Funding Your Doc
- Posted: July 13, 2010, 6:51 pm
- Category: Short Course (1 day)
About the course
Making a documentary isn't easy, particularly if you want people to actually watch it, and perhaps even get paid for the effort you put in!
This one-day course takes you through the process of financing your documentary. The workshop will help you to understand the landscape of commissions, co-productions and distribution and with more varied opportunities for funding and distributing documentary films than ever before, you'll examine the hurdles and common pitfalls for documentary filmmakers.
Location: DFG, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane, London
More details
The tutor will also examine the various routes to funding from domestic and international broadcast, theatrical and festival release, to online, mobile, corporate, NGO and gallery exhibition. As part of this process you will explore the kinds of docs that are being funded and why. You'll also explore funding for new media and cross platform - a big emerging area for documentary. The Credit Card Film‚ will also be discussed maxing out your credit card and hoping that someone will buy it or you will get completion money; You will explore some examples of when this has worked and the pitfalls you may face.Topics include:
- what broadcasters are looking for at the moment
- what makes a good film
- models of film financing in the UK
- European and international funding
- developing and maintaining a healthy relationship with funders
- opportunities for production for online TV stations
- protecting your ideas and intellectual copyright
Course details:
Where?
DFG, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZ
When?
This course has already run.
Please check out details of other related courses to call us on
+44 (0)20 7249 6600 / e-mail training@dfgdocs.com for more details.
What did people think of this course?
'I liked the breadth of content & industry relevance, the mix & practical application to our ideas & knowledge.'
Funding and Selling your Doc Participant, February 2009