Get the latest information on obtaining finance & tax incentives to get independent and studio films made, distributed and marketed in today’s market place.
• Access to and information from the most senior players in the industry at the top of their professions• Significant networking opportunities amongst the top professionals and financiers in the film business today• Expanded session on the U.S. state, federal and international tax credits and incentives for film and TV production• The role of banks and specialized finance companies in providing financing for film production• How talent agencies can help package films for financing and distribution• Ways to generate financial support for films utilizing brand integration and product placement• Understand how sales agents and distributors can generate the domestic and foreign distribution you need to make your film a success• Understand how to utilize new digital platforms for distributing media content into the home and onto hand held devices• Networking opportunities and much moreConference Co-Chairs: Joe Chianese, Entertainment Partners; Vinca Jarrett, FilmPro Finance; Thomas Glen Leo, Sheppard Mullin; David Zitzerman, Goodmans LLP
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Key Note Speaker
9:00 am Funding Independent Bonded Film Projects $2.5M+
• Structuring and Creating a Finance Plan
• Roll of the Completion Guarantor (Bonds)
• Private Equity
• Film Funds
• Attaching a Sales Agent for Presales & Minimum Guarantees
• Banking Presales & Tax Credits
• Using Tax Credits to Fund Production, Post or Distribution
• Other Soft Money Incentives
• Banks and other Commercial Lenders
• Gap and Bridge Loans
10:00 am Break for Refreshments
10:15 am Latest Developments in Funding TV & Web Productions
• How to Produce, Finance and Distribute Your Own Television Series
• Securing Development Deals and Pilot Orders
• Financing Cable and Network TV Productions
• Maximizing Domestic and International "Pre-Sales"
• Co-Productions and Co-Financing TV Series with Foreign Broadcasters
• Branded Entertainment and Ancillary Exploitation
• Selecting the Optimal Production Location to Access "Soft Money" Incentives
• How do You Transition Your Original Program from Web TV to Broadcast TV
• Launching Your Own YouTube Channel
• Making money with Vimeo
11:15 am Production Incentives
• Current Developments in the US and Foreign Jurisdictions
• Caps, Minimum Spend and Other Requirements
• Planning for Incentives as part of the budget
• Applying for Incentive Programs
• Understanding Varying Regulations
• Setting Up, Administering and Monitoring a Production to Maximize Incentives
• Liens, Priorities and Audit Requirements
• Monetizing Tax Credits
• Costs of Tax Credit Funding
12:15 pm Networking Luncheon
1:45 pm Tax and Accounting Issues in Film Production Finance
• Update on Federal Tax Incentives
• Structuring Investments for Maximum Investment Value
• Advising Investors for Tax Planning on Film Investment
• Production Accounting and why it's critical
• Budgeting Tools and Working with UPMs and Line Producers to Ensure Reliable Budgets
• Contingencies: Production, Distribution and Litigation
• Production Audits and Reporting to Financiers, Bond Companies, Union and Other Third Parties
• Preparing to Audit Distributors
2:45 pm Broadway to Film and Vice Versa
• Developing Theatre Productions as an Ancillary to a Feature Film
• Securing Stage Rights
• Preparing for Participation of Investors in Film in Stage ancillaries
• Monetizing Value to a Film for Stage Rights
• Adapting a Stage Production to Feature Film
• When two Worlds Collide - Working with Producers from Film and Theatre
• Cross Border Investment Issues
3:45 pm Break for Refreshments
4:00 pm Crowd Funding
• The new wave of financing development, production, post and marketing
• Limitations on Crowd Funding
• Planning and Strategies for raising crowd funding
• Who should be on your team?
• New Federal Laws regulating crowd funding
• When can a donor become an investor
• Budgeting for Crowd Funding
• What are the financial models of the various crowd funding sites
5:00 pm Crowd Funding Case Study
6:00 pm Networking Reception
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Social Media, Advertising & Branding Offset Production and Marketing Costs
• When to Start Marketing Your Film
• Creating a Marketing Plan and Building a Team
• The New World of Social Media
• Product Placement vs. Branded Entertainment
• Working with Advertising Agencies
• How to Plan and Budget for Publicists, Web Designers and Marketing Agencies
• How Branded Entertainment can Provide Funds to Make and or Market Your Film
• Utilizing Promotional Partners to Help Market your Film
• Incorporating Brand Integration into the Story and When to Say No
• How to get Product Placement and Promotional Partners for Independent Financed Films & Television
• When does the Money Come in from Branded Entertainment and Product Placement?
• Are Brand Integration Commitments Bankable?
10:15 am Spotlight on US Jurisdictions Providing Production Incentives (3-4 five minute presentations)
• Tax Credits in their Jurisdictions
• Fund Caps
• Amount of Credits for Spend vs. Payroll
• Application Process (when to file)
10:45 am Assembling Your Team to Maximize Finance Potential of Your Package
• Attracting Equity and Maximizing Pre-Sales
• Producers
• Talent
• Professional Team
• When to Make Offers
• Working with Casting Agents and Agencies
• Structuring offers to talent
• Are Pay or Plays Really Necessary?
• Are "Letters of Intent" Really Necessary?
• Can Presales be Achieved without Attached Talent?
11:45 am Developing a Distribution Strategy to Maximize Sales and Obtain Financing
• Attaching International Sales Agents
• When to Attach Domestic Distribution
• Creating a Distribution Plan
• Social Media and Gorilla Marketing
• When to Start Marketing
• Exhibitors and Booking Agents - Dealing Directly with Exhibitors
• Distributor/Rent A System Deals
• The Current Role of Film Festivals and Markets
• Impact of Digital Distribution
• Can a Producer Secure a Direct Deal with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube, etc.?
12:45 pm Networking Luncheon
2:15 pm Spotlight on International Jurisdictions Providing Production Incentives
2:45 pm Case Study in Financing and Distributing an Independent Feature Film
4:00 pm How Films Recoup Their Money
• Waterfall of Recoupment to Feature Films
• What are the Different Revenue Streams for Recoupment
• Working with Collectors to Ensure the Money is Reported Accurately
• Structuring the Obligations of Recoupment & Profit to Ensure the Numbers = 100%
• Maximizing Revenue Streams after the Film has Exhausted Traditional Distribution
• How Long Does it Take to Recoup
• Enforcing Distribution Deals
• Audit Clauses and Planning for Audits to Ensure Fair Recoupment of Money
5:00 pm Conference Concludes
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