The insider's guide to film finance / Philip Alberstat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alberstat, Philip, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Finance.

Motion picture industry.

Motion picture industry--Finance--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Focal, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Financing an independent feature film production is a highly complex process. This book demystifies the legal and commercial implications of a film from start to finish. It provides a detailed survey of each of the processes and players involved, and analyses of the legal and commercial issues faced by all of the participants in a film financing transaction. Packed with legal advice and straight forward explanations this is an essential reference for filmmakers worldwide.<BR id=""CRLF""><BR id=""CRLF"">With contributions from leading professionals around the world, and an up-to-date internat

Contents:

Cover; The Insider's Guide to Film Finance ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; About the Author; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; A Note From the Author; Introduction; 1 Underlying Rights; Financing Intellectual Property Rights; The Chain of Title Opinion; Sample Chain of Title Opinion Letter; Sample Chain of Title Documents; Certificate of Authorship; Short Form Option Agreement; Short Form Assignment Agreement; Quit Claim and Notice of Ownership of Copyright and Other Rights; 2 Co-productions (Alan Harris); Introduction; Official Co-production Treaties

European ConventionCo-production Agreement; 3 Banking the Deal (Rob Sherr); Introduction; Getting to the Term Sheet; From Term Sheet to Cash Flow Forecast; From Cash Flow Forecast to Commitment; Closing Time; 4 Banking Documents (Lucy Walker and Philip Alberstat); Banks and Security Documents - An Introduction; Registration of Security; Bank Facility Letter; Charge and Assignment; Letter of Credit; Notice of Assignment and Irrevocable Payment Instruction; Notes to the Agreement; Acknowledgement of Notice of Assignment; Notes to the Agreement; Laboratory Pledgeholder's Agreement

5 The Interparty AgreementIntroduction; Sample Agreement; 6 The Completion Guarantee; Completion Guarantees; Application Requirements; Documentation; The Guarantee; Liability of the Completion Guarantor; Payments under the Guarantee; Force Majeure; Abandonment; Cut Through; The Completion Agreement; Completion Guarantors; How to Find Sample Completion Guarantor's Documents; Completion Bond Letter of Commitment; Film Finances' Sample Completion Guarantee; Film Finances' Sample Completion Agreement; 7 Collection Agreements; Collection Agreements; Sample Agreement; 8 Recoupment - Net Profits

Net ProfitsGross Receipts; Sample Recoupment Schedule; 9 Gap Financing; Criteria for Gap Financing; Example 1 - Sales Agent Advance Against Sales; Example 2 - Gap Financing Deal (No Sales Agent Advance); Sample Sales Estimates; 10 Alternative Financing; Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS); Limited Liability Partnerships; Sale and Leaseback Transactions; Sale and Leaseback; Appendix A: Glossary of Film Production and Finance Terms; Appendix B: Helpful Websites and Recommended Reading; Appendix C: Example Errors and Omissions Cover Note; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-136-04129-X

1-138-13234-9

1-281-00841-9

9786611008413

1-136-04130-3

0-08-047852-2

9780080478524

OCLC:

647498666