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What is a completion guarantee (or 'bond') and how do agencies and a guarantor describe it in their own words?

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Telefilm Canada (27 July 2016) defines a completion guarantee as protection that guarantees completion and delivery of a production and, if it is not completed, ensures investors and financial partners are reimbursed; the guarantor must be a full-time provider with demonstrable re-insurance. Screen Australia's glossary calls the guarantor an additional layer of insurance in which a bond company, for a fee, bonds the project to completion provided it is fully financed. Film Finances says its contracts give financiers assurance that productions will be completed on time, on budget and to a basic pre-agreed specification. These are descriptions; the binding terms are in each guarantee contract, which was not read.

Telefilm Canada (27 July 2016) defines a completion guarantee as protection that guarantees completion and delivery of a production and, if it is not completed, ensures investors and financial partners are reimbursed; the guarantor must be a full-time provider with demonstrable re-insurance. Screen Australia's glossary calls the guarantor an additional layer of insurance in which a bond company, for a fee, bonds the project to completion provided it is fully financed. Film Finances says its contracts give financiers assurance that productions will be completed on time, on budget and to a basic pre-agreed specification. These are descriptions; the binding terms are in each guarantee contract, which was not read. Curator qualifications: All excerpts located; completion guarantee definitions in agency/guarantor words. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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      "url": "https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/completion-protection-policy.pdf",
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      "url": "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/australian-screen-industry-glossary-of-terms/",
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      "url": "https://filmfinances.com",
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      "url": "https://www.troygould.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Pub-056.pdf",
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  • [sourced_fact] Telefilm Canada (27 July 2016) defines a completion guarantee as protection that guarantees completion and delivery of a production and, if it is not completed, ensures investors and financial partners are reimbursed; the guarantor must be a full-time provider with demonstrable re-insurance. Screen Australia's glossary calls the guarantor an additional layer of insurance in which a bond company, for a fee, bonds the project to completion provided it is fully financed. Film Finances says its contracts give financiers assurance that productions will be completed on time, on budget and to a basic pre-agreed specification. These are descriptions; the binding terms are in each guarantee contract, which was not read. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source

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