My Financing Strategies For 2025
+ announcing early registration for my Funding Strategies Bootcamp
In last week’s dispatch I asked if selling a spec script is a way to get your film financed in 2025, and I told you about my first hand experience with the frenzy of the late 90’s/early 2000’s when spec sales were at a fever pitch and screenwriters became celebrity overnight.
I actually have more to say on that topic since it’s being widely reported that spec sales may be making a comeback….. the catch being it’s with certain studio-level buyers who got burned on a few big packages they bought a couple years ago, that released this year and didn’t quite add up to what they spent 🤷🏻♀️ (more on that in a future newsletter!)
Could we see a return to studio and streamer in-house development that had all but been abandoned in favor of big packages? Personally I’m skeptical for all but the most A-list names in the business and for the rest of us, we’re still out here building our projects brick by brick, getting them fully baked before we take them to market. And unfortunately, it’s not a one-size-fits-all market! (not even close lol)
So just in time for all that, I’ve decided to run another edition of my Funding Strategies Bootcamp right at the top of the year, to set us all off on the right foot and build momentum in our projects early enough in the year to be able to see a production green light before 2025 is over.
The 2025 Funding Strategies Boot Camp
In short, this was my most popular course last year and in light of current macro trends for us independent producers and filmmakers, I’m giving it a fresh coat of paint plus a few updates and surprises and I’ll be working with a live cohort of students starting Jan. 20.
Here’s the pitch:
• Develop an actionable finance strategy for your film in five weeks
• Assemble the right elements in order to make your project more attractive to potential financiers
• Put your project on a path to being ‘finance-ready’
I’ve put all the details together on a dedicated page and most importantly, an Early Registration discount so you can claim your spot at a great price.
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What’s Your Funding Strategy For 2025?
Are you raising equity? Looking for hybrid opportunities with brands or donors? Pursuing pre-sales or debt?
Let me know in the commends section below!
And any questions you have feel free to email me at stacey@filmspecific.com.
More to come in a few days but in the mean time, have a wonderful day ahead and speak more soon!
Stacey
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