FRESH IDEAS FOR BRITISH FILM FINANCING
Are you interested in developing new and innovative investment and lending products for the UK film industry? Team up with UK financial experts and industry professionals who will share their expertise on the value and exploitation chains, on successful business and new financing, on distribution models, and give you hands-on advise on how to create competitive financing offers for Europe’s thriving film market.
GAIN EXPERTISE IN PERSONALISED TRAINING
Develop a deep understanding of the UK’s film industry, enabling you to make educated investment decisions and to turn your financing idea into a market ready product. Get to know key players in UK’s film finance and become part of the community by joining two weekend workshops and benefit from six weeks of intensive personal online training.
IDENTIFY SUCCESS STORIES
The UK production King's Speech transformed a €8.5m* production budget into a box office success of €315m* budget. The Best Marigold Hotel generated €135m out of a €7.5m budget. Understand how to evaluate film projects and their distribution potential to finance UK’s next box office hit.
*source: www.boxofficemojo.com
BUILD PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS OF EXPERTISE
Meet and share expertise with international and UK based investors, bankers, public and private funds, top level producers, sales and legal experts during the programme and at the London Production Finance Market. Expand your professional network with key stakeholders in the UK film industry.
HEDGE RISK OF FILM INVESTMENT
Get introduced to proven risk mitigation strategies in the film business. Structure your portfolio of film projects by professionally assessing their distribution potential, market fit and marketing strategy. Take into account new digital exploitation chains, the trend towards TV production and the financing of print and advertising costs. Learn how to benefit from UK tax incentives, making film investment even more attractive.