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The Basics of Financing your Independent Film with Tax Incentives
Film Financing Ben Yennie 8/9/23 Film Financing Ben Yennie 8/9/23

The Basics of Financing your Independent Film with Tax Incentives

Making a profit on an indie film is HARD. If you can get your film subsidized by a tzx incentive your job is a lot easier. Here are the basics to get you started on that path.

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Filmmakers Glossary of Film Business Terminology.
Film Financing Ben Yennie 3/11/20 Film Financing Ben Yennie 3/11/20

Filmmakers Glossary of Film Business Terminology.

I’m not a lawyer, but I know contracts can be dense, confusing, and full of highly specific terms of art. With that in mind, here’s a glossary of Art. Here’s a glossary to help you out.

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How to Raise Development Funds for your Feature Film.
Film Financing, Packaging Ben Yennie 3/4/20 Film Financing, Packaging Ben Yennie 3/4/20

How to Raise Development Funds for your Feature Film.

If you want to make a movie, you need to raise money. In order to raise any significant capital, you’ll need a package, and that cost money. Here’s where you raise the first money in.

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How Did Film Distribution Get So Broken?
Distribution Ben Yennie 5/29/19 Distribution Ben Yennie 5/29/19

How Did Film Distribution Get So Broken?

Filmmakers know the system sales agents use to exploit their content is well, exploitative. The issue runs deeper that dishonesty. Here’s an exploration.

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When and Where to use Each Indiefilm Investment Document
Film Financing Ben Yennie 4/17/19 Film Financing Ben Yennie 4/17/19

When and Where to use Each Indiefilm Investment Document

Most Sales agents don’t want your business plan, and a bank doesn’t want your lookbook. Here’s what stakeholders do want, and when.

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The 12 Slides You Need in Your IndieFilm Investment Deck - WITH TEMPLATE!
Film Financing Ben Yennie 4/3/19 Film Financing Ben Yennie 4/3/19

The 12 Slides You Need in Your IndieFilm Investment Deck - WITH TEMPLATE!

Generally, when you have your first serious meeting with an investor they’ll ask to see your deck. Here’s what they want.

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How To Write a Business Plan for an Independent Film - 3/7 Project(s)
Film Financing Ben Yennie 10/3/18 Film Financing Ben Yennie 10/3/18

How To Write a Business Plan for an Independent Film - 3/7 Project(s)

Filmmakers don’t tend to plan to fail, but they often fail to plan. Here’s how to write the project section of an independent film business plan.

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How to Write an Independent Film Business Plan - 2/7 Company Section
Film Financing Ben Yennie 9/26/18 Film Financing Ben Yennie 9/26/18

How to Write an Independent Film Business Plan - 2/7 Company Section

One of many things you’ll probably need to finance an independent film is a business plan. Here’s an outline of one of the sections you’ll need to write.

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How to Write an Independent Film Business Plan - 1/7 Executive Summary
Film Financing, General Business Ben Yennie 9/19/18 Film Financing, General Business Ben Yennie 9/19/18

How to Write an Independent Film Business Plan - 1/7 Executive Summary

If you want to raise money from an investor, you have to do your homework. That includes making a business plan. A business plan starts with an executive summary.

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5 Rules for Finding Film Investors
Film Financing Ben Yennie 9/12/18 Film Financing Ben Yennie 9/12/18

5 Rules for Finding Film Investors

If you want to make a movie, you need money. If you don’t have money, you probably need investors. Here’s how you find them.

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The 4 Stages of Indiefilm Finance (And Where to Find the Money)
Film Financing, Packaging Ben Yennie 9/5/18 Film Financing, Packaging Ben Yennie 9/5/18

The 4 Stages of Indiefilm Finance (And Where to Find the Money)

Financing a film is hard. It might be easier if you break it up into more manageable raises. Here’s an outline on that process.

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The 7 Essential Elements of A Strong Indie Film Package
Packaging, Film Financing Ben Yennie 8/15/18 Packaging, Film Financing Ben Yennie 8/15/18

The 7 Essential Elements of A Strong Indie Film Package

If you want to get your film financed by someone else, you need a package. What is that? Read this to find out.

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6 Reasons Filmmakers Are Entrepreneurs
Community, General Business, Marketing Ben Yennie 5/23/18 Community, General Business, Marketing Ben Yennie 5/23/18

6 Reasons Filmmakers Are Entrepreneurs

If you want to make movies for a living, you’ll likely have to start a company. That alone makes you an entrepreneur, but here are 6 other reasons why.

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Indiefilm Crowdfunding Timeline
Community, Film Financing, General Business Ben Yennie 4/4/18 Community, Film Financing, General Business Ben Yennie 4/4/18

Indiefilm Crowdfunding Timeline

In crowdfunding preparation is key, just as it is with filmmaking. If you want to succeed, you need to have a solid plan. Here’s a timeline that might help.

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The 9 Ways to Finance an Indiependent Film
Film Financing, Distribution, Community, Packaging Ben Yennie 4/26/17 Film Financing, Distribution, Community, Packaging Ben Yennie 4/26/17

The 9 Ways to Finance an Indiependent Film

There’s more than one way to finance an independent film. It’s not all about finding investors. Here’s a breakdown of alternative indie film funding sources.

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Why Film Needs Venture Capital
Film Financing, Distribution, Packaging Ben Yennie 5/17/14 Film Financing, Distribution, Packaging Ben Yennie 5/17/14

Why Film Needs Venture Capital

Part of creating a sustainable revolution in the film industry is creating a new system of finance. For that, we should look to other industries starting with Private Equity and Venture Capital. Here’s how we do that.

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