If you decide to make a film, you face many problems. First, you struggle to catch and hold on to the idea that flickers in your head. Then you try to gather the best cast, crew and equipment for your project. But in most cases the biggest potential problem is money. How to collect the…
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What Is a Film Funding Outline?
The following information has been based on the fantastic book “The Art of Film Funding” by Carole Lee Dean (I strongly recommend that you read the book as well as visit her website) Carole Dean runs The Roy W. Dean Film & Video Grants. Whatever information you find in this article, use it as a…
How to Get Money to Make a Film: Film Funding and Film Grants?
Many countries have organisations that deal with film funding and not only national organisations, but also local organisations. The EU also deals with film funding, in each member country there is a media desk that should be able to answer your questions regarding getting money for your next project. In some countries the media desk can be very unhelpful but keep…
How to Finance Independent Films: Film Grants and Film Funds?
Finance Independent Films As in many businesses, there is always a few different ways of financing film production. I have already written about funds, grants and fiscal sponsorship and posted a pretty long list of funding organisations from around the world. In this article, I would like to present to you a few more ways…