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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

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