Independent Finance Options for the Novice Filmmaker
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 11/30/2026
Sessions
Duncan C. Montgomery, Michael Norman Saleman
Session 1 —43 mins 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
Independent Finance Options for the Novice Filmmaker (Oct 2025)
Discuss the various means available to the novice filmmaker for raising the budget for a film including private equity and associated Securities Law issues, pre-sales, incentives, loans how they can be combined to raise the total amount needed. Explore the need for early involvement of production counsel so as to legally attach actors to make the financing easier to obtain.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Entertainment Law Institute
Duncan C. Montgomery,
High Frequency Entertainment, LLC - Austin, TX
Michael Norman Saleman,
Austin, TX