English National Ballet

Wherever possible English National Ballet welcomes filming and photography that relates editorially to English National Ballet’s repertoire or Company.

For all requests please contact the Press Office

English National Ballet welcomes all filming requests which fall into two brackets

Editorial Filming: Documentary and features

All requests for documentaries and features involving any filming must be sent to the press office via e-mail.

Editorial Filming Under News Access

All promotional filming of English National Ballet’s performances and rehearsals is undertaken in accordance with the relevant MU, Equity and BECTU code of practice. English National Ballet asks that all requests for filming are made where possible two days in advance to allow English National Ballet sufficient time to notify the relevant parties.

The following networks are able to film English National Ballet productions under the News Access agreement:

* BBC
* ITV
* London News Network
* Sky
* Reuters Video News and London TH What's On.

 Any network that does not come under the above list must be referred by English National Ballet to the unions for approval.

 News items which include performances by English National Ballet performers may only be broadcast under the terms of the Code of Practice in the following:

* Network news bulletins
* Local news bulletins and round ups
* Exclusively Arts and Music programmes and agreed listings programmes

Under News Access any of the above broadcasters are permitted to do the following:

* Film for up to one hour after which cameras must clearly not be recording
* The maximum transmission time of performances by musicians is:

 - One minute of such performance where the music is featured i.e. not background or otherwise incidental

And/or

- One minute of such performances where the music is not featured (for example where the performance of the musicians is heard in the background of an interview or under a voice over)

In the event of the transmitted duration of the performance of musicians exceeding the transmission time limits specified above the Broadcaster will be liable for payment of appropriate fees.