FILMMAKERS & FINANCING

To create a movie, you first have to find the funds to do it. Let Louise Levison, who wrote the innovative business plan for The Blair Witch Project, show you how. Whether you want to produce a feature, short, or documentary, this unique financing guide teaches you how to create a movie business plan you can present to your potential investors. Supplementary exercises and spreadsheets on the bonus CD-rom help you get comfortable crunching the numbers.

RISKY BUSINESS

A comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to independent film financing and distribution. Attorney Mark Litwak discusses the entire process in detail: from finding financing via loans, presales, and investors, to contracting and policing film distributors. Topics include: partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, equity investments, co-productions, working the film festivals, understanding distribution territories, film distribution agreements, distributor’s accounting practices, and much more.

SHAKING THE MONEY TREE

Morrie Warshawski shows you how to acquire film financing through grants and donations from individuals, foundations, government agencies, and corporations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are available to those who know how to unlock the right doors. Warshawski shows you where to find the money and how to deal with donors on a step-by-step basis. Also included: grant forms and grant-writing examples.

THE GUERILLA FILM MAKERS HANDBOOK

Insider perspectives on every aspect of filmmaking. Working professionals teach you how to get into the film business, how to make your movie, how to sell your indie film to Hollywood, and how to survive the process and go on to make another! Case studies reveal how other indie filmmakers got their pictures made, and how you can too. Hundreds of useful filmmaking tips, info, websites, addresses and phone numbers in easy-to-read sidebars.

THE COMPLETE FILM PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

The most comprehensive and helpful film production resource guide available, this step-by-step manual gives you all the tools you need to make your movie, including checklists, sample forms, schedules, contracts, information relating to insurance, talent management, and much more. All the necessary film production forms, union forms, deal memos, and release forms are provided both in the book and on the companion CD-rom.

FROM REEL TO DEAL

So, how is this book any different from the other 942 film production books on the shelf? Simple. Pick it up and you’ll learn how to create a movie from beginning to end. No cute stories, no ego, no name-dropping – just straightforward, easy-to-follow directions. The founder of the renowned Hollywood Film Institute, Dov S-S Simens, guides you step-by-step through the entire process: from conceiving the idea and finding investors to attending film festivals and negotiating deals.

RAINDANCE PRODUCER’S LAB
LO-TO-NO BUDGET FILMMAKING

Author Elliot Grove has worked on hundreds of low-budget indie movies, teaches filmmaking classes, and runs the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in Europe. His detailed film production handbook delivers a wealth of creative and technical expertise, and the accompanying CD-rom provides sample budgets, publicity plans, trailers, and interviews. Refreshingly clear, no-nonsense filmmaking tips and tricks of the trade to help you make your movie.

THE ULTIMATE FILM FESITVAL SURVIVAL GUIDE

Learn the inside secrets of all the major film festivals worldwide. This eye-opening guide is jam-packed with information, revealing how to get your film accepted and what to do afterwards – from putting together a press kit to selling your film. Comprehensive listings of hundreds of film festivals, including travel tips and contact information, in-depth analysis of the Top 10 Film Festivals, how to make festival politics work for you, and much more.

THE COMPLETE MOVIE MARKETING HANDBOOK

Mark Steven Bosko has been promoting and distributing indie movies for over ten years, and he has packed all that experience into this one essential handbook. Using dozens of savvy techniques and real-world examples, he shows you how to land a distribution deal, get free media coverage, stage a low-cost premiere, and sell your movie to video chains and over the internet. It’s like having a highly-paid marketing guru right at your side!

THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTION

A comprehensive distribution manual for independent film producers. Stacey Parks has helped scores of hungry filmmakers get distribution deals for their indie movies, and she knows how frustrating the whole process can be. Let her show you how, with a few little-known secrets, you can take control of your film career. Learn how to sell your movie to a studio or video distributor or distribute it yourself.
(Also available as an e-Book)

DAILY VARIETY

In-depth analysis of the television, cable, home video, music, new media, theater and film business around the world. Breaking news on the latest deals, statistics, hits and misses, published every business day and available 24/7 online at Variety.com. (Get a Discount Subscription)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

The industry’s most complete film and TV production charts, U.S. and International daily box office grosses, the latest script sales, entertainment news, reviews, and critical analysis of how current events are impacting the film business. Stay connected to what’s happening through The Hollywood Reporter daily print publication, online edition, and email alerts. (Get a Discount Subscription)

MOVIEPLAN BUSINESS PLANS

In order to raise the funds to create a movie, the first thing you need is a business plan. Since 1995, the award-winning, critically acclaimed MoviePlan software has helped hundreds of filmmakers and production companies create the documents necessary to raise money for their indie film production projects. These editable text files virtually write your film’s Investment Memorandum for you. Just add your project details.

SHOWBIZ FILM & TV CONTRACTS

Attorney Mark Litwak’s collection of over 60 fill-in-the-blank industry contracts is an invaluable resource to help you make and sell your movie. Whether you choose to complete one of these contracts yourself or send it to your attorney, this software will pay for itself the first time you use it. Forms include: Literary Submission, Option and Sales Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, Employment Agreements, Distribution and Financing Agreements, and many more, along with a detailed glossary of terms.

MOVIE FORMS PRO INTERACTIVE

A complete package of film, video, HD, DV and commercial production forms on an easy-to-use CD-rom. Contains many new and redesigned forms, releases, storyboards, signage, and much more. Originally created for Hollywood professionals, this software supports all phases of film production – from pre-production through post – and can be customized to fit your project’s needs. Just add your company logo, letterhead, movie title or graphic.

THE ACTION/CUT FILMMAKING SEMINAR (DVD)

One of the most acclaimed filmmaking seminars in the industry, now available as a 3-DVD collection, complete with detailed production workbooks. Working writer/director Guy Magar, presently on contract to Miramax Films, designed this inside look at the film business from A to Z, with an in-depth, audio-visual study of the skills, tools, and industry trade secrets you need to help you create a movie.