The Art of the Steadicam Creatively and the Impact on Film Budgets for Movie Production
Motion picture film, the movie camera and the iconic crane shot come to mind. The tripod, the overhead shot and lighting itself as an asset. Not many other elements of movie production come to mind that have had such a major impact on a film as the Steadicam and the steadishot. Invented in the … Read more
What is the Film Budget for Each of the Academy Awards Oscars™ Best Picture Nominees?
We took a look at the question, “What is the film budget for each of the nominees for Best Picture in 2013?” The voting is now closed for the 85th Academy Awards Oscars™. The live show will be broadcast on ABC on February 24th, 2013 at 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00pm Pacific time. The Ballots are … Read more
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – Digital Cinema Symposium Keynote Address: Film Producer, FilmBudget.com Founder Jack Binder
The Keynote Address at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Digital Cinema Symposium was delivered by feature film and television Producer Jack Binder (‘Reign Over Me’, ‘The Upside of Anger’). Kicking off the week of digital experts from the motion picture industry, Binder discussed the current landscape for film production in the digital era. … Read more
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
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
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
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
