43 ways to finance your feature film : a comprehensive analysis of film finance / John W. Cones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cones, John W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Finance.

Motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

xi, 369 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Forty-three ways to finance your feature film

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Author Cones breaks financing options down into six main areas: gifts and grants, investor financing, domestic government subsidies and tax incentive programs, lender financing, international finance options, and studio or industry financing. Beginning with the forms of financing most likely to be accessible to independent feature film producers, Cones proceeds to other forms that become increasingly available as the producer's career matures. He provides specific, concise information regarding the many possible strategies and lists the distinct pros and cons of each strategy. Cones also counters much of the bad advice being provided by pseudoprofessional film finance consultants and points out scams that may separate unwary film producers from their money. Although the book focuses on financing feature films, much of its information is relevant to the financing of other kinds of projects, such as short films, documentaries, videos, and multimedia and theatrical endeavors.--From publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction: No Single Best Way 1

Part 1 Subsidies 9

1 Gifts and Grants 11

2 Domestic Government Subsidies and Tax Incentives 21

Part 2 Investor Financing 39

Active Investor Vehicles 47

3 The Investor-Financing Agreement 49

4 General Partnerships and Joint Ventures 52

5 The Initial Incorporation 59

6 The Member-Managed LLC 64

Passive Investor Vehicles 67

7 The Manager-Managed LLC 71

8 Limited Partnerships 74

9 Corporate Finance 80

Securities Compliance 95

Private (exempt) Offerings

10 Statutory Exemptions of the 1933 Securities Act, Section 4 96

11 Intrastate Offering Exemption 103

12 Regulation D 105

Public/Private (Hybrid) Exemptions

13 Public/Private (Hybrid) Exemptions 115

Public (Registered) Offerings

14 Small Corporate Offering Registration 128

15 Regulation A 131

16 Regulation S-B 135

17 S-1 Public Offerings 138

18 Over-the-Counter, NASDAQ and Stock Exchanges 141

Part 3 Lender Financing 147

19 Lender Financing without Distributor Contracts 149

20 Negative Pickups and the Artificial Version 157

21 Presale Financing 166

22 Gap and Supergap Financing 177

23 Insurance-Backed Schemes 184

24 Securitization 188

Part 4 Studio/Industry Financing 193

25 Studio Development and In-House Production 195

26 Studio Production-Financing/Distribution Agreements 199

27 Studio-Based Production Companies 204

28 Independent Distributors 207

29 Domestic Studio Facilities 210

30 Film Laboratories 213

31 Talent Agencies 215

32 Actor Financing 217

33 Product Placements 221

34 End Users 225

35 Completion Funds 227

Part 5 International Finance Options 231

36 Foreign Equity 233

37 International Coproductions 244

38 Foreign Tax Shelters and Tax Incentives 256

39 Blocked Currency or Blocked Funds 275

40 Foreign Currency 279

41 Foreign Below-the-Line or Facilities Deals 281

42 Foreign Government Subsidies 283

43 Foreign Debt Capitalization Programs 289

Conclusion: The Broader Film Finance Environment 291

Appendix A Finding Investors 297

Appendix B Limited-Use Business Plans 299

Appendix C Financial Projections 304

Appendix D Securities Marketing Considerations 307.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-357) and index.

ISBN:

9780809326938

0809326930

OCLC:

123377375

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