Film Financing
A number of funding options exist for film makers, including the “Producer Offset”/ “Producer Rebate” scheme, and private avenues such as crowd funding. Each of these funding options is explored in more detail in this information sheet. Arts Law has a sample Film Loan Agreement and a Games Loan Agreement which may be relevant.
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A number of funding options exist for film makers, including the “Producer Offset”/ “Producer Rebate” scheme, and private avenues such as crowd funding. Each of these funding options is explored in more detail in this information sheet. Arts Law has a sample Film Loan Agreement and a Games Loan Agreement which may be relevant.
Australian filmmakers can access funding from Federal, State and Territory funding bodies. Free-to-air broadcasters and pay television channels may provide partial funding for film and television programming. Film distributors may assist in the financing of feature films and distributors and publishers of computer games are possible sources of financing for computer games. While a number public/government funding options exist, including the Producer Offset scheme, many filmmakers elect to seek funding through private avenues such as crowd funding. Each of these funding options is explored in more detail below.
Arts Law also has a sample Film Loan Agreement and a Games Loan Agreement which may be relevant.