Funding

Was just looking into more detail on funding and directors for planning section 1

If you look on FilmFour's website there some useful information and also www.cineuropa.org

Directors/Producers of short film and funding

Funding

Here’s is what FilmFour suggest what to do about funding:

Doing It Yourself

Many film-makers will tell you that the first shorts they ever made were at home. Spielberg filmed his train set crashing on Super 8, today you can practise on your home video. You can also buy basic editing programmes like Final Cut Pro for your computer, provided it s got the memory. Start this way if you can. You can get a book from the library on basic film making techniques and work at your own speed.

Private Finance

Given the weight of applications for limited funding opportunities, combined with the Catch-22 of having to have something to show in order to qualify for said funds, many film-makers turn to their nearest and dearest, friendly patrons or business sponsors for help. This is absolutely understandable but film-makers must be realistic with themselves (and their backers) about the chances of getting the money back. Short films rarely, if ever, get even a small proportion of their budget money back because shorts are expensive to produce and the outlets where they can be sold are limited.

Potential Sources Of Funding

First Light
www.firstlightmovies.com
A new scheme at The Film Council reaching out to 'a new generation of film-makers' aimed specifically at school children of all ages and backgrounds. Teaching children about film, helping them link up with film organisations in their area, and getting their work seen.

HTML: http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/feature.jsp?id=113742

Cineuropa offers an online consultancy to help anyone who wants to make a film and needs funding for it, below is a small insert from the website.

Do you have a feature, animation or documentary film project but have difficulty in financing it? Are you lost in the labyrinth of European cinema support? Are you finding it difficult to negotiate with television channels? Are you finding it difficult to get on board a distribution or a sales company? Would you like advice from an external professional?

Cineuropa.org offers you an online consulting service to provide you with clear and relevant answers to issues related to the financing of your project in Europe.

This desk is a Cineuropa.org service for film financing.

In a straightforward way, this service allows you to:
1. Get advice from professionals on the different stages of financing and the creation of your film;
2. Identify possible sources of financing best suited to your film;
3. Define your finance strategy;
4. Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of your project;
5. Position your project on the market and among your potential partners;
6. Identify partners and anticipate strategic errors.

Moreover, Cineuropa.org can help you to find the key contact in the complex world of public institutions, consultants, international sales companies, national and international banks, private funds, law firms and executive decision makers.

HTML: http://www.cineuropa.org/filmfinancing.aspx?lang=en&treeID=910

Euroscript also offers the same services as Cineuropa and have an online consultancy to help you with any queries on funding and the financial problems that will come with making a film.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A25578372

http://www.britfilms.com/whodoeswhataguidetothelabyrint/

http://shortfilmarchive.unlv.edu/ - when it’s up and running!



Directors

Whilst I was looking on the internet I came across this website which was on the archive of the Guardian’s website, it lists 40 best directors of film and gives a small account of why the director came in that particular place.




HTML: http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/page/0,11456,1082823,00.html



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