Jeff Steele

You do not need to have investors to be grandfathered; you just need to memorialize a few things before year’s end

If producers can look past their lost hypothetical revenue, then they can use sites like Pirate Bay to harness thousands of people commenting on their film

In this volatile world market, currency losses create sinkholes in your budget that are large enough to kill the project. That’s why you need to stabilize your currency from the get-go

All these delayed or problematic indie film projects spread across the world have received their 20% deposits while the buyers wait forever for their notice of delivery. This can’t last

Most producers are too mired in the daily demands of physical production, post-production and delivery to have the time and clarity to contemplate all the facets of a film’s marketing campaign

Even if the state is able to rescue its film credit, it’s not going to make a difference to studios, premium independents or primetime networks

With a standing-room audience of mainstream financiers, producers, executives, attorneys and more, this annual event has become the preeminent financial gathering of its kind