43 Way$ to Finance Your Feature Film: A Comprehensive Analysis of Film Finance - Hardcover

Cones, John W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809319683 ISBN 13: 9780809319688

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Each year, thousands of potential filmmakers ask, "How can I finance a feature film?" Yet, until this unprecedented new book by John W. Cones, there has been no comprehensive answer to the question. Writing in a clear, informative style, Cones outlines and explains the numerous and diverse forms of financing available to independent film producers. As an objective adviser, he refrains from advocating one form of financing over another, choosing instead to provide specific, concise information regarding the many possible financing strategies.Cones groups his forty-three methods of film financing into four major areas: industry financing, lender financing, investor financing, and foreign financing. In each of the forty-three chapters, he focuses on one kind of film finance, summarizing its financing vehicle, entity, and technique or transaction and analyzing its advantages and disadvantages. At the end of each chapter is an extensive bibliography of additional information about the particular form of film finance discussed. In covering the scope of film financing, Cones ranges from a discussion of studio-based independent production company methods to an examination of lender financing without distributor contracts to a detailed analysis of active and passive investor vehicles and foreign tax shelters and incentives.Although the book focuses on financing feature films, its information is relevant to the financing of other kinds of projects, such as short films, documentaries, videos, and multi-media and theatrical endeavors. For those individuals considering making or investing in a feature filmsuch as producers, executive producers, attorneys, screenwriters, and investorsit is an indispensable resource, one that will serve them well in determining the best methods to finance the production costs of a specific project."

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Review:

Cones delivers on his objective to provide a comprehensive overview of a very complex topic. Although mansy books exist that profess to help potential independent filmmakers with their craft, few contain such a concise and complete outline of this crucial aspect of filmmaking. "Entertainment and Sports Lawyer""

From the Publisher:

Learn Screen Secrets & Production Pointers from a Master
This updated edition of John W. Cones's now classic guide to independent film financing includes a discussion of new federal laws. Focusing on feature films, the comprehensive guide is also relevant to projects such as short films, documentaries, videos, multimedia presentations, and theatrical endeavors.

"Cones's 43 Ways to Finance Your Feature Film includes something for everyone. The book is well suited for independent filmmakers who wish to learn how film financing occurs throughout the industry and how to converse with their attorneys about legal arrangements when they discover potential investors for their film projects. For attorneys new to the area of film finance, the book is a valuable resource and an educational tool that combines the elements of basic business industry practices with important legal considerations. [The book] also offers concise reference material for attorneys who deal extensively with filmmakers and with film finance."-Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

"John Cones shows you how to pay the bills by detailing the four major areas of film finance-industry, lender, investor, and foreign financing. . . . Cones analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the method under discussion and provides detailed analysis of active and passive investor vehicles and foreign tax shelters and incentives."- Films in Review

"[Cones provides] valuable pointers and insights to the burgeoning producer."-Boxoffice

About this edition

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0809319683
• ISBN 13: 9780809319688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 191