Where to find financing for your film part II – sponsorship
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 ...
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Where to find financing for your film part I – product placement
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, broadcas...
The key question when financing an animated 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 pro...
Ebook: Coproducing with Germany
I have just finished work on my first ebook, called “Coproducing with Germany – how to plan a film project with German involvement”. You can d...
Five reasons for attending film festivals
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 ...
What Richard Branson can teach you about producing
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 y...
My three latest pitching mistakes
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 th...
Report in the works about coproducing with Germany
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 answer...
How to finance your (short) film part II
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 possibiliti...
How to finance your (short) film part I
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 agai...