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Bands and musicians are using these cuttingedge financing tools to finance their next concert or album, many times bypassing traditional labels completely. Be part of the worlds largest community of book lovers on goodreads. John cones is a film finance attorney, author and lecturer working in the broad. The friendly filmmakers guide to independent film financing. I recently had the pleasure of staying at the same hotel as the cast and crew of 22 jump street while they were filming. Through the week i was there i became pretty friendly with some of the crew and in talking to them about the various jobs each had i came to realize that i could most likely translate my work experience into a job within the finance side of films mainly pertaining to. The world of finance is a source of endless material for writers and has resulted in fascinating stories. The finance book has been officially shortlisted in the practical manager category for the 2018 management book of the year prize which has just been announced by the chartered management institute cmi and the british library. Shop from a range of bestselling titles to improve your knowledge at. We prefer that all three documents have already been approved by the financiers and distributors of the picture. For most filmmakers, independent film financing is a mystery. How to fund your film, the film finance handbook puts in one place details of over.
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