Sentences with phrase «independent film financing»

A «look over the fence» to the area of independent film financing again provides an insight as to the mechanisms developed in that field, some of which may be a template for future crowd funding of games projects.

Ransoshoff, meanwhile, has never written again, soon after moving to independent film financing, a line of work he remains in.

Kramer oversees UTA's motion picture group which includes its literary, talent, independent film finance, media rights and production departments, and he also directs the agency's comedy touring, licensing, endorsement and publishing arms.

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Not exact matches

Specialty finance company Versa Media Capital, which provides production loan financing to creators of independent film and TV content, has secured a $ 100 million facility from alternative asset manager Crayhill Capital Management.

«Versa Media Capital intends to become the go - to source of capital and expertise for independent film and TV content creators, and will provide the elements needed to put projects on the solid footing required to complete a permanent financing package,» said Geoffray in a statement.

As often happens in the innovation world, a problem (in this case, financing independent films) had encountered a potential solution.

A decade ago it was unimaginable to make a film without major financing, but now given the nature of new media and available technology, independent filmmakers can tell their stories with a limited budget.

It's a question swirling around the Sundance Film Festival at this tony ski resort this year as the fate of independent films seems to grow dimmer and the money to finance these ventures is as difficult to cobble together as political compromises -LSB-...]

In the sense that I couldn't afford to do a low budget independent film whose financing was constantly falling apart and therefore we would all have to defer our salaries and not get paid.

When I say independent you say... well, if you know his films, you'd most likely say John Sayles, whose made 19 features (Matewan and Lonestar among them) without traditional studio backing (though many of those features were financed by money Sayles made by doctoring or ghost writing Hollywood scripts).

The film was financed instead by an independent producer, Joseph Levine, who grew impatient as the shooting ran over schedule, into a fourth month.

The Artist Services program furthers the Institute's non-profit mission to support independent artists, and is designed for filmmakers interested in independent «creative distribution» as they navigate the evolving landscape in film distribution, marketing and financing.

She is the Vice President of MUNDIAL, a Mexico City - based international film sales joint venture between prolific Hollywood production financing and distribution company IM GLOBAL and CANANA, one of Latin America's top production and independent distributors.

Launched in 2013, Sundance Institute's Catalyst Initiative connects forward - thinking investors with the world of independent film, with the intention of envisioning film finance in a new light.

On the mainland the government's film bureau has introduced new legislation that would discourage foreign financing of local production, and it's blacklisted many of the best (and best - known) independent filmmakers and video artists, including Tian Zhuangzhuang (The Blue Kite), Zhang Yimou (To Live), and Zhang Yuan (Mama).

Not only did she create a sumptuous historical epic with independent financing (it marked the first film co-production with Russia), she also retained the wit and tongue - in - cheek lightness of the original, expanding Woolf's story into the 20th century as well.

In addition to discussing the origins of the film (including a funny anecdote about his first meeting with Ryan Gosling), Refn talks in length about securing independent financing, casting the actors and more.

ABOUT RIVER ROAD ENTERTAINMENT River Road Entertainment is one of the leading independent production companies known for developing, producing and financing distinguished feature films and documentaries that astonish, inspire, reveal and provoke.

Although the gritty indie aesthetic of «Diary» was a direct reaction to his experiences on «Land» — a studio effort starring Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Simon Baker and the most expensive film in the series — Romero always has bounced back and forth between mainstream acceptance (a few studio - funded pictures and various fruitless Hollywood production deals) and the scrappier terrain of independent financing and distribution.

He is the co-founder of Big Beach, a New York — based independent film - production and financing company.

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Big Beach Founded in 2004 by Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf, Big Beach is a New York — based company that produces and finances independent films, documentaries and works for stage.

«With all independent films, financing is a challenge, but we had some early supporters and when we had footage, we then had momentum,» added Dosa.

Previously Butan worked at Ignite Entertainment, an independent film production and financing company founded by Michael Burns, from 1998 to 2000.

«The current marketplace demands distributors who have refined plans for these films — in positioning, in marketing, and in spreading these very important messages tantamount to the conversations of today,» Jessica Lacy, Partner and Head of International and Independent Film Finance at ICM Partners, told TheWrap.

Lomborg said that «independent investors» financed the film.

Counseled independent filmmakers on film financing and business entity formation and negotiated production / distribution agreement.