Financing Your Film Seminar
Utah Film Studios
4001 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060, USA
Utah
40.6804427
-111.46381529999996
Description
FILM FINANCING: AVOIDING PITFALLS FROM DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRIBUTION - FREE
Monday, January 22, 2018, 10:00 am – 12:00 Noon Cost: FREE
Chances are you're going to have to approach investors and/or financiers to get your film made and into theaters. Avoiding the many pitfalls of the process and executing an effective business plan is essential to your success.
This FREE session is a must for anyone in the development stage of their project. Industry experts in key positions will share their experiences and expertise and answer your questions.
This interactive session will provide a comprehensive overview of the evaluation of a film project and explain the need for a business plan; the necessary contracts that need to be in place; the subtleties of comparing various state incentives; the development situations to avoid and how it all impacts financing and distribution deals.
The topics to be covered:
How and where to look for funding.
How to protect the material through Copyright and “chain of title.”
How to assess your film’s “marketability” using low cost tips/resources.
How to build/present your pitch to your business & creative team.
When do you need an attorney, an accountant and a line producer.
How to budget and schedule production costs.
How to attach actors working with a Casting Director.
How to attach above the line talent (Director, DP, Production Designer).
How to prepare a convincing business plan with financial projections.
When to talk to a distributor to learn about audience appeal and distribution deals.
Pre-sales and how to navigate through those waters.
What is a “Producer’s Package” and how is it different from a business plan.
How to monetize the tax rebates and credits.
How to qualify investors and recognize scams.
*Film Funding Seminar Panelists
Gil Aglaure - Executive Producer & President, Koan Distribution
Todd Hein, CPA - Senior Tax Manager, Stockman Kast Ryan + Co
Hal “Corky” Kessler - Entertainment Attorney, Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd
Caron Nightingale - Music Director
Arne M. Olson - Senior Partner, Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd
Manlio Roseano - Writer, Producer and Director
Noemi Weis - Producer and Director
Moderator: Hal "Corky" Kessler
*Panelists Roster Subject to Change Due to Circumstances Beyond the Organizer's Control*
Seminar Panel Members
Gil Aglaure started his career in the film industry in Paris, France in 1987. As Director of Sales for a distribution company he was also heavily involved in production and helped develop and produce “Adventure”, a 40-episode series hosted by Christopher Reeve which aired in 112 countries around the world. In 1993, Gil founded Koan, a distribution company focused primarily on feature films. Quickly, Koan became a front-runner in the worldwide distribution arena and an important resource for buyers in over 150 countries worldwide. A combination of quality programming and rare business ethics sets Koan head and shoulders above its competitors in the US and international markets. Since 2009, Gil has been focusing on development and production. He Executive Produced titles such as Age of the Dragons with Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones which sold to 120 countries and ranked in the top three best ratings in 2011 on the SyFy Channel and Saints & Soldiers – Airborne Creed which has sold in 95 countries so far.
Tamara Bell is Vice President of Koan and oversees all acquisitions of theatrical and television products for the domestic and worldwide markets. With over twenty years in the entertainment industry her experience ranges from the acquisition of catalogues of 20+ films to the sale of stock shot footage for award-winning documentaries. Tamara oversees Koan’s catalogue of over 100 films in genres ranging from sci-fi and action to comedy and religious. Her focus is on building long-term relationships with talented filmmakers and finding a home for their productions, whatever the size of the screen and audience. She is currently acquiring and developing film projects for a film fund and is also developing an interactive multiplatform branded entertainment project.
Todd Hein, CPA is a senior tax manager at Stockman Kast Ryan + Co, the largest Certified Public Accounting firm in southern Colorado. He holds a Masters degree in Taxation and practices in tax planning and compliance for a wide variety of clients and entities, including partnerships, corporations, trusts, and high net-worth individuals. Todd has a special interest in the tax and accounting needs of the film and television business and is a frequent speaker on the use and application of Internal Revenue Code Section 181 and related tax planning opportunities. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but has clients throughout the country and internationally.
Maxim Jago is an award winning writer, award winning director and media technology specialist. He has authored over 30 titles available in bookshops and online, and regularly speaks about cross platform media technology, social trends and futurology. He has taught film makers around the world, been published in magazines and quoted in books on film making. www.maximjago.com
Hal "Corky" Kessler was recently voted Best Entertainment Lawyer in the US and has extensive experience in the entertainment industry on a worldwide basis. Corky regularly speaks on the business and legal aspects of feature film development, including tax incentives. He has participated in seminars and conducted speaking engagements throughout the United States and Canada on legal issues impacting the entertainment industry. He has been a lead speaker for many years at various film festivals throughout the country, including the Sundance Film Festival, where he has conducted seminars on "Funding" and "Legal and Business Pitfalls, Screenplays through Distribution." Corky has been the attorney on numerous film projects across the country. He has represented and served as executive producer on feature films and theatre projects. He was a speaker for Bloomberg International Television at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In Oct 2012 he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with private investors in Beijing, China for a fund for co productions with US filmmakers. Executive Producer and/or Attorney - Feature Films: Certifiably Jonathan: Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel, Sara Silverman, Tim Conway, Rob Reiner The Sum of Us: Russell Crowe, Jack Thompson; Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Co.; Australian Academy Award Finding North: Wendy McKenna, John Benjamin Hickey; Screenplay by Kim Powers; Distributed by Cowboy Booking Wild Things: Directed by John McNaughton, written by Stephen Peters; w/ Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell Legend of Bloody Mary: Screenplay by Joseph Domingo; currently in distribution phase Teary Sockets: Screenplay by Scott Anderson; currently in distribution phase Burning Bodhi: Kaley Cuoco, Sasha Pieterse, Virginia Madsen Return to Zero: Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina Natural Selection: Screenplay by Robbie Pickering Osso Bucco: Mike Starr, Illeana Douglas, Christian Stolte Greater: Written by Brian Reindl, life story of Arkansas football player Brandon Burlsworth Broken Hill: Written/Directed by Dagen Merrill; distributed by Porchlight Entertainment; starring Luke Arnold, Alexa Vega, Timothy Hutton Heart Strings: Screenplay by FireFly Film & Video, co-producers Firefly and Jim Pasternak Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire: Screenplay by Yancy Butler & Victoria Maurette; produced by Nick Celozzi Films Currently in Development and Pre-Production: Stray Hearts: Screenwriter Keri Roebuck Fitzgerald, revisions by Jenny Wingfield, co-producers Dorothea Petrie, William S. Gilmore and Shari Rhodes Deaf Ghost: producer Beverly Nero Bronzeville: produced by Think Differently Company A Gringo Walks into a Cantina: Screenwriter/Co-producer Jeff Kehe Brooklyn: Screenwriter/Producer Denis McKeown Wanted: producer Linda Bridgen Angels in the Sky: producer Mike Flint, a feature film about Israel’s first Air Force The Best of All Worlds: producer Marshall Bear Stella by Starlight: Screenwriter Clarissa Jacobson, producer John Most Headshop: Screenwriter/Producer Kim Bass Miles and Me: biopic on Miles Davis, producer Rudy Langlais Bob Marley: biopic, producer Rudy Langlais Captain Blood (remake): producer Rudy Langlais Shades of Grace: producer Jennifer Tadlock We Know Not What We Do: producers Aaron Taylor and Elizabeth Baker Sweet Water: producer Josi Konski The Devine Mistake: producer Lucy Rice Seven Days to Live: producer Lucy Rice MegaBall$: producers Marc Baron (screenplay) and Joe Cirillo
Arne M. Olson is the senior partner of the intellectual property law firm of Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd. which is based in Chicago, Illinois. His practice involves advising on and litigating in a wide range of intellectual property areas including copyrights, rights of publicity, advertising, trademarks and patents. He sees his primary role as keeping his clients out of trouble, but when that does not work, representing them in court. He has been doing this for over 35 years and has been coming to Sundance regularly because the ski slopes are wide open while all of you are talking about movies.
Manlio Roseano was born in Conegliano, Italy and has always had a great interest and passion for cinema. He entered the University of Rome at the faculty of Literature and Philosophy and started writing short stories and shooting his first videos. He studied the art of film making at The London International Film School. He graduated as a director/producer and worked on a variety of short films. In 1996 he wrote, produced and directed what he considers his first film: “Dreamlife”, a twenty minute short film awarded Best Short Film at the ‘Premio Excelsior’ in Rome in 1997. The next year he became a member of the DGGB and founded Wonderworks Productions Ltd. in London. He founded the first film production company in Friuli, in the northeast region of Italy, the Skenè Snc. He wrote, produced and directed his first feature film: “Il terzo leone” (The Third Lion) which won Best Feature Film Award at the 2nd Fargo Film Festival, the Silver Award for Best Foreign Feature Film at the 35th Worldfest in Houston and Best Long Drama Award at the 2nd Thunderbird International Film Festival in Cedar City, UT. His other projects include the feature length documentary on the Kelts, “Keltoi”; the historical drama “Gladio"; production manager of “Espelho Magico” with Manoel De Oliveiri; a Venice Film Festival selection, “Rutger Hauer’s Film Factory” short film “Ties That Bind”; and directed the comedy short film “A Bit Older and a Little Bit Taller,” the winner of the 2013 Best Short Film Award at the Indie Spirit Film Festival in Colorado Springs, USA, Gold Remi Award at the Worldfest in Houston, Texas and is Official Finalist at the Barcelona Film Festival. He has the exclusive option to adapt Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Judge and his Hangman” into a feature film and is a script doctor and project development consultant for the FS-Law Firm based in Rome. He is currently in pre-production of his next feature film: “Angels Four”, an adventure film on the first ascent of the highest waterfall in the world: the Angel Falls. Principal photography is planned for September 2018. He is currently based in Munich, Germany.
Caron Nightingale has been involved in almost every area of the music business for more than 40 years. Starting as a touring artist, she went on to write and produce commercial songs, jingles and film music, winning numerous awards along the way. In 1992 Caron founded the internationally recognized and respected, Nightingale Music, which represents indie artists and produces and publishes music and sound effects for licensing. Nightingale Music can be heard in just about every country and network in the world. Notable writing and placement credits include The Big Sick, Jack Reacher, Deadpool, The Handmaid’s Tale, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Suits, 2 Broke Girls, Ripley’s, Saturday Night Live, Mercedes, Netflix, Fisher Price, Subaru, McDonald’s, Activia, Nintendo, Valiant Hearts, and many more. In October 2017, Nightingale received the prestigious PMA Mark Award for Best Vocal Song. In 2012, Caron opened the Canadian office of APM Music, a production and creative house coowned by Universal Music Group and EMI, where she currently holds the position of Director of Sales, Canada. APM offers the most comprehensive collection of music available for licensing to entertainment and media producers, providing U.S. and Canada-based production clients with exclusive access to over 550,000 tracks of every style of music produced specifically for use in film, television, radio and new media.
Noemi Weis has spent over 20 years telling stories on the big and small screens, from
her worldwide advertising projects to her award-winning human rights films.
Born in Argentina and educated in Argentinian and Canadian Universities, Noemi
speaks six languages and is devoted to create and promote human rights and social
justice through her films.
As an award winning filmmaker, a humanitarian and an advocate leader Noemí journeys
where stories take her to bring voice to the world’s most vulnerable. Her films have been
sold in more than 50 countries receiving numerous awards but most important, making
in a difference in communities around the world. FYI to see award and distinctions:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noemi-weis-3665684/
Noemi Weis’s work as a Director is worldwide recognized not only by the public at large,
but as well by global organizations such as UNICEF and WHO. Recently she received a
a passionate message of support from Sophie Gregoire Trudeau for her film MILK, Weis and has been honored with an invitation to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican in
recognition of the impact her films have created in communities around the world.
Noemi is a member of the Unesco, Team Canada’s trade missions and Ontario
Business Ambassador, promoting the merits of Canadian production abroad. She has
been nominated as “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” for three years in a row, the last
one by Export Development Canada and a finalist for “Woman Entrepreneur of the
World” as the sole Canadian nominee.
“Noemi has built an exceptional portfolio. Noemi is an accomplished and important Canadian
filmmaker” Bruce Cowley- Creative Head CBC Network.
"Canadian production of this type is valuable in augmenting Canada’s presence on the world
stage” Senator Marie Poulin.
For more information: www.filmblanc.com,
www.milkhood.com
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