About Public Video Screening Licence (PVSL) for Schools
PVSL - designed to improve the way movies are licensed for use in your school.
Filmbank Distributors Limited have engaged the Centre for Education & Finance
Management Limited to act as a collection agency for the UK schools sector for
their Public Video Screening Licence (PVSL).
If you want to show a film outside the home or cinema, you need the permission
of the copyright owner. Filmbank has been supplying copyright licenses to
schools for group screenings for over 17 years.
For non-curricular use, a copyright licence is required to screen films in
schools under the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Non-curricular
use can include end of term treats, after-school activities, wet breaks, film
clubs, and so on.
The Public Video Screening Licence will ensure schools, for an annual fee, are
properly licensed to use videos or DVDs purchased or rented from legitimate UK
outlets for screenings to pupils and teachers (in a supervisory capacity).
Anyone wishing to apply for the PVSL should read the full terms and conditions
(available at
www.filmbank.co.uk). Essentially though, the licence requires that the
audience is not charged to see the film and any advertising is only done within
the licensed premises (i.e. the school). Note that advertising is only permitted
if no commercial activity takes place during, before and after the screening.
If there will be commercial activity around the screening or you want to charge
for entry (e.g. for a fundraising event), a different licence is required.
Contact Filmbank directly for more information about their 'Single Title
Licence'.
The Public Video Screening Licence covers the use of movies from major film distributors, a list of which can be found on the Distributors page.
Please see the Filmbank
website for a current list of titles and distributors the licence will
cover.
To obtain your licence, please print off and complete an Application Form and
return with your licence fee (please make cheques payable to "PVSL") to:
PVSL Department
CEFM Ltd.
Red Lion House
9-10 High Street
High Wycombe
HP11 2AZ
Please read the licence's Terms and Conditions on the second page before signing
and returning your application.
CEFM aim to issue a certificate within 14 days of receipt of payment for a
successful application.