Film Financing

Film Financing

Government Grants

A number of governments run programs to subsidise the cost of film making, the UK film council provides funding provided certain conditions are met. They are willing to provide these subsidise it will attract tourists to their territory also a film shot in a particular location can gain international advertisement for that area. Also the government expect no financial return.

Tax Schemes

A number of countries have introduced tax deduction schemes for film owners or producers. These schemes work by sell the enhanced tax deductions to wealthy individuals with large tax liabilities; individuals pay the producer a fee in order to obtain the tax deductions. The individual will often become the legal owner of the film, but the producer will in substance continue as the real owner of the economic rights to exploit the film worldwide.

Private Equity Financing

Private Equity Financing is generally tax-advantaged theatrical film and television investment which comes with little risk. The cost of producting is created by a combination of federal and state tax incentives.

Private Investors

This is one of the hardest types of film financing to obtain which is a individual looking to risk his investment in filming. Boston Financial Trust has become a catalyst for many of these type of investors and is one of the strongest film financiars in the northeast.