Financing & Investing

The next application for the Creative Capital Awards opens to artists in all disciplines February, 2021. You can read and prepare for all the questions . Creative Capital provides each funded project

Here are a few key questions an investor will ask themselves when evaluating a project: How far along is the project? This helps a film investor assess the level of risk associated with execution.

1) Unfounded comparables. 2) Standard returns (15% - 20%). 3) Unrealistic paths to profitability and a lack of a branding and marketing plan.

It doesn't happen without a branding and marketing plan. If your "plan" to make your investors' money back is to get distribution, that's no plan at all. Distribution simply means that your film is

1) A belief in the purpose of the film in the current marketplace/social environment. 2) A belief in how they can contribute to the film's purpose above and beyond a financial investment. 3) A belief

Good pitches matter, but there has to be a focus on execution. A savvy film investor will try to ascertain a filmmaker's core values in order to determine whether they believe the filmmaker has what