Executive Summary; The Company; The Films; The Industry; The Markets and Marketing; The Markets Part 2: The Nontraditional Film; Distribution; Risk Factors; Financing; The Financial Plan; Sample Business Plan; Short Film Distribution
Levison is President of Business Strategies (www.moviemoney.com), a consulting firm in Sherman Oaks, California, specializing in business plan packaging and venture capital financing. Ms. Levison is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Entertainment Studies of the Extension Program at UCLA and is publisher and editor of The Film Entrepreneur newsletter. She regularly conducts workshops on financing for organizations and at film festivals. Levison holds an M.B.A. in finance.
PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS:
Levison's book helped me create a straightforward and thorough
business plan that ultimately raised $2 million for my new
project.
-Stu Pollard, Producer/Director, Keep Your Distance
Buying this book is the first step to becoming a successful,
independent filmmaker. It helped me launch my company.
-Rick Pamplin, The Pamplin Film Company
If Louise Levison's Filmmakers & Financing were only about business
plans, it would be worth more than its cover price. In addition,
Levison gives sage, savvy, and clear introductions to every
important aspect of film business-marketing, distribution,
varieties of investors, financing options-it's all here, including
a sample business plan. This book is a "must have" for any
filmmaker's bookshelf.
-Morrie Warshawski, Consultant, and author of Shaking the Money
Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video, 2nd
Edition
A must-have educational and reference tool to help you conquer
current industry practices regarding finance, production and
distribution. Louise has consistently delivered a plethora of
information that is easy for a beginning filmmaker to understand,
while at the same time very useful to the entertainment veteran. No
filmmaker's library would be complete without it.
-J. David Williams, Distributor, Shiloh and The Omega Code
Need money for a movie? Here's the road map every indie filmmaker
needs to find it. It worked for me!
-Paul Sirmons, Director/Producer, The First of May and Forevermore
Films
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