Free Film Location Release Form Template

Download the Film Location Release Form Template, FREE.

Planning to secure a shooting location for your next short, feature, or doc? A movie release form ensures everything’s covered. Download this location release template for peace of mind.

What Is a Location Release Form?

What’s in a location release form?

  • Standard, professional legal formatting
  • Customizable areas are conveniently called out in red
  • Based on a popular film release form template used by professionals and adapted by IndyMogul
  • This film release form is brief enough not to intimidate owners but specific enough to cover key production needs
  • Sample Location Agreement

A peek inside the location release template

All the text you should customize in the release form template is conveniently highlighted in red for quicker turnarounds.

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How to Secure a Film Location

Best practices for securing a film location

There's more to securing a location than a release form template, it’s a legal agreement. Read our post on How to Secure Film Locations and use a property release with confidence.

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What you'll learn:

  • Pro Tips on when you should secure a location release
  • How to pitch a property owner (with a pitch script)
  • The logistical factors to consider before securing a location
  • A section-by-section breakdown of this film location agreement contract shows how it shields your crew and production from liability
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We love to provide resources and templates to filmmakers. Just please remember, this article should be construed as informational, not legal advice. StudioBinder does not provide or offer legal advice to its readers. StudioBinder, its editors and authors will not be held responsible for any legal issues the reader might encounter based on the subjects found in this post. As always, we recommend you consult a legal expert for advice on release forms and agreements. This disclaimer assigns you, our readers, all responsibility for your own decisions.

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