Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 450 pages
- Published by: Netribution; New edition September 28, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0955014328
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0955014321
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
"Really does offer a great deal of information for the independent filmmaker . . . a valuable resource for any filmmaker, whether budding or experienced." —FilmMonthly.com
"The last version was good but this is in a league of its own." —Katharine Robinson, Cheeky Monkey Enterprises
"A wealth of information."
—Variety, Cannes Edition
"Quality information . . . makes one feel capable of funding a film tomorrow . . . helpful for anyone starting off the process of funding." —
Business of Film, Cannes Edition
"Incredibly useful and comprehensive." —Tessa Ross, head , Film Four, on the 1st edition
Product Description
From low budget short film schemes to multi-million dollar international co-productions, this is a vital reference guide for producers, filmmakers, financiers, and their advisors, now fully updated by forty experts from across the globe. The practice of raising finance is addressed from the basic details to broader concepts and approaches, and information on the incentives and tax breaks offered by 50 countries is included. This resource is packed with invaluable information including details on more than 1,000 funding awards, a glossary of 400 entry film business terms, and a table of co-production treaties. Dozens of original case studies are provided as examples of successful fundraising approaches, as are interviews with such noted film personnel as Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, Paul Haggis—writer for Crash and Million Dollar Baby—and Jim Gilliam, who raised $300,000 via the web. Packed with valuable contacts, helpful ideas, and decades of experience, this is the complete guide to funding your next big hit.
Reader Reviews
The new global edition of The Film Finance Handbook: How to Fund Your Film is a bible on the topic. Set out in straightforward language the book is an extensive guide for those new to the industry and seasoned professionals alike. For the filmmaker starting out, the book not only guides you - using simple analogies and a dash of humour - through the complex world of film finance, it also considers the important but often overlooked practical areas of research, networking, pitching and negotiating. For the experienced producer it contains a wealth of up-to-date and timesaving information, most notably an exhaustive section devoted to international incentives and an equally extensive global funding directory. The book also includes a very timely chapter on the impact of the Internet on the film industry and explores the financial possibilities offered by this so-called `Seventh Major'. I have not been able to find a book on film finance as comprehensive as this.
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