FilmBudget.com put together our Annual Sundance Film Festival 2020 Distribution Acquisition Deals List as they occur, including pre-buys, pending, and signed deals. Sundance has seen a number of record breaking acquisition deals in 2020, with many selling for eight figures.
Film Festival Dealmaking at Sundance Apace for 2020
Sundance dealmaking started very slowly and then picked up at a rapid pace. At first it appeared to be a light distribution deal year for Sundance. Fortunately for the filmmakers the competition heated up toward the end to a voracious clip!
Sale figures are estimated based on sources and reports. Here are the major deals announced:
List of Sundance Film Festival 2019 Distribution Acquisitions Deals as they occur.
This week kicks off an active acquisition spree of indie films by distributors. The pace of Sundance Film Festival acquisitions has been steady with majority of top selling titles going for eight digits.
‘Where’s My Roy Cohn’ acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for mulitple territories, directed by journalist Matt Tyrnaeur adding to growing list of Sundance Film Festival distribution acquisition deals.
AFM is The American Film Market. With over 400 distributors, 1,000 production companies, and 8,000 industry professionals, it’s no surprise the American Film Market is the place to be come November. What makes this event so special? Unlike the numerous film festivals throughout the year, the AFM’s sole purpose is to offer seven days of world-class networking opportunities. And to add to that the AFM takes place in beautiful Santa Monica, CA overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the beautiful beaches of Southern California.
AFM Holds Valuable Film Industry Seminars & Conferences
AFM – American Film Market Returns to Los Angeles
Following a universally pandered move to Las Vegas, the American Film Market returns to Los Angeles. Having resided in Santa Monica for decades, which attracted distributors worldwide to enjoy the seaside town, Las Vegas was an unwelcome distraction.
Organizers clearly got the message and understand that being in Hollywood is important for the global film community, not Nevada.
When Is AFM?
When: November 11-16, 2025
Where: Fairmont Century Plaza, Century City, California (Los Angeles)
Inside the Halls of the AFM
Online Registration: Opens late summer.
On-site Registration: On-site registration will be available for all packages, though they will cost you on average $50 more than the online registration.
Badges & Prices – Full details on badges, packages and conference pass can be found Here
Reminder: Online Registration Closes Oct 26, 6:00 PM PDT “October 29th is the deadline to submit badge photos in advance. After this date photos must be taken on-site. Materials to be received at off-site warehouse to guarantee delivery to AFM offices prior to check-in.
Making good use of your time and resources at the AFM is important. Here is a video that explains for filmmakers how to work the American Film Market:
Conference Series:
Another aspect of the AFM that makes it so special is its incredible conference series. Whether you’re an industry professional or not, you’ll want to attend at least one of these insightful events. Below are just a few of the ten separate sessions: Finance Conference, Marketing Conference. .
Is AFM a Good Networking Opportunity?
Remember, this is “non-stop” networking with real film industry insiders. Whether you’re trying to sell your film or gain finance for a new project, AFM is where you want to be. Finally, if you need a finance and camera ready film budget and schedule package contact www.FilmBudget.com the international leader in worldwide film budget production services.
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Times are changing as always in the world of film finance. Today it is just as difficult as ever, if not more so, to obtain financing for your film.
Filmmakers must be aware of the challenges and be armed with current information in order to attract funding for their movie production goals. So here are the top four critical elements required based upon realtime, real world analysis by FilmBudget.com Founder Producer Jack Binder (Reign Over Me, The Upside of Anger, The Mind of the Married Man)
An Amazing Screenplay
An amazing screenplay is fundamental to getting finance for your film. Likewise it is necessary to attracting the remaining three critical elements.
Notice I did not say “good”, or “great”. This might have sufficed in the past however in today’s market and competition for limited film finance resources your screenplay must be amazing!
Once you have established a good or great screenplay is in hand, you must run it by your most observant colleagues, friends and family to obtain honest criticism to enable you to improve the script to its utmost potential. Writing is rewriting and before you do anything else – make it Amazing!
An Outstanding Team
Investors not only look to an amazing screenplay in which to invest but they are also looking for an outstanding team. Surround yourself with established and successful filmmakers whom augment your credentials.
This includes an experienced director and producer. An experienced director is recognized as showing a track record in delivering on the writer’s vision. They are deemed competent to bring your story to the screen based upon past success.
Likewise an experienced producer is extremely important in building confidence in your film. Investors look to the producer as the manager of the production and someone who has the knowledge and understanding of the filmmaking and movie industry process.
Together these two collaborators bring a sense of comfort and reliability to your production. Again investors invest as much in a team as they do the idea, story and screenplay.
Strong Cast Attachments
Now more than ever independent film production is driven by cast. With the above elements in place the likelihood of securing top talent is formidably increased.
Finance, international (foreign) sales and distribution are fundamentally driven by the cast committed to your movie. Of course, these must be real and verifiable involvements and not wishful thinking.
Some of the talented stars involved in productions Produced by Jack Binder
An Accurate and Realistic Film Budget
The fourth and perhaps most important aspect of securing film financing for your motion picture is a realistic and accurate film budget. Knowing and demonstrating your knowledge and comprehension of the costs of bringing the production to market is a basic factor in a financiers decision to fund.
Your film budget, created by an industry professional line producer or unit production manager, will speak volumes to your investors as to your appreciation of the complexities of finding the right balance in the expense of creating the product. Your budget represents a roadmap to the production for yourself and the investor.
As the industry consolidates upon viable productions, your movie budget determines your awareness of the current market value of your production. Finding the right balance of high production value for the lowest cost is the direct purview of the knowledgeable and experienced line producer engaged in budgeting your film.
In Conclusion
Combining the above four critical elements of obtaining film finance will put your movie and your production goals at the head of the line in attracting investment. Money has become much smarter over the recent years and is increasingly risk adverse.
By arming yourself with these fundamental elements you are putting you and your team in a much better position to achieve success than only having one or a few of these in order.
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Oscar Worthy Insights: Producer, Director, And A Movie Budget
As the winners and nominees enjoy some well deserved celebrations, it’s time we all look back on some Oscar worthy insights and what makes these men and women such great filmmakers. In a video posted by the Producers Guild of America, directors Clint Eastwood, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Richard Linklater sat down to discuss the relationship between directors and producers.
Clint Eastwood kicked the discussion off by stating the ambiguities that come with the title “producer,” and realizing that a producer is ultimately a businessperson who allows the director to work creatively and unencumbered. Recalling his past, the legendary director of “American Sniper” tells the story of his first project, made with a movie budget of only $750,000, and how he had to come to terms with its constraints.
All three directors seemed to agree on the importance of choosing a producer with whom they can maintain a healthy working relationship. As Linklater puts it, “finishing each other’s sentences.” What it seems to come down to is the director’s ability to know which hat (screenwriter, director, producer) to wear and when to wear it, and the ability of the producer to make that possible.
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Why it is Critical to Obtain a Professional Film Budget
Your movie budget is a reflection on you, the filmmaker and your team. A professional film budget is critical to obtaining film finance, production and distribution for your film. So, why is it critical to obtain a film budget?
In the world of film finance and movie production the figures are more significant then ever. The details and reliability of the calculations created in your movie budget by a veteran line producer are critical to the success of the film you are setting out to make.
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The Impact of the Accuracy of Your Film Budget on Film Finance
What is often not appreciated is the compounding nature of those numbers, which can lead to the financing elements of your movie or tv series significantly in inaccurate. This can cause substantial problems in the film finance of the picture or television show. Contact FilmBudget.com
As the basis for the funding equation which goes into the packaging of the equity, pre-sales, debt and gap financing elements to finance your film, your movie budget is enormously important in that it be accurate and all inclusive.
First Reformed Starring Ethan Hawke Produced by Jack Binder
The Line Producer’s Qualifications Has an Impact on Your Budget
The importance of having a film budget and schedule created for your screenplay for potential buyers is widely known and accepted in sophisticated film finance circles. So much so, that it is the first question asked when a project is submitted: “can you send us your budget?”
FilmBudget.com is the international leader in worldwide film budget and schedule production services, and creates accurate and proven film budgets for filmmakers. Get in touch for a free consultation.
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What Are the Benefits of Providing a Film Budget for Financiers?
The benefits leading to your script being picked up by someone, which you have invested to have budgeted and scheduled, and the advantages, are numerous. For one, putting forth the effort to create a film budget and shooting schedule for your film production immediately sets your script ahead of the ones whom have not taken this key step.
Financiers and investors are accustomed to reviewing project documentation. This preparation sets you ahead of the crowd. This is a key reason why it is critical to obtain a film budget. Investors need it to fund production.
Knowing the cost of producing a film is critical to obtaining financing and distribution. Being able to articulate to an interested party how much funding will be required to produce a film enables them to make multiple decisions which they would not necessarily be bothered nor able to entertain with a screenplay alone, for which one presumes they might receive literally thousands.
Gone are the days where a production company will do this work for a production in advance of a full commitment. More and more, the responsibility of these efforts are put onto individual producers and production teams.
Additionally, this effort and resourcefulness demonstrates initiative on the part of the writer/producer/director to ascertain the fundamental fact of the film production: the cost to produce the film.
Knowing the Cost of Production, Filming Location & Film Tax Credits Available is Why it is Critical to Obtain a Film Budget
Further to this point, knowing the cost of the film production overall and where it will be shot, aids in determining what film tax incentive amount the filmmakers might expect to receive from local government institutions, funds, grants, etc. Knowing the budget of the film enables a buyer to be able anticipate what type of foreign sales (advances) they might be able to expect as well.
This all leads to potential purchasers to able to figure what amount of equity, or hard cash, will then be required on their part, or their financiers, to proceed to produce the film, and most importantly, if it indeed fits into their business model.
How Do You Stand Out in a World of Thousands of Film Project Submission? Again, Why it is Critical to Obtain a Film Budget.
Knowing your true cost of production sets you and your film apart from others submitting only a screenplay, leaving as only a guesstimate what it will cost, as opposed to those whom have made the effort to enable the key factors required to make an informed decision. It also conveys your commitment to getting the film made and willingness to have an understanding of the process of filmmaking, for the budget and schedule is the roadmap to the production and expenditure.
A Film Budget & Schedule is a Reflection on You and Your Team
It is a reflection upon you and your team that you have undertaken to understand how the film will be made by having a professional film budget and schedule created for you by a veteran line producer, for what you will then have, a package, not just a screenplay, to present and they, to investors and financiers.
Contact FilmBudget.com to obtain an immediate quote on our services, which include a finance and camera ready film budget and schedule package, film finance plans and film tax credit analysis and production consulting.
Creating a professional film budget for a feature film or a television show is a time honored tradition and craft of the Line Producer or Unit Production Manager. Using extensive experience in making films over many years the process draws on skills learned during these years of production and filmmaking.
To create a film or tv budget Line Producers and Production Managers apply their knowledge and process to create a real film budget and schedule which is used by financiers, investor, banks, film tax credit authorities, foreign sales companies and distributors to evaluate and execute the vision of the screenwriter and the director in coordination with the goals of the producer.
Here are the steps undertaken in creating a professional film budget & schedule:
1. Screenplay Reading – Creative Pass
The screenplay or teleplay is read for creative value and consideration first in order to take on the story, characters, dialogue and plot of the script.
The stars involved in productions Produced by Jack Binder
2. Screenplay Reading – Production Pass
A second reading is undertaken to evaluate the script from a production viewpoint. Attention is paid to the overall elements, setting and style of the work.
3. Screenplay Breakdown
The next step for a professional film budget is a complete breakdown of the total production and creative elements in the screenplay which are required to bring the production to life. Key considerations include bringing experience to bear to determine what the budget level for the picture will fall into: big budget major studio, indie film budget, low-budget or micro budget.
Stars of Films Produced by Jack Binder
Cast
What level of cast does the story and production call for? How many? Will the highest level of stars be required or a variety of talent levels.
Setting and Locations
Using the Setting as a guide, location considerations are analyzed. Are there multiple countries? Multiple cities? Are there a large amount of locations or is the screenplay contained in its requirement?
Set Dressing
Is it Period? Will it require extensive Set Dressing components or will existing decorations be utilized and sufficient to achieve the vision?
Costumes and Wardrobe
Again, Period? Large Cast and various time periods which will affect the scope and amount of wardrobe required?
Special Effects
Are there needs for extensive Practical Effects (SFX)? Stunts? Pyro-technics? Mechanical rigging?
Transportation
Are there specific Transportation requirements? Travel? Picture Vehicles? Animals? to consider?
Post Production
Is the film, movie or television series heavy in VFX and CGI? Where will post production take place?
The list goes on to include all the departments and which are required to fulfill to requirements of the production. These are a few of the many, many considerations and preliminary decisions which must be analyzed during the screenplay breakdown process.
Film Budgeting Line Producer Jack Binder
4. Create the Shooting Schedule
Based upon the Breakdown and the analysis of the screenplay elements a Shooting Schedule is then created. A veteran Line Producer or Production Manager will have great experience in creating and delivering productions based upon their Shooting Schedule. With many years of production experience, they have created and executed with the First Assistant Director and Director of their films.
Each day is scheduled according to the scene work balance of the overall schedule.
Best practices and knowledge gained over years of experience guide the creation of a realistic and efficient plan for the work to be done.
Scene descriptions are included in the Stripboard Shooting Schedule to guide the crew.
Character Identifications are included to advise what Cast members are working each day
Using the above information a Cast Schedule can be created indicating the amount and which days the Cast work. Likewise Locations Schedule and all unique equipment (cranes, rigs, steadicam, etc.) days are included in the Master Shooting Schedule.
5. Creating the Professional Film Budget
Once these processes are undertaken we are ready to commence with the actual film budgeting for the movie. With the above information in hand realistic budgets can then be created.
Knowing the scope and scale of the production will guide this step. Is it a big budget requirement, low budget or micro-budget or somewhere in between? Is this a Major Studio movie or an independent film production? These are critical factors in the creation of the professional film budget.
Based upon the Setting and Locations envisioned for the picture then the best production center is chosen to shoot the film. The budget will consider these factors in selecting the ideal location to base the production.
Creative consideration is the top priority: can we shoot what the screenplay calls for in this particular region, country and city?
Production viability is then determined. Is there a sufficient film production crew base at this location? Will crew members need to be transported to this location? Is there adequate production support for equipment, materials and services? Hotels?, etc.
Next, finance consideration is analyzed. Assuming the best location is chosen for the creative and production value, what local film tax credit or production incentive is offered by this geographical area?
Countries worldwide offer film tax credits and incentives to film in their region. U.S. States likewise offer lucrative film tax incentives to draw production dollars and generate economic impact in their locales. Your film financier will most definitely consider and insist upon this as a key factor in choosing a location to shoot the movie or tv program.
Based upon these factors, with the right location chosen to shoot, the costs are then calculated.
What are the local crew rates?
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What are the local materials and services needed and how much do they cost?
How much are the costs of getting the cast and crew to the location?
All of these decisions are evaluated and the studio or indie film budget process gets down to the nitty-gritty of evaluating the costs of each element involved in the production. Cast fees, location expenses, production crew, logistics, travel, permits, etc. are included.
Productions are unique and each must be analyzed individually. The overriding goal is the create the greatest production value for the most efficient price.
Once these matters are analyzed and included based upon extensive experience the final step is to ensure inclusion of all expenses, including: Completion Bond, Insurance, Contingency, Finance Costs, Union and Guild Health & Pension costs, Cast Perks, etc. to create a realistic budget for the movie production.
While this is a summary of the work and knowledge that goes into the film budget process it is certainly not complete but should give an approximate overview of the process.
Financiers, Producers, investors, government institutions, production companies and sales companies rely on the accuracy of the work of the Line Producer or Production Manager to effectively and precisely understand and present the true cost of bringing the film to the screen. Small errors can compound to create enormous gaps in the overall financing of the film which can seriously impact the completion and delivery to distributors and therefore returns to investors.
Contact FilmBudget.com to obtain an instant quote on your film for a professional film budget and schedule, film tax credits and production incentives analysis and Film Finance Plans for your production.
Film Budget Inc. has created hundreds of budget and schedule packages for individuals, the Major Hollywood Studios, Mini Majors and independent production companies, financiers, investors and banks in addition to all of those of our own projects.
Jack Binder is Major Studio and Indie Film Producer with over 25 years of experience and the Founder of FilmBudget.com
Jack has served as an On-the-Lot Producer at The Walt Disney Company and Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment) and as the responsible Producer on productions for those Studios as well as New Line Cinema, Lionsgate Films, HBO, Sunlight Productions and many more major and independent film and tv production companies.
Binder’s international film production company is Greentrees Films
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The tv budget of streaming series has endured a rollercoaster ride as of late. While reaching enormous heights in the “Golden Age” of streaming, the budgets for television series are feeling the financial crunch as savings are sought by the major streamers.
Overall content spending on new television streaming series are slightly down 2024 over 2023. However for the top titles the proven popularity validates the expenditure on the tv budget for these productions.
TV Budget for Top Shows List
Here is a current list of the tv budgets, both episodic and season budgets, for the top streaming television programs.
TV Series
Per Episode TV Budget
Season TV Budget
Streamer / Network
The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power
$58 million
$465 million
Amazon Prime
Stranger Things (Season 4)
$30 million
$270 million
Netflix
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
$25 million
$225 million
Marvel / Disney+
WandaVision
$25 million
$225 million
Marvel / Disney+
Loki (Season 1)
$25 million
$150 million
Marvel / Disney+
Andor
$20.8 million
$250 million
Star Wars / Disney+
House of the Dragon (Season 1)
<$20 million
<$200 million
HBO Max
The Mandalorian (Season 1)
$15 million
$120 millon
Star Wars / Disney+
Game of Thrones (Season 8)
$15 million
$90 million
HBO Max
The Sandman (Season 1)
$15 million
$165 million
Netflix
ER (Seasons 6, 7)
$13 million
$286 million
NBC
Game of Thrones (Season 6)
$10 million
$100 million
HBO Max
The Last of Us (Season 1)
$10 million
$90 million
HBO Max
While the number of overall tv series and films has been reduced by the Major Hollywood Studios and streamers alike, the reduction in spending on content is only marginally being reduced. The competition remains strong despite Netflix being the clearly defined market leader.
TV Budgets for Getting Into Production
Are you looking to get your tv series made? A tv budget for streaming series is an important element to have created for your success.
Independent tv series production has become increasingly important worldwide. As the streaming giants reduce the number of shows they produce in-house and acquire, production companies and filmmakers are moving to fill the voice with indie film style financing alternatives.
Having a tv budget for your tv pilot and tv series not only provides a roadmap to the production, it also advises how much equity (non-debt, non-sales based financing) is required to make your show.
Why it is Critical to Be Professional to Get Film Finance
Produced by Jack Binder – Film Finance Plans
It is very important to be professional to get film finance. As a film financier, producer, line producer & DGA Unit Production Manager based upon my experience it is critical to have the very best in professional film financing documentation for your movie funding goals.
Investors are scrupulous and intelligent as ever before and we are fighting against the fact of a challenging, alternative investment. The key question of “how to obtain film finance” must be addressed by every filmmaker.
Wealthy Investors Read Documents
Wealthy investors are very accustomed to reading extremely detailed and precise financial documentation. They are pitched continuously and understand a quality presentation from one lacking in the important details.
Business proposals are very solid, professional documents. Think real estate, start-ups, manufacturing, etc. Financiers generally have people to review and evaluate proposals. That is their trade, investing in smart endeavors which will make them money. That is what investors do, make money. They want and need to see that a proposal can demonstrate the viability of the project and a thorough understanding of the business fundamentals behind it.
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Film Proposals Take Many Forms
I see film proposals everyday. Many do not convey the proposition correctly or can be incomplete. Perhaps some elements are interesting, the screenplay, the talent proposed, a source of potential funding, etc., but for a large part they have something in common – they can tend to lack professionalism of the real financial world.
Why? The film business is complicated and success is not easily quantifiable. Some in the film business do not fully understand the business. For example, a filmmaker may think they are in the “great screenplay” business. If I just get a “great” screenplay, nothing else matters!
Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, a great screenplay is a basic foundation of the creation of a viable film, movie or tv series, but their is much more to the equation.
Likewise, they will have a dream cast list and pictures showing who they think they will get to star in their film production. Nicely packaged graphics, photos and subtitles, elaborating on the virtues of the actor or that actor. Yes, cast is extremely important, but it is not the only factor to be determinative of a movie’s success.
Why Is It So Important to Be Professional with Your Film Finance Documents for Investors?
Ah, now we are asking the important question. Some investors can be swept away in the dream of the motion picture industry, Hollywood, movie stars, romantic locations and the glamour of the show. Some. As I have often said, and remains true, the stupid money left the room on 2008, if not sooner.
Film investment took on a new format following the crash of Wall Street amidst the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the resulting credit crunch on the world financial system. First off, at the time one of the biggest sources of private equity for the independent film sector, and the Major Hollywood Studios off-balance sheet financing, was Hedge Funds. Well, these instruments of cash accumulation were hit very hard and you could hear the sound of hedge fund money being sucked off the streets of Sunset Boulevard and beyond throughout the entertainment industry.
What Do Investors Need Then to Invest In My Movie?
Even better question. Due to the above, the evaporation of capital and combined with the word-on-the-street reputation of film investment entailing a good amount of risk. Filmmakers often put together the most urgent paperwork required to get their film into production, the financials. They google, ask a friend, hire an editor to put together some nice graphics and video, etc.(or do it themselves) but they tend not to grasp the simple fact: Investors invest in a Finance Plan. Not your dream nor your lovely presentation of your dream.
What Do Film Financiers Need to Be Professional to Get Film Finance?
Standard materials for a sophisticated film financier, investor, producer, executive producer, studio executive, independent production company partner or development manager to evaluate a production for investment include:
A professional film budget (or tv budget & tv series budget) created by an experienced film and television line producer or production manager, and
A professional film finance plan, created by a veteran producer, attorney or consultant with extensive experience in the value chain and route to market for a film or tv product.
These are the two basic documents which will determine whether your dream movie idea gets made or not. The rest is nice, fun, interesting and great that you spent hours and hours of time and money upon, but they generally will not be the determinative factor in the decision for the savvy investor.
What is So Important About the Film Budget?
The film budget (or tv budget, tv series budget) is the roadmap to how an investors money will be spent. Created by and industry veteran, experienced professional with substantial track record, the film budgeting is the critical factor in determining the cost of the film production and where the money will go. (There is a wealth of description of the film budget on the main page and accompanying pages of FilmBudget.com
Why Does a Filmmaker Need a Film Finance Plan?
The Film Finance Plan is at the mercy of the film budget. For one, nothing can make sense to an investor, bank, lender, film tax credit or film tax incentives government official without the movie budget that explains the expenditure of the funding; how it is spent, when it is spent and for whom and for what it is spent upon.
A quality film finance plan details the sources of potential funding, how and when it enters the filmmakers working environment, and how it gets out. The most important question a financier wants to know is: how do I get my money back. The second most important question is: When. The finance plans answers these questions in great detail. From the investment finance sources, to the quality of the product under consideration (the bells and whistles and dream concepts) to the detailed route-to-market, marketing plan, distribution plan, projected revenue, evidence upon the projections, collateral, debt, bank and other lending institutions involved, film tax credits and production incentives. All of these factors go into the determination for the investor if this product is a worthy investment for their sacred money, with the understanding, the first rule of investing is – Don’t Lose Money.
FilmBudget.com is the International Leader in Worldwide Film Budgeting & Scheduling, Film Finance Plan and Film Tax Credits Services. Founded by veteran Major Hollywood Studio & Independent Film Producer Jack Binder whose credits include: ‘First Reformed’ (Ethan Hawke), Reign Over Me (Adam Sandler), The Upside of Anger (Kevin Costner), Man About Town (Ben Affleck), Londinium (Colin Firth), The Search for John Gissing (Alan Rickman) and many others.
Contact Jack here for a free consultation and custom quotation on film budgeting, film finance plan and consulting package services. Here is a link to Jack’s IMDB producer credits page.
The Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market aka Berlinale
The Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market will take place this year from February 13-23, 2025. World reknown as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the independent film festival circuit.
The European Film Market (EFM) is likewise a hallmark event on the film finance, film production, and distribution calendar. The EFM stands out as the major film market between AFM in November and Cannes Film Festival’s Marche du Film in May.
Berlinale Cinema
International Film Production and Distribution – EFM
As the international film production and distribution industry expands throughout the world, the importance of the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market has increasingly become a more important event in the global movie business calendar. Filmmakers make the annual trek to Germany for the awards, acknowledegment, publicity, networking, and to land a broad distribution deal.
Films in Competition at the Berlin Film Festival
As with other film festivals, the Berlinale has at its forefront the In Competition films presented each year. This year brings about twenty films to the Competition section of the festival. Details of the Competition films can be found on the Berlinale website Competition page. Each film presented in this part of the festival enjoys a red carpet arrival for their screening, elevating the glamour and awareness for the films director, stars, producers, and potential distributors.
Get Your Film Into Production
If you would like to get your film into production, contact Producer Jack Binder, the Founder of FilmBudget.com Worldwide regarding a film budget, film finance plan, film tax credits consulting, and one-on-one Producer Consulting programs.
Jack Binder is an American Major Hollywood Studio & Independent film & television producer (Producer, Executive Producer, Line Producer & Directors Guild of America DGA-UPM) with a career spanning over 25 years. Jack is currently Producing & financing ‘First Reformed’ starring Ethan Hawke & Amanda Seyfried for Writer/Director Paul Schrader with Omeira Studio Partners Ltd. Producer Credits
