When writers submit their scripts into the marketplace, they often encounter producers who cannot afford to purchase the rights. The producer—frequently independent and undercapitalized—may instead offer to “option” the script by paying the writer a sum of money for the exclusive right to take the script “off the market” for …
Thanks to those who attended our panel at IFW last month on navigating funding options for non-fiction films! For those who missed it, you can watch the video here. I look forward to continuing the conversation on this blog.
In my first post I covered some assumptions I feel are key …
In the ever-increasing multi-“window” and multiple revenue stream universe brought about by digital technology, mediamakers are being forced to make a decision concerning how and when they license their media projects. Many mediamakers have entered into licensing agreements with such streaming services as Netflix (and Hulu to some extent), so …
Packaging and Financing Films in the Age of Empowerment
Last December I penned an article entitled “A Decade of Filmmaker Empowerment Coming” for Indiewire.com. The article presaged an era of empowerment for independent filmmakers; an era in which the filmmaker or producer takes a hands on approach to marketing and distributing …
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