No two films are alike. Each has a unique creative stamp and, along with it, a particular set of financing and business issues the producer has to navigate. Most intermediate feature films fall in the budget range of $1- to $3-million, and unless you have a very rich uncle, you will need to approach a number of funding sources to build a financing package that covers your production budget. Producers who are fairly new to the feature-film business also need to surround themselves with experienced people who can guide them through any complex funding, legal or cashflow situations that arise.
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Producing a $1 Million to $3 Million Canadian Feature Film |
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Intermediate filmmakers who have made some shorts and have an idea for a feature film frequently approach veteran producer Gabriella Martinelli, President and CEO of Capri Films, asking for her guidance. In this section, she answers the questions she is most frequently asked, offering general guidelines to those embarking on their first feature film.
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How They Can Help
A feature-film producer is and must be the film’s diplomat on every level and as such has to wear many hats: creative shepherd, project manager, promoter, and business realist, to name a few. It’s a daunting challenge to keep them all balanced and to excel in all areas, especially on your first or second film. On the business side, a core team of fully experienced professionals can help you navigate the realities and requirements of legal agreements, production budgets, union rates, processes and schedules, funder requirements and cash flow.
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Production Funding in Canada |
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Each of the federal and provincial governments in Canada provides indirect funding through tax credits, and/or direct funding through grants and forgivable loans to the creators of feature films. Private funding is also available to encourage the creation and distribution of Canadian feature film productions. The following guide describes many of those resources and is a starting point to explore the available funding opportunities.
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Telefilm is a federal Crown corporation established in order to foster the development of all aspects of the Canadian film and television industry. Telefilm is the single most important source of direct government financial assistance to private sector Canadian film productions. Telefilm provides assistance in the form of equity investments, interest free and low interest loans, development and interim financing to Canadian film and television productions which have significant Canadian creative, artistic and technical content and which meet certain published criteria. In particular, through the Canadian Feature Film Fund (CFFF), Telefilm supports the development, distribution and production of Canadian film with financing “envelopes” for qualified producers and distributors.
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