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Financing an independent feature film is not as hard as some would-be filmmakers make it out to be. Resources do exist, for short films as well as features, for finishing or completion funds you can go to when you find out what post-production really, really costs. This page is here to help you learn creative ways you can raise financing for a feature film, apply for grant money from grant sources and foundations specifically allocated for the arts, find private film financiers and venture capital to fund your movie , basically, do whatever you need to do to get your movie made! Excuses are over...pre-production starts immediately! Find investors, co-production grants and distribution partners who are seeking a film investment opportunity right now!

Grants/Foundation Information and Resources

Educate yourself about Film Financing (Informational Articles)

Looking at Filmmakers from the Film Finance Side

Other Funding Info/Misc. Resources

Finance Your Films And Movies In 2005 - 2006

The Film & Movie Finance Dealmakers eBook's exclusive purpose is to 'empower' you the film and entertainment industry related professional and film makers, give access to banks, investment bankers, power brokers, private equity, equity funds, film financiers and entertainments industry key Dealmakers that are actively involved in funding independent film makers movies, co-producing, managing and/or developing ideas from concept to the big screen. All the resources you will ever need to succeed in raising capital and get the money you want to make your unique film.

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Morrie Warshawski, author of "Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video" is a consultant, facilitator, and writer with over 25 years experience in the nonprofit arts sector. His list of clients includes well-known entities such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Independent Feature Project, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as well as regional nonprofits including the California Arts Council, the St. Louis Art Museum, and the New Orleans Video Access Center. This guy's got some good things to say, so if you're serious about making a film, take a listen...


Shaking the Money Tree:
How to Get Grants and Donations
for Film and Video

Dazed and confused by the frustrating world of grants and donations? This classic text, now completely revised, demystifies the entire maze of grant hustling with easy-to-follow guidelines. Find out how to: Prepare Yourself for Fundraising; Prepare Your Project for Raising Money; Conduct Effective Research; Make a Personal Ask; Write the Perfect Grant Proposal; and more.

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Listen to "How to Throw a Fundraising House Party" -a segment by Morrie Warshawski that first appeared on NPR's Marketplace Radio.

How to Throw a Fundraising House Party


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Morrie's Fundraising Links

Morrie's Take on Who Gets Funded and Why

Morrie on Film Fundraising

Louise Levison, author of "Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents"is President and Founder of Business Strategies, a consulting firm, which specializes in writing business plans for film, Internet and other entertainment related companies, developing corporate strategies and guiding entrepreneurs in looking for and working with equity financing.

Ask Louise

An online, interactive information resource on raising money for independent film  projects.  Ask Louise also features a searchable archives of previously asked questions.

What Equity Investors Look (and Look Out) For

 


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