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Film screenings other than at cinemas and film festivals

Apply for a licence

Apply here for a licence for another form of public screening (e.g. openair cinemas, community centres)

Online form

To screen a film, you have to apply directly to the film production company for a licence or, in the case of non-commercial screenings, to the MPLC.

In addition, SUISA will issue you a licence for the music in the film.

Licence fees for the music in the film

The fees are calculated based on Common Tariff E (CT E). The fee for authors’ rights is 1.39%; for neighbouring rights, the fee is between 0.03% and 1.39% of the revenues depending on the type of event (see Fact Sheet)

If you are screening the film only for free, you have to pay a daily or monthly flat fee. For more details, please consult the Fact Sheet and the Tariff (available in German, French and Italian). 

If background music is run at the venue, you also have to licence that.

How to proceed:

Fill in the online form. You can save the form and finish filling it in later.

After checking your application, SUISA issues you an invoice. The licence is valid as soon as payment is received.

From the payment proceeds, SUISA distributes the corresponding royalties to the entitled composers, lyricists, and publishers.