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How do you fund your film?

Try this combo:

1️⃣ Equity from investors
2️⃣ Tax rebates from your state
3️⃣ Gap loans against future guarantees
4️⃣ Crowdfunding to rally fans

Mix. Match. Make it happen. 👇

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How To Finance Indie Films
The way you finance your film can make or break the success of your project. Understanding that there are many ways to finance your film is key to being a good producer and film investor. I'm going to outline a handful of different ways to finance your project - in
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December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🎬 What eats your indie film profits:

🍿 Theaters: 50–60%
📊 Marketing costs
💸 Distributor fees (20–35%)
📉 Recouped expenses
💲 Taxes

What's left?

A fraction.

Make sure to plan accordingly. 👇

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What is a Film Waterfall and How Does It Work?
When you release a film, how much of the money is distributed to the filmmakers, and in what order? That's the topic of this article. A film's "recoupment waterfall" is a document that shows in detail the way that a film's earnings are distributed, who they are distributed to, in
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Japan's Indie Film Financier K2 Pictures Wins Support From Major State-Backed Bank (Exclusive)
#FilmFinance #IndependentFilm #IndieCinema #Japan #Filmsky

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Japan’s Indie Film Financier K2 Pictures Wins Support From Major State-Backed Bank (Exclusive)
The Development Bank of Japan’s investment in the Tokyo-based startup — launched at Cannes with backing from auteurs like Hirokazu Kore-eda and Takashi Miike — signals growing institutional support fo...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Raising money for your film? 🎥

Here are 3 principles that actually work: 🧵

1️⃣ Track everything
2️⃣ Find leverage
3️⃣ Never stop

Let’s unpack each one 👇

#FilmFinance #FilmSky #MovieSky
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
pitchmyproject.com
Don’t know where to start fundraising?

Here’s the path:

1️⃣ Raise for a short film (5 figures)
2️⃣ Raise for a low-budget feature (6 figures)
3️⃣ Then go for your million-dollar movie

Build trust. Show progress. Create momentum. 👇

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November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Have you faced financial challenges in the film and TV industry? Your voice can shape change! Participate in our charity survey! #FilmFinance

https://www.theknowledgeonline.com/news/money-matters-film-and-tv-charity-survey-calls-for-respondents
Money Matters - Film and TV Charity survey calls for respondents
Money Matters - Film and TV Charity survey calls for respondents working behind the camera in the UK screen sector
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October 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Wicker Film Productions is now open for SEIS investment.

For further details and our investment deck, please get in touch.

#SEIS #EIS #FilmInvestment #UKFilm #IndieFilm #FilmFinance #InvestInFilm #IndependentCinema #TaxEfficientInvestment #VentureCapital #CreativeIndustries
September 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Big-name actors often ask for “pay or play.” That means they get paid even if the project doesn’t move forward—as long as certain terms are met.

#ActorContracts #PayOrPlay #FilmFinance
September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films stall.

Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.

Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.

👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...

#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting
September 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Kristen Konvitz joins WME Independent as a film finance and packaging agent in Beverly Hills, bringing a decade of experience and an MFA in Film from Columbia University. https://getnews.me/kristen-konvitz-joins-wme-independent-as-film-finance-packaging-agent/ #wmeindependent #filmfinance
Kristen Konvitz Joins WME Independent as Film Finance & Packaging Agent
September 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🎬 Screenwriters win competitions. Scripts stack laurels. Coverage sings praises.

And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.

Because validation ≠ financing.

That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
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#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
The Validation Trap
Why Script Laurels Don’t Lead to Financing
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September 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Ren didn’t ask for this.
I didn’t mean for it to become so … complicated.

But here we are.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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How did #technology reduce our humanity so drastically in a time when we need each other more than ever?

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August 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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@pitchmyproject.com do investors mentor #blacksky creatives on #filmfinance?
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August 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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This is terrible! I self-fund & manage all finances for my productions. Maybe he will be featured on 'American Greed':

Movie Accountant Charged with Embezzling Nearly $2M from Indie Films
#IndependentFilm #IndieFilm #IndieCinema #FilmFinance #Filmsky

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Movie Accountant Charged with Embezzling Nearly $2M From Indie Films
Joshua Mandel, 46, of Woodland Hills, CA, who is accused of using the funds to stay at Las Vegas hotels and socialize with adult film actresses, was charged with six counts of wire fraud.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Being on the silver screen isn’t any better …

@pitchmyproject.com is there a section in a pitch deck for talent #mentalhealth?

Or is it all about the investors’ needs and the expense of those who do the work?
#filmfinance
Ezra Miller — and their recent volatility — explained
Miller is on the cusp of massive fame, but their hedonistic spate of aggression may be their undoing.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Let’s talk about how “business” gets done in the creator space.

How producers will track creatives but NEVER DIRECTLY SPEAK

.. just quietly take notes for their own projects.

Welcome to the popularity contest of #showbiz
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August 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
pitchmyproject.com
Want investors to take your 🎬 film seriously?

Then treat it like a business.

📌 Register an LLC
📌 Hire a CPA
📌 Have a lawyer draft your investor agreements
📌 Create a professional pitch deck

No one funds "just an idea." Make it real. #FilmFinance
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August 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Who wants to see @jamesgunn.bsky.social make this the story behind #supergirl vs whatever’s on the agenda for this studio metaverse project?

I bet the numbers would be much better or MAYBE he could #filmfinance Halle Berry TELLING the story of Ororo Munroe!

#changehollywood
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August 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
pitchmyproject.com
Investors don’t care how much you love your project. 🎬

They care about:

✔️ The market
✔️ The business model
✔️ Their return on investment

Make the numbers work, or they’ll pass. #FilmFinance
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July 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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genuine question because the article doesn't really bring this up... but if you are "bringing your audience" and then "running your film like a business" why use this platform at all, esp w costs + profit share? #filmsky #seedandspark #crowdfunding #filmfinance
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Mark Duplass Does Not Have a Plan to Save Indie Filmmaking, but He Believes in Two Women Who Do
Seed&Spark offers filmmakers a business model to take control of every step of the process, from funding to distribution.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
pitchmyproject.com
The wrong comp = no funding.

The right comp = investor confidence.

It’s not about copying success stories...

It’s about proving market fit.

#FilmFinance #moviesky #filmsky
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July 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
pitchmyproject.com
You don’t have investor connections?

Here’s where to start:

➡️ LinkedIn – Search "angel investor" + "film"
➡️ WeFunder – Find past investors & DM them
➡️ Kickstarter – Look at backer lists

It’s not about who you know. It’s about who you reach out to. #FilmFinance
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July 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM