinematic works that the State is the representative of the owner or management representative of copyright and related rights according to written agreements between the representative agency of the owner or management representative and the exploitation and user according to the provisions of cinema law and other relevant laws, based on criteria on frequency, duration, purpose, form, scope of exploitation and use, revenue, profits earned (if any) or other criteria according to the provisions of relevant laws.
