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	<title>Film Funding Blog &#187; Film Financing</title>
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		<title>Top Five Most Common Ways to Finance Your Film - Part III</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/84/top-five-most-common-ways-to-finance-your-film-part-iii/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cchen39</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[To close, we describe End-User Financing and Completion Funds Financing. Based on How to Fund Your Film by Robert C. DiGregorio, Jr. imageMATTE Executive Producer
Part III:
End-User Financing occurs when a theater, cable network, or television station contributes money for a project in exchange for an equity percentage in the film&#8217;s profit stream. The greatest advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business of Film Conference - Houston, TX  (Sept 20, 2008)</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/146/business-of-film-conference-houston-tx-sept-20-2008/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>filmbiz101</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SWAMP and TALA present the Business of Film Conference 2008, a day-long event focusing on the business of making movies. This information-packed conference features panels and discussions with professionals from the film, legal and financial worlds that address a wide range of topics, including budgeting for film, funding resources, music rights, distribution and much more!
CONFIRMED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Documentary Films: Houseparty or Grants?</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/144/funding-documentary-films-houseparty-or-grants/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FilmBiz101</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a great article on financing a documentary feature film over at The Independent:

I recently talked to fundraising expert Morrie Warshawski, whose  	book   The Fundraising Houseparty: How to Party With a Purpose and Raise Money for  	Your Cause, is now out in its second edition and includes new  	sample [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on the Film Production Incentives in Washington State</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/141/film-production-incentives-in-washington-state/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>filmbiz101</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is more detailed information on Washington FilmWorks, from their website:
Dedicated to helping filmmakers bring their vision to the small and big screens, Washington FilmWorks (WFW) is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (6) organization that offers funding assistance to commercials, television and feature films shooting in Washington State. 
Offering up to a 20% return on all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Incentives Brings Film Revenue to Spokane</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/138/movie-industry-brings-revenue-to-spokane/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lmccauley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not Hollywood, but Spokane, Washington has a film industry that is certainly helping to spark the economic life of the city. Filmmakers in the area will often spend 85% of their budget locally, and when the budgets reach $5M dollars that can be a significant amount of money.
How does it work? As one local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Most Common Ways to Finance Your Film (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/83/top-5-most-common-ways-to-finance-your-film-part-ii/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cchen39</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Film Distribution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our description of forms of film financing, we now examine Independent Distributor Financing and Talent Agency Financing. Based on &#8220;How to Fund Your Film&#8221; by Robert C. DiGregorio, Jr. imageMATTE Executive Producer
Part II:
Independent Distributor Financing is a more co-dependent form of financing. Because these distributors are not affiliated with a major studio, when submitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financing Your Film Through The Internet?</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/136/financing-your-film-through-the-internet/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lmccauley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a blog post that suggests a few different options for financing films at least partially through internet sites: http://cinematech.blogspot.com/2008/04/internet-film-financing-evaluating.html
Here&#8217;s a short description of the three sites mentioned:
IndieGoGo : Free, but they take a cut once the target goal is reached. 
ArtistShare : So far mainly used by musicians, but at least one filmmaker has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About the Packaging for Short Film Funding (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/81/its-all-about-the-packaging-for-short-film-funding-part-ii/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 03:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cchen39</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An occasional series of posts that will discuss the extensive process of putting together a grant application.  
Part II:
When putting together your grant application, the two largest components are the script and the budget. However, the other supporting items can also make or break it.
The synopsis should be brief yet descriptive, and in principle, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Triples Film Tax Incentives&#8230; Finally!</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/127/new-york-triples-film-tax-incentives-finally/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharp Angle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month the State of New York put the finishing touches on its new tax credit plan:

NY To Triple Tax Break For Filmmakers
The expanded tax credit comes during tough fiscal times with the hope it will bolster a business Paterson said generates billions of dollars of economic activity in New York each year.
The change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from the AFM Film Financing Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.filmbiz101.com/film-financing/film-financing/123/highlights-from-the-afm-film-financing-conference/film-funding.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>filmbiz101</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Great post on Johanna Blakley&#8217;s blog over at the Norman Lear Center. She provides an account of the recent AFM Film Financing Conference held in Santa Monica. Some interesting insights into film funding trends:
How do you convince a financer that you’ve got a marketable film?
Once again, financers could care less who’s directing. The real gatekeeper [...]]]></description>
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