Name: Developing, Packaging and Financing your Media Projects workshop
Start: 2024-07-16T18:00:00-07:00
Location: 300 - 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6Z 2L7

Developing, Packaging and Financing your Media Projects workshop

Cineworks is pleased to present 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 / 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 / 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀, 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, a workshop led by Kevin Christoffersen.
Are you a filmmaker looking for inside knowledge on how to go through the full development cycle for your feature film, series, or documentary project? Don't miss our upcoming event with Kevin Christoffersen of Film StartUp LLC who will be presenting a two-part feature film development workshop on all the different package elements needed to raise funding for your feature film, series, or documentary. Kevin will go through development funding, crowdfunding campaigns, grants, incentive programs, private equity, debt financing and tax credit loans amongst the ways and means to finance your project.

Participants will gain first-hand knowledge on the different methodologies used to achieve financing by evaluating a variety of case studies projects. We will also look at proof of concept short films, pitch decks, websites, and a wide array of supporting documentation.

Different organizations film funding programs presented will include Telefilm’s Production Program, Creative BC’s Telefilm Development Top-Up, Canada Council for the Arts Concept to Realization, Canada Media Fund’s Development Packaging Program, Bell Fund’s Slate Development and Hot Docs – Documentaries Ted Rogers Fund.

After learning about the different kinds of film financing, the workshop then tackles the nuts and bolts of what goes into the Development packaging stage through each one of these key requirements:

⁃ Identifying a Development Executive to project manage the full packaging process
⁃ Maintaining Intellectual Property Rights & Chain of Title control as the Writer/Director/Producer.
⁃ Hiring a Casting Director and Talent Agent to attach lead actors and minor roles
⁃ Retaining Legal (Production) Counsel for setting up film as a registered business and create investment documentation
⁃ Bringing a Line Producer on board for creating shooting schedules and budgets
⁃ Working with a Creative Director on a Pitch Deck / Business Plan / Proof of Concept short film version
⁃ Deciding which analysis service to provide accurate projected financial data results
⁃ Location Scouting according to higher tax/cash rebate returns on production/post-production
⁃ Presenting the full package to different private equity investment opportunities

Discover the latest techniques and strategies to leverage your film's unique characteristics and increase its marketability. Understand all the ways AI data can help you make smarter, more informed decisions.

Read this related article: https://home.largo.ai/how-artificial-intelligence-can-help-to-pitch-a-movie/
If they wish, participants are invited to present the current stage of their film projects during the second half of the last evening class so everyone can offer feedback for their next steps moving forward in their Development phase.

The workshop’s overall focus is to provide a clear cohesive strategy so participants can walk away with a knowledge-based solution applied towards funding their projects. Kevin will be open to questions anytime throughout the two-part workshop.
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻?
Tuesday, July 16th 2024 from 6:00 – 9:00pm.
Thursday, July 18th, 2024 from 6:00 – 9:00pm.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?
The Black Box Studio at Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society at 1131 Howe Street.
𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁?
$50 general public.
$30 production members.
To register, please follow the link – https://amsnetwork.ca/partners/cineworks/events/5-9507
Our entrance is located in the back lane directly behind the Cinematheque, under an overhanging parking lot. Max capacity of 40 people.
Please note that Cineworks only has access to the first three parking spaces starting from our entrance. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.
Email [email protected] for more info.
Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders–BC Arts Council, Canada Council, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making this event possible.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁
Kevin Christoffersen has been working in just about every form of media for nearly 3 decades - producing content internationally across 4 continents while living in 5 countries.
He is an Educator and Development Executive of Film StartUp LLC. In this role, Kevin guides filmmakers through the A-to-Z feature film development process with workshop courses, development labs, webinars, and consultations. A recent strategic partnership with Largo Films has introduced artificial intelligent analytics into the casting, financing, and distribution strategies within the dynamics of each of his projects.
Kevin was based in Switzerland for over 7 years as Executive Producer of World Television managing large-scale live broadcast event productions for Fortune 500 companies, United Nations agencies, and NGOs.
While operating on both sides of the Atlantic, he continues to form new industry partnerships along the way.