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Granting legal permission to use film-related intellectual property for defined purposes.

Lens Studio is the professional software application from Snap Inc. used to design and build augmented reality experiences for Snapchat.

Legs evaluate a film’s ability to maintain box office performance over time.

'Left on the Slate' is a phrase used to indicate that a planned shot or scene was not filmed and has been deferred to a later time.

Direct-view modular LED display replacing projection with higher contrast and uniformity.

The leak window is the high-risk period between a film's finalization and its official public release, during which it is most vulnerable to piracy.

Scaling approach that processes transactions off the base chain to reduce fees and latency for media use cases.

In film production, a lawyer letter is a formal legal opinion from an entertainment attorney that justifies a specific clearance decision, often to satisfy an Errors & Omissions insurance provider.

A laser phosphor projector is a type of lamp-less digital projector that uses blue laser diodes and a phosphor wheel to generate its light source.

A film labor union is an organization of 'below-the-line' craftspeople and technicians who collectively bargain for wages, benefits, and safe working conditions.

The KMRB (Korea Media Rating Board) is the official government body that classifies media content in South Korea.

Kijkwijzer is the Dutch audiovisual media rating system, which uses pictograms to warn about potentially harmful content.

A Kickstarter campaign is a time-limited fundraising effort on the Kickstarter platform, using an all-or-nothing model to fund creative projects.

A kick-off meeting is the initial formal meeting at the start of a film's pre-production phase, where the director and producers present their vision to the heads of all creative departments.

The head of the grip department, responsible for camera support and lighting modification.

The primary visual artwork used across promotional materials to establish a film’s branding and identity.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is one of the world's oldest 'A-list' film festivals, held in the eponymous spa town in the Czech Republic, with a special focus on cinema from Central and Eastern Europe.

International loudness measurement standard defining K-weighted metering and true-peak estimation.

IPFS pinning is the critical process of instructing a decentralized storage node to keep a specific file, such as a digital film, permanently available on the IPFS network.

An intermission is a scheduled break in the middle of a long film, during which the projection is paused to allow the audience to stretch, use restrooms, and visit concessions.

In filmmaking, intellectual property rights are the legal permissions required to base a motion picture on a pre-existing work or a real person's life story.

Intellectual property clearance is the legal process of ensuring every element seen and heard in a film has the necessary permissions for use, preventing copyright infringement lawsuits.

An individual who leverages social media following to shape audience opinions and behaviors.

An Indiegogo launch is a crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform, which offers both flexible and fixed funding options for a wide range of projects.

Awards celebrating independent filmmakers and low-budget productions, held annually in Santa Monica.

An independent film is a motion picture produced and financed largely or entirely outside of the major Hollywood studio system.

Inclusive casting is the practice of casting actors from underrepresented or marginalized groups in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, or disability are not essential to the character's identity.

An inclusion rider is a contractual clause that an actor or filmmaker can require in their contract to ensure a certain level of diversity in casting and production hiring.

A tamper-resistant data record where entries cannot be altered once committed.

An IMF delivery spec is a set of technical requirements for packaging a film into the Interoperable Master Format, a modern system for global distribution.

IMDb Pro is the premium subscription service of the Internet Movie Database, designed as a professional resource for people working in the entertainment industry.

IMDb is an online database of film and television information operated by Amazon.

IMAX Enhanced Audio is a consumer technology standard that uses a special version of the DTS:X codec to replicate the sound experience of an IMAX theater at home.

A high-resolution format and theater system offering enlarged, immersive images.

The IFCO (Irish Film Classification Office) is the state body responsible for classifying films and video games in Ireland.

The IDFA Forum is the world's largest and most influential co-financing and co-production market for documentary films, serving as the industry centerpiece of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam.

IATSE is the dominant 'below-the-line' labor union representing the majority of technicians, artisans, and craftspeople in the entertainment industry.

A hype cycle is the predictable pattern of public excitement and subsequent disillusionment that a new product, such as a highly anticipated film, often experiences.

A hybrid event combines in-person and virtual components to engage audiences across formats.

The Hot Docs Forum is North America's most influential documentary pitching event, where filmmakers present their projects to a global panel of key industry decision-makers.