Financing Short Films (For Anyone Who Thinks They Can’t!)
As the BFI NETWORK short film fund re-opens, this 45-min webinar hopes to help inspire and encourage producers in the south west of England to not give up on your project despite how hard it is to raise funds and balance budgets in the current financial climate.
Our guest speaker Anna Duff will outline the pros and cons of some typical routes for financing short films, such as public funders; private schemes; crowdfunding; product placement; co-production and private donation – so you’ll be sure to leave the session with some great ideas and sound advice.
This session is aimed at producers financing shorts between £5-45k for the first time, or producers looking for ways to cover gaps in their finance plan.
ABOUT ANNA
Anna Duff is the BFI NETWORK Project Coordinator for Film Hub South West and the Business Affairs Coordinator for film sales agency Rocket Science. She has produced a number of short films with backing from public and private investors.
Event brought to you by BFI NETWORK in the south west, a project managed by Watershed.
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