Film Finance Consulting
We have successfully secured in excess of $500 million of financing for independent films and our vast network in the film making industry allows us to provide the most suitable options for our clients.
- Financing Transaction Support
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- Develop an ultimate forecast for the contemplalted film or slate of films
- Develop and implement distribution strategy for the exploitation of the film or the slate of films in the U.S. and internationally
- Determine the most suitable financing structure for a film or slate of films, i.e. single-picture production loans, senior production and ultimate borrowing base facilities, P&A facilities, equity requirements, etc.
- Create investor materials such as business plan, PowerPoint presentations and short-form summary information sheet with key data points about the film project
- Supervise discussion with third parties in connection with the single picture or slate deal
- Indentify lenders, supervise and coordinate the closing process with the lenders, equity financiers, attorneys, and other parties involved
- Negotiate financing arrangements with the various parties on behalf of clients
- Assist in the development and implementation of Greenlight Protocols
- Ongoing Project Oversight
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- Prepare periodic reports for guilds and supervise periodic residual payment processing
- Prepare periodic reports for profit participants and supervise payment processing for all profit participants
- Oversight of film-related tax compliance
- Film-related tax compliance
- Supervise timely monetization of tax credits/incentives
- Review and update of film ultimates and related amortization for accountants
- Create periodic financial reporting for management and financiers including compliance reporting to Board of Directors (if applicable) and lenders
- Serve as corporate liaison to lenders, board of directors and investors