Filming Your Panel Policy

Effective Date: September 1, 2022

Anime Expo®, anime expo® chibi, and the SPJA reserve the right to modify and/or update this policy at any time in their sole discretion and without prior notice.

If you are planning to film your panel, please carefully review the information below:

Recordings for Personal/Private Use:  You may make Recordings of your panel for private listening/viewing using a small handheld or cell phone camera, without the need to obtain a Filming Location Agreement from SPJA.

Recordings for Commercial Purposes: Recordings for commercial purposes are expressly forbidden unless advance written permission has been obtained from the SPJA (and any venue in which you desire to make a Recording apart from the Los Angeles Convention Center or the Ontario Convention Center).  Commercial Recordings include, but are not limited to:

• The purpose of sale to anyone
• Bonus content for home release (DVD/Blu-Ray)
• Concurrent live-stream (outside of the AX Live-stream)
• Post-event streams
• Vtubing (unless your booth or panel consists of Vtubing, however, Vtubing outside of your booth or panel requires a Filming Location Agreement)
• Television broadcast for non-press related reason (i.e. variety show, documentary, etc…)
• Videos posted on website, social media, and other promotional platforms
• Documentary film
• Filming/Recording with professional camera person or crew

The following provisions must be met in order to film/record footage of your panel for commercial purposes:

• Written approval from SPJA
• Signing a Filming Location Agreement
• Obtaining media and other required insurance, and providing proof of insurance by providing your certificate of insurance
• Payment of a Filming Location Fee to be determined by SPJA [(generally, $2,500 per day)]

More information is available in the Filming Location Agreement. Please reach out to marketing@spja.org for more information and a Filming Location Agreement.

**No Recording (photo/video capture, livestreaming, Vtubing) is permitted in adult content areas such as booths, events, or panels.**