Angharad Evans

Angharad Evans

Consultant

Creative Industries Team

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Angharad is a Consultant within our Creative Industries team.

A media and entertainment veteran, she has spent two decades in the film and television industry, supporting broadcasters, producers, financiers and distributors.

Having many years’ experience heading an in-house legal team at a leading broadcaster, Angharad is focused on pinpointing the key commercial issues and delivering practical advice without jargon or legalese.

She provides advice on joint ventures, complex co-production arrangements, back-to-back multi-language productions, programme financing agreements, format agreements, commissioning agreements, development and option agreements, distribution and sales agency agreements, production pack documents and bespoke writer and actor agreements.

Angharad was Head of Legal and Business Affairs for Welsh-language public service broadcaster S4C until 2018, and prior to working at S4C, Angharad spent several years as a film finance lawyer at SJ Berwin, advising financiers, producers and distributors on all aspects of multiparty financing, talent agreement and chain of title issues.

Angharad was appointed a member of the Ofcom Advisory Committee Wales in 2022.

*Angharad Evans is a Consultant at Acuity Law working on a self-employed basis*

Expertise
  • Broadcasting and broadcasting compliance
  • Commissioning agreements
  • Co-productions and content distribution
  • Film and television co-financing
  • Television and film production documentation
  • IP licensing

Work Highlights

Providing all legal and business affairs support to Triongl Cyf for the financing and production of a back-to-back Welsh/English 6 part drama produciton for S4C and ITV. This included the development funding agreement, commissioning agreement, banking agreements, AVEC documentation, writer’s agreement, all key cast and crew agreements, music clearances and all other production agreements.
Advising Carlam Ltd in connection with contributor contracts for influencers participating in shortform content.
Representing Merton Books Limited, the owner of book rights to a high-profile BBC1 returning series, in connection with the sale of the company, including advising on the rights ownership position and terms of sale of the company to the returning series’ production company.
Advising an independent producer on the financing of a six-part drama to be broadcast in the UK and sold internationally.
Advising on all contracting and rights clearance aspects of BAFTA award winning documentaries.
Advising Beastly Media Limited on exciting and challenging all production and commissioning agreements for an award winning animation project “The Golden Cobra” for BBC.
Advising Kailash Films Limited on agreements for multiple factual series on a variety of topics including commissioning agreements for BBC, Channel 4 and S4C, complex co-production arrangements and worldwide distribution deals.
Advising a property owner of a historic building on the terms of multiple location filming agreements with US studios and UK producers.
Advising government department on filming access agreement to safeguard the organisations best interest.
Providing standard commercial terms to ensure protection of a growing post-production facility.

Accolades

Angharad is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners

Chambers & Partners

Angharad is ranked as Leading Partners in the Legal 500 for their work in Media & Entertainment

Legal 500

The Creative Industries Team is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners

Chambers & Partners

The Creative Industries Team is ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500

Legal 500

Testimonials

Angharad Evans is impressive in her knowledge and presentation of the facts. She is very on the ball.

I’m delighted to endorse Angharad Evans whose legal expertise Ffilm Cymru has benefitted from in a number of ways – from her previous time serving on our Board; to offering bespoke business and legal affairs training; and offering insights and constructive solutions to practically work through challenges during legal closings on feature film productions. She has a breadth of experience and a pragmatic and friendly approach that is hugely valuable and supportive.

Angharad is an excellent lawyer with extensive knowledge of the media industry and IP. I have witnessed at first-hand how Angharad expertly navigates contract negotiations to the benefit of her clients. Angharad is a conscientious lawyer who strives for the best. She listens carefully to her clients and gives clear advice. Angharad is an excellent strategist with the ability to consider negotiations from all angles. She works respectfully and honourably to reach agreement with all parties. I have no hesitation in recommending Angharad.

Angharad is one of those rare people who is able to be both accurate and concise, no matter how complicated. She is certain of her opinion but flexible in her approach and is comfortable and strategic in assessing risk. In negotiations, Angharad is thorough and fair and wins the respect of everyone at the table. Devoted, able, tenacious and sensitive, Angharad is also good company and a lot of fun! Put simply, Angharad is an asset to anyone who has the good fortune to employ her.

Angharad Evans is superb and because she has worked across a huge variety of projects from both the side of the broadcaster and the indie, she is knowledgeable across a large cross-section of legals we deal with.