Financing Your Film - by Trisha Curran (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book offers practical advice on assembling a package attractive to potential backers, and includes suggested sources of funding, a detailed budget, and a distribution plan. A complete case history--John Sayles' presentation for Lianna--provides a concrete example of effective packaging." Back Stage

Book Synopsis

This practical guide addresses the needs of aspiring, beginning and veteran independent producers, as well as film students. The author covers such topics as sources of money, ways to structure financing, subsidiary rights sales, negotiating contracts, grants, and how to cut costs. The book includes many specific examples from independently-financed films that have been commercially successful, and worksheets to help the filmmaker in analysis and planning. Using John Searle's Liliana as a case study, the author illustrates all the intricacies of the business side of filmmaking.

Review Quotes

?The book offers practical advice on assembling a package attractive to potential backers, and includes suggested sources of funding, a detailed budget, and a distribution plan. A complete case history--John Sayles' presentation for Lianna--provides a concrete example of effective packaging.?-Back Stage

"The book offers practical advice on assembling a package attractive to potential backers, and includes suggested sources of funding, a detailed budget, and a distribution plan. A complete case history--John Sayles' presentation for Lianna--provides a concrete example of effective packaging."-Back Stage