This is the second part in a series of film financing blog posts. Like I wrote in the first part, I want to outline the more or less obvious sources outside of the traditional broadcaster/filmfund/distributor triangle, that a film or TV producer could tap into. This week’s film financing source: Sponsorship The idea: The sponsor [...]
When you develop an animation project you will be faced with lots of challenges. You might be tempted to quit at various stages. But how do you know when you should quit and dump the project? Seth Godin has written a book called “The Dip” on knowing when to quit. He says that a free [...]
1.) The world wide animation business was estimated to be worth 158 billion USD in 2008 and is expected to reach 249 billion USD in 2012. This figure includes industrial simulations and b-2-b applications of animation (ca. 20% of the total), as well as gaming, video, television and film. 2.) The animation business is a quite [...]
I have just finished work on my first ebook, called “Coproducing with Germany – how to plan a film project with German involvement”. You can download it for free here. It is designed to help filmmakers in their quest to secure film financing for their productions. The ebook is filled with practical advice, expert interviews [...]
After a productive and fun Tampere Film Festival last week I wanted to share my tips for having a great film festival experience. 1.) Find inspiration Watching international competitions is a convenient way of catching up with what is going on in the business. New ideas cannot be avoided during an intensive screening marathon. Checking [...]
Here’s a good article on Variety about how marketing concerns have started to play a bigger role in European productions. The attitudes are changing, even though European film remains a more ‘artistic’ affair than Hollywood or Bollywood productions. The idea to use test screenings for animated projects is interesting, but tricky. With European budgets, there [...]
Lately I’ve been thinking about Richard Branson’s way of doing business, and how it relates to the world of animation or film producing. In his 44 years as a bootstrapped entrepreneur he has amassed more than 400 companies in his Virgin Group and made a fortune doing business his way. So what are the traits [...]
I’m working on a free report about German funding sources, coproduction structures and so forth. If you have any questions you’d like to have answered please email me or post in the comments! To keep current with Nick Dorra Productions subscribe to my mailing list here.
This is the second of two posts about how to finance your shortfilm. Although the following information is specific to Finland you will find similar possibilities all around the EU and elsewhere in the world. After completing part I you know how much money you need. Now let’s get to finding it. 1.) The triangle [...]
I often get asked by film makers if I could tell them how to raise money for their shortfilm. In order to save myself from typing the same answers time and again I decided to write down what I know about financing a shortfilm in Finland. This turned out to be quite a long post, [...]
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