First off, apologies about the long hiatus of this blog. Some of you might have heard that I started as animation producer at Rovio Entertainment Ltd. (aka ‘the Angry Birds guys’) in the beginning of July. I’ve been swamped with my old consulting gigs and new assignments, so the blog had to take a back [...]
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 [...]
It has been said that a producer’s only job is to raise financing for his projects. When everyone competes for the same traditional sources (film fund, broadcaster & distributor), it makes sense to try and diversify your financing sources. In this series I want to outline the more or less obvious sources that a film [...]
The answer to this question is the most important decision that you will make when developing and financing an animated feature film, TV-series or any other project. Actually this applies to any other product in any other business as well. The question is: “Who is our target audience?” Why is this so important? Because if [...]
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 [...]
I’m currently budgeting an animated feature project that has a rediculously low budget when compared to other CGI features. But I’m also sure it is the right budget for this project. This is because I know that the film targets a compact niche audience that is easy to reach, the target audience will forgive this [...]
Mistakes are a commodity: You usually cannot afford too many and you want to know where they come from. Analysing your mistakes is the best way to learn from them, reading about those made by others is still second best. With this in mind I thought I’d share the mistakes from my last pitch. I [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers often wonder why banks won’t lend them money, so that they could complete their financing plan. Often it may be only a 10% gap that needs closing, a sum that would seem like peanuts for any bank. But still they get rejected and wonder why. In this situation it helps if you try to [...]
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