American Film Market Resources – Finance
Resources for producers, including trends in Hollywood dealmaking & sharing of profits, film financing in a VOD World, what the data says, and more.
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Funding and support for filmmakers
Access funding, grants, and distribution tools—plus resources for navigating downtime between productions.
FILM FINANCE
American Film Market
BondIt Media Capital
BondIt Media Capital is a world-renowned film, television and media financier founded in 2013. Based in Santa Monica, BondIt is a flexible financing partner for projects, producers and media companies alike.
BondIt Offers: Film Union Deposits, Minimum Guarantees, GAP Loans, Bridge Loans, Sales Receivables, Tax Credit Loans, & Working Capital
Entertainment Partners
40 Production Finance Terms Every Filmmaker Should Know
Masterclass
How to Finance a Film: 9 Ways to Get Funding for Your Film
Monarch Private Capital
Monarch Private Capital helps producers monetize their film and television tax credits, which creates thousands of jobs annually in filming jurisdictions that offer transferable tax credits. The productions also support many local businesses, including hospitality, restaurants and caterers, retail, and other service companies in filming locations.
Ohio Arts Council: The Business of Art
In cities and towns, across diverse Ohio regions, the arts communicate experiences and enhance quality of life–enriching education, building Ohio’s economy, and telling stories of our communities. By strengthening investment and engagement in the arts, the Ohio Arts Council supports creative express.
Three Point Capital
Three Point Capital (TPC)
TPC provides multi-faceted financial solutions for all creators – tailored to specific projects and needs. Make your creative ideas a reality by leveraging our exceptional lending, servicing, brokerage, and accounting capabilities.
Wrapbook
Essential Guide: Film Financing
Author: Loring Weisenberger
To most independent filmmakers, the topic of film financing can seem intimidating at best. Let’s start with the basics.
GRANTS & AWARDS
Roy W. Dean Film Grant - Deadline Oct 31
For over 30 years, the Roy W. Dean Grant has funded independent films that are unique and make a contribution to society that, without its help, might otherwise never get made. Open to documentaries, narrative features, shorts, web series, & multimedia projects.
Award
$3,500 Check from From the Heart Productions
20,000 in Services & Discounts
Decentralized Pictures Foundation
Decentralized Pictures (DCP) is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization seeking to discover new and innovative filmmaking talent. They run a democratic film fund that allows their online community of creatives, film fans, and industry professionals to decide who is most deserving of their support. Submit your film idea, and if the world loves it, they’ll help you make it.
Steven Soderbergh’s production company, Extension 765, launched a $300,000 pot of money in April on DCP’s platform. The Andrews/Bernard Award will help multiple filmmakers find the funds needed to finish their English-language fiction features or shorts.
Includes 1 – $100,000
Grant and 1 – $200,000 GRANT
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Grants
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture believes that investing in arts and culture inspires our community, builds stronger neighborhoods and ultimately enhances the quality of life for all Cuyahoga County residents. This is achieved through our primary grants: General Operating Support, Project Support, and Cultural Heritage.
Assembly for the Arts: Financial & Funding Resources
Assembly for the Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a focus on advocacy, cultural policy, racial equity initiatives, research, marketing that elevates the region, and services for nonprofits, artists, and creative businesses.
The Rapid Action Grant is designed to help boost artists’ ability to fund their creative projects and fill in the gaps when immediate needs arise. Cuyahoga County-based artists can request funds up to $2000* for immediate expenses.Applications are reviewed in the order that they are received and on a rolling basis throughout the year until all program funds have been distributed.
The Ohio Arts Council’s grant programs are grouped into four categories supporting organizations, arts learning, and individual artists:
- Operating Support | Awards to support an organization’s operations
- Project Support | Awards to support organizational projects
- Arts Learning | Awards to support purpose-driven experiences for educators and learners of all ages
- Individual Artists | Awards that recognize excellence, preserve cultural traditions, and offer developmental support
- Learn more about the grants they offer in each category by clicking here.
Funding Resource Videos – OAC YouTube Channel
- Artist Opportunities: Funding for Professional Growth
- Ohio Arts Council Grants
- Public Funding: The NEA & OAC
Artists with Disabilities Access Program
Provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities the resources they need to further their artistic development. Creative expression by artists of all abilities is essential to building dynamic and diverse communities throughout Ohio. ADAP awards help artists with disabilities advance their artistic practices, making Ohio a more accessible and inclusive place to build an artistic career.
Spaces - Opportunities For Artists
SPACES commissions artists from around the world—at all stages of their careers—to make new work that is responsive to timely issues. They use these projects as a jumping off point to create educational initiatives that help develop a more informed citizenry. They also distribute grants to artists outside of their residency and exhibition programs.
DISTRIBUTION
Film Festival Submission Process
Enter the world’s best festivals. Over 12,000 of the world’s best film festivals and screenplay contests, including 197 Academy Award / BAFTA Award accredited festivals, use FilmFreeway to reach over two million filmmakers worldwide.
In writing his book Think Outside the Box Office (TOTBO), Jon Reiss drew on his own experiences distributing his film Bomb It, in addition to interviews with countless other filmmakers, distributors, publicists, web programmers, festival programmers and marketing experts to create the first step-by-step nuts and bolts guide to marketing and distributing a film in the 21st century. Jon’s goal was to provide a written resource to help other filmmakers and media content creators achieve their goals in distributing and marketing their films.
This mission continues but now includes a live educational experience to accompany the information found in the book.