In this article I will explain the purpose and the benefits of Collection Account Management for Film & TV producers. An independent film or TV production comes together through collaboration…
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It is common for audiovisual projects to have a recoupment schedule. The recoupment schedule is also called waterfall and the project’s payment schedule. It stipulates how revenues generated from international…
The financier has a prominent position in independently produced and distributed films. In the independent film industry, participation of external financiers in the financing of films is crucial. Nevertheless, despite…
International co-production as a format is well known in the audiovisual industry.Many films are set up as audiovisual co-productions and as a concept, international co-production has been gaining popularity among…
In this article, we will focus on a specific part of financial compensation in connection with film production, being the payment of residuals to guild members. We will discuss specifically…
Many films come together though collaboration of several producers. Such collaboration can be between producers from the same country or region, or between filmmakers from different countries. A specific form of…
Film festivals and film markets attract networking. There are many film festivals and film markets held every year. Due to the COVID19 crisis, most of the more established film festivals and…
It is essential for the independent film producer to start thinking about film distribution at an early stage, while putting together the financing of the film and before production starts. From a…
The film industry in Latin America has been growing for decades. Local and global distribution of Latin American films has been on the rise for a while. Several Latin American countries are…
An average independent film project shows a variety of financial transactions, to finance, produce and distribute the film. For example, investors pay producers money as an investment in the film,…
The current Colombian Cash Rebate, which has been in place since 2012, has become popular amongst foreign producers looking to shoot a film or TV series in Colombia making use…
In order to make the allocation and distribution of revenues manageable, each independent film and TV production has a recoupment schedule. The recoupment schedule combines all the single deal terms…
In today’s film industry, it is customary for independent film productions to have a collection account. Generally speaking, film project financiers, (international) production companies, sales agents, and lawyers representing any…