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Development
Script Development
Finding a Screenwriter
Negotiating a Screenwriter Contract
Phases of Script Development
Working with a Story Editor
Legal Issues
Why You Need a Lawyer
Formalizing Relationships
Protecting Your Ideas
Rights Acquisition & Optioning
Pitching
Elements of the Pitch Package
A Winning One Page
Synopses, Outlines and Treatments
Understanding Your Target Audience
Three Steps to a Winning Pitch
Who, Where & When to Pitch
Special Pitching Opportunities
Follow-up: Keeping Your Project Top-of-Mind
Creating Lasting Relationships
Financing
Development Funding
Producer's Fees, Investments and Deferrals
Production
Getting Started
Producing a $1 Million to $3 Million Canadian Feature Film
Your Core Business Team
Funding Sources
Production Funding in Canada
Direct Federal Funding
Indirect Federal Funding
Provincial Tax Credits and Incentives
Canadian Private Sector Funding
International Treaty Co-Productions
Special Opportunities for Canada's Culturally Diverse Communities
Financing Plans
The Financing Plan
Distribution Advances and Broadcast License Fees
Equity Investments
Tax Credits and Deferrals
Cashflow and Reporting
Interim Financing: What, Where and How
Preparing Cost Reports
Reporting to Investors
Marketing and Distribution
The Marketing Plan
The Marketing Plan: What, Why and When
Who is the Audience?
Distributor's Input to the Marketing Plan
Creative Strategies to Build an Audience
Successful Media Relations
Press Kits
Screenings Festivals and Beyond
The Festival Gameplan
How To Submit Your Film
Festival Publicity
The Theatrical Opening
Working with Exhibitors
Post-Theatrical Exploitation of Property
Distribution
Finding and Attracting the Right Distributor
Print and Advertising Commitments
Deliverables
International Sales
Legals and Recoupment
Negotiating A Distribution Deal
Recoupment schedules
International legal issues
Resources
Development Resources
Locating experienced screenwriters and story editors
Searching copyright
Law firms that specialize in entertainment law
Guides to sources of development funds
Major sources of development funding
Opportunities to pitch your script
Templates for key documents and agreements negotiated during the development phase
Sample development documents supplied by filmmakers
Glossary of business terms
Production Resources
National Film Training Institutes
Production and Post-Production Services
Guides to sources of production funds
Direct federal government funding
Federal tax credits and incentives
Canadian content certification
Provincial tax credits and incentives
Provincial arts funding
Private sector funding
Financing and insurance
Information on International Treaty Co-Productions
Templates for key documents and agreements negotiated during the production phase
Sample production documents supplied by filmmakers
Glossary of business and legal terms
Marketing and Distribution Resources
Guides to Canadian and International Film Festivals
Central Submission Site for Festivals
International Marketing Assistance
Selection of Canadian Film Festivals
Distributors
Templates for key documents and agreements negotiated during the marketing and distribution phase
Sample Marketing and Distribution Documents Supplied by Filmmakers
Contributors & Advisors
Robin Cass
Ken Dhaliwal
Gabrielle Free
John Galway
Danis Goulet
Shelley Gillen
Elliot Grove
Philippa King
Dan Lyon
Gabriella Martinelli
Laurie May
Ruba Nadda
Tara Parker
Wendy Ord
Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy
Brad Pelman
Marguerite Pigott
Jeremy Podeswa
Marie-Claude Poulin
Alexandra Raffé
Sandra Richmond
Lia Rinaldo
Mark Slone
Robin Smith
Anna Stratton
Samantha Traub
Wiebke Von Carolsfeld
Rob Wales
Links
General Online Resource Listings
Doing Business Internationally