Independent Film Finance

A Research-Based Guide to Funding Your Movie

David Offenberg

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032426051
• eBook ISBN: 9781000966077
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Film & Video
• Index: Business

For aspiring producers and directors who need to learn film finance from the ground up, this revolutionary new book teaches the fundamentals, through the voices of more than 60 successful independent producers. Using a research and data-based approach, award-winning professor David Offenberg combines the wisdom of well-known and successful producers into one fun, easy-to-follow guide.

Within, readers will learn how to talk to potential investors and what those financiers will expect from them in return. The book is also packed with informative anecdotes and examples to enrich each chapter and contextualize the film financing landscape. As the book progresses, equity, debt, revenue, profits, and their role in your movie will be explored. Accessible information about tax incentives and profit participations is included to help emerging filmmakers build out a workable financing plan. The book combines hard numbers and data sets, with direct guidance from successful producers, to construct a holistic overview on how you can turn your new-found financial knowledge into funding for your movie.

This ground-breaking book is a must-read for any aspiring producer or director who wishes to gain an informed and easily digestible understanding of film finance.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part 1: Business and Finance Basics
• Part 2: Financing Your Film
• Part 3: Beyond the Basics
• Appendix: Additional Resources
• Glossary
• Index