Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival Winners Film Budget List Since 2000

As The Cannes Film Festival approaches we decided to take a look back at the winners of the ‘Palme d’Or Award’ since the turn of the century.   We have listed the year, film title, director, country of origin in order to review what were the  film budgets of each production that the jury selected … Read more

5 Top Reasons to Hire a Professional Line Producer to Create Your Film Budget

Here are the 5 top reasons to hire a professional line producer to create your film budget: 1.  Film Financing To start with, you need film finance to produce your movie.  Film financing begins with how much money you require.  This needs to be an accurate number.  Don’t mess around with templates, a sample film budget or online … Read more

The 68th Venice International Film Festival August 31-September 10th : La Biennale di Venezia

The Venice Film Festival is upon us again as another incredible journey into the heart and soul of independent cinema. As La Biennale di Venezia unfolds kindly find here the line-up for the 68th Venice International Film Festival World Premieres include: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Wuthering Heights Texas Killing Fields The Ides of March (which … Read more

What Happened to Film Tax Incentives for Financing a Film Budget?

      Film tax incentives have currently undergone a radical reversal affecting the film  budget of numerous productions in the development, financing and prep stages.   This drastic downgrade in the availability of film credits as a film finance component is unprecedented in it’s immediate impact on film financing. Created to reverse years of runaway production … Read more

Cannes Film Festival

VOD, Premium VOD, Pay Per View and the Film Budget

Let’s face it, the movie distribution landscape is changing and it is changing quickly now.   The long, slow promise of digital distribution of content is well underway without question.   For years the promise has been 10 years, 5 years and another 5 years. It has arrived clearly.   In the nick of time … Read more

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Co-Productions, Asia, Film Budgets and China

Update:   Chinese media conglomerate launches $300 million fund to finance up to 15% of Hollywood tent-pole production film budget costs.   Investment would grant China territorial rights for the film and require at least one Chinese talent to be involved.  Wall Street is currently shopping the deal.   Read the Reuters article.    [ … Read more

Section 181 extended by Section 744

Film Budgets Aided By Renewal of Section 181 Federal Film Tax Incentives

The most underrated and under-utilized but most advantageous film tax incentive for filmmakers film budgets was renewed on Friday with President Obama’s signing of the new tax laws.  Movie producers can now be confident the equity investment in their film budgets will continue under the new Section 744 which extends Section 181 through the end … Read more

Welcome to the Official Film Budgets Organization

Film Budgets Welcome to the official film budgets organization at filmbudgets.org dedicated to the integrity and accuracy of film budgets in the motion picture industry.  Film producers, line producers and unit production managers require and likewise provide authentic and proven film budgets from a seasoned veteran in order provide banks, lending institutions, film financiers and … Read more

Cash Flow Schedules

Cash Flow Schedule Investors wish to see a cash flow schedule prior to moving forward with film financing a movie or television production.   Using decades of experience working with the major studios and indie film companies Filmbudget.com provides a working document which details the weekly spend for all categories and accounts based upon film budgets … Read more

Film Budgets | Film Consultant | Line Producer

Film budgets by a line producer are critical to your lenders, investors and all film financiers. Foreign Sales Agents will likewise ask first who created your budget and who are the producers attached to your project. A film budget by a seasoned professional demonstrates an understanding of the financial responsibility of a producer and whom … Read more

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