
Investor Financing of Independent Film
A Guide for Producers, Attorneys and Film School Lecturers
- 176 pages
- English
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Investor Financing of Independent Film
A Guide for Producers, Attorneys and Film School Lecturers
About this book
This book explains how to comply with the federal and states securities regulations when seeking to raise money from private investors for the development, production and/or distribution of a feature or documentary film.
Drawing from the experience and expertise of a securities and entertainment attorney who has worked with independent filmmakers for 30 plus years, this resource explores securities law compliance in order to help readers comply with the law and avoid criminal and civil liability, while successfully raising investor funds for their film projects.
Readers will gain an understanding of why the securities laws apply to most investor financing transactions, what choices need to be made by the filmmaker, what information needs to be disclosed to prospective investors, how to comply with the SEC's policy regarding financial projections, what is the appropriate investment vehicle for various forms of investor financing, what limitations are imposed on the use of finders and how to handle the required federal and state notice filings.
It is an essential resource for any film student taking a film finance course (or a production course with a film finance component), as well as any independent film producers, entertainment/securities attorneys and film school instructors, who want to be informed about the legal and practical aspects of investor financing of independent films.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 True Hollywood Stories
- 2 Securities Law Enforcement
- 3 Overview of Film Finance
- 4 Pre-Offering Considerations
- 5 Fitting Investor Financing into a Film Finance Plan
- 6 Business Plan or Disclosure Document
- 7 Three Forms of Documentation
- 8 Contingent Promissory Notes as a Film Finance Method
- 9 SEC Regulation D, Rule 506(b)
- 10 SEC Regulation D, Rule 506(c)
- 11 The Federal Equity Crowdfunding Law
- 12 Disclosure and the SEC’s Anti-Fraud Rule
- 13 Box Office Comparables and Financial Projections
- 14 Investment Vehicles
- 15 Selling Independent Film Offerings
- 16 Investor Tax Incentives
- 17 Notice Filings
- About the Author
- Other Books and Monographs by the Same Author
- Film List
- Seminar Sponsors
- Bibilography
- Index