Financing / Crowdfunding

Not to answer for Jack, but his track record speaks for itself. There is only so much time in a day and there are plenty of legitimate people who understand that their path to success is to have a presence and represent themselves properly. I've never met one "financier" who hides in the shadows who ever came through in any legit way.

It's called building a reputation. And if you have juice behind your words, you understand that it behooves you to do exactly that.

Or it maybe a good subject for a Stage32 webinar, Ashley Renee Smith so that people really focus on due diligence and their responsibilities to check out the credibility of those offering financial assistance?

ask for the name of their CPA. If they say no or don’t have one then pass.

Great post Jack. No such thing as too much due diligence, there are so many tools available to run background checks on people or corporates - should they get past the 'duck' test (walks like a duck etc.) Great advice as always and couldn't agree with you more.

This is an excellent post Jack, transparency is key.

That's the second WeFunder recommendation I've heard this week, Fran Harris. The first one was here: www.stage32.com/lounge/fundraising/Ask-Me-Anything-AMA-7-11-to-7-12-How-...

WeFunder definitely sounds like it's worth checking out, Nick Douglas.

Nick Douglas firstly Nick. Congratulations on the development so far. Secondly, what a great project. What inspired this baby into being?

Thanks Fran!

Geoff Hall. The documentary is based on my book Finding Octave": The Untold Story of Two Creole Families and Slavery in Louisiana. My relatives were some of the earliest innovators and teachers of jazz. They just happened to be born in Mexico and came back just before jazz was beginning in Louisiana.

This sounds amazing! I'd love to watch it, and I think not only me.

Are there any updates about financing?

Thanks for sharing, Laurie Ashbourne. I think Robert Rodriguez' Action Film Fund sounds like a great idea! Like you said, Action is one of the most expensive genres. I think Robert's "use what you got" approach and creativity will help keep the budgets low.

Laurie Ashbourne very interesting content, thanks for sharing… did you get any answer from Rodriguez’s studio?

Laurie Ashbourne, very important topic(s)!

Thanks for sharing ! We need to rethink film funding imho

Thanks for sharing this Laurie - did you receive any feedback on your request for more info about the fund?

Hello Jane. Hope the day finds you well. My name is Toni D'Antonio with Shake The Tree Productions in NY. My colleague Samantha and I will be attending Cannes for the first time this year and this idea sounds delightful. Please tell me more. I would love to meet up while we are there, learn more about your company and projects and goals and perhaps there could be a collaborative partnership of sorts with my company, projects and goals. All the best, Toni D

Smart alignment!

Yes indeed Jack Binder!

What great news! Neon always puts out bangers and knowing that we can expect mid-budget films from them is exciting to hear as cinephile who misses the mid-budget film!

Amanda Toney I love reading about success stories here on Stage32!

sounds like quality work in the making... yay!

I don't know if Stage 32 has subsidy programs, Matthew D Rhodes, but Stage 32 has free resources.

Lounges: www.stage32.com/lounge

Blogs: www.stage32.com/blog

Some of the webinars are free: www.stage32.com/education/c/education-webinars (type "free" in the search bar)

More free webinars: www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Stage-32-and-Netflix-Partnered-Up-o...

Browse Section: www.stage32.com/browse

Job Board: www.stage32.com/find-jobs

And here are blogs on networking (www.stage32.com/blog/tags/networking-41). My biggest tip is be active in the Lounges (comment on people's posts and make your own posts). That's how I do most of my networking and that's how I get most of my jobs and opportunities.

I haven't been active for a while since I've been busy with multiple projects. I've been wanting to share my work but haven't been able to given the prices on sharing my work the way stage 32 brings them up in my emails. I wouldn't even know where to begin.

I suggest starting with networking in the Lounges, Matthew D Rhodes. Make a post (Example: share a post in the Screenwriting Lounge talking about your journey as a screenwriter and the lessons you've learned) and comment on people's posts.

ok, that sounds like a plan.

Yes, it has a strong film grant -- It has many calls in different regions and states. I was able to make a feature film thru one of this calls with a producer -- here's the site, it has an english version:

www.gov.br/ancine/pt-br

I found it very difficult without help, it's something that a lawyer finds easier than a filmmaker.

Mission

ANCINE, the Brazilian Film Agency, is a financially and administratively independent government agency, operating under the supervision of the Brazilian Ministry of Culture. It was established in September 2001 to contribute to the regulation, promotion and monitoring of the audiovisual industry in Brazil.

ANCINE’s mission is to create equal conditions of competition among economic agents operating in the Brazilian audiovisual sector and therefore to stimulate the development of a strong and sustainable audiovisual industry.

During the TERRIBLE Bolsonaro's administration ( a worse Trump version) , he tried to extinguish it, closing the resourses and let the artists die... I waited 4 years to be able to finish my film.

Okay! Certainly interesting!

Brazil filming / incentives seem a bit more complicated, less straight forward than say Columbia which has a very good incentive, production services, and track record. Look forward to hearing more on this. Thank you!

I forgot to write before, the films enter in a contest for the film grant -- it's not just make the project, you have to be selected for one of the many contests. My next project is a feature and I'm thinking in how to make it viable at the moment.

They ask 5% fee of monies raised for production. Or did anyway. I have had script reviews from them on one of my scripts and while I found the notes usefu their metrics were less useful to me as a Producer and I have had better fortune connecting here on Stage 32 and networking via Facebook.

Thank you

We know the guys over at Slated and they definitely work hard to try to make connections. It's an interesting platform that started around 12-13 years ago when we started Stage 32.

Incredible share, Ashley Renee Smith! Alejandro Iñárritu's movies look phenomenal no matter what the budget is. The video mentions a technique of combining and disguising cuts (from individual takes) to make a shot look like a long take. That's a great technique! I think long takes can be difficult to film because one mistake and you'll have to start over, but the technique mentioned in the video gets rid of that problem.

Ashley! you superstar, what a great share.

I agree, Maurice Vaughan! There are a lot of production techniques that seem cumbersome, but in application can actually make things a bit easier to approach at various levels.

Emma Louise Smith, YOU are! =)

This is fascinating, awesome share Ashley Renee Smith!

There are always filmmaking grants out there too for filmmakers that you may qualify for, based on specific things. I know Film Independent, Studio Binder, Filmmakers Without Borders all have pages where they curate lists of grants or specific programs you can apply for to help get your movie off the ground!

Unpaid endorsement: Seed & Spark has been a success for us!

Thanks all!

Hi Cynthia, There are lots of different options depending on your goals, type of project, and whether you want to give up equity in your project. There is both equity and charitable-based crowdfunding, also private equity raises, grants, tax-deductible donations, tax credit incentives, debt options like loans, etc.

Lots of great ideas here. @Karen "Kay" Ross I agree with you. Virtually nobody gets a check for 50+ million to make their first movie, no matter how good the script is. There might be someone who did it, but it's highly unlikely. Yes, make a $5,000,000 movie first, and show the world (and the studios) what you can do. Then perhaps your 2nd movie gets a big (or bigger) budget. Best of luck.

This is a great way to dive into the world of soft money film finance. Understanding and utilizing film tax credits is a critical element in production plans, and financing.

I couldn't agree more Jack! Have a nice day !

Almost every decision studios make on where to shoot is influenced by tax incentives and it's imperative for indie filmmakers to get the most out of their opportunity. What an awesome class. Thanks, Sydney Summers!

I learned this is a trial by fire. Definitely oh my list of classes to take.

Hi, Tom! I hope to have in the class, please let me know if you have any questions.