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Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films

Tom Malloy’s fresh approach to financing demonstrates that there is money all around you that you can start tapping into right now. His clearheaded strategy gives you the tools and confidence you need to put dreams into action.

Bankroll is the book that all filmmakers have been waiting for. It deviates from the traditional business-oriented film books that tell you how to get grants and explain how studio deals work but leave you at square one. Bankroll gives you the precise and practical details of how the author has raised over $15 million in the past four years for a number of independent feature films. Now – there are no excuses. Go bankroll your film!

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You can email me at: tom@bankrollthebook.com if you have questions.  If you would like to send a check, email me for the address.  If you want to pay online:

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Avoiding Scam Artists and Sharks in the Film Financing World

Actors, Writers, Producers, Directors… you all want to get your film made.  At times, you’re desperate.  You feel like you’d do ANYTHING to get your film going.  This is your dream.  You want to make it a reality.

Scam Artists know this.

That’s why there are so many sharks swimming around the film industry.  They know that you’d ignore numerous red flags to get your film going.  When you get scammed, it’s the worst feeling in the world.  It’s  incredibly damaging, both financially and emotionally.  I’m gonna give you some tips to help you steer clear of scam artists:

• IMDBPro them!!  If they don’t have a listing, they’re probably a nobody in the film world.  Now, this is okay if the investor is outside of the film industry.  In that case:
• Google them!!  You can dig up mucho dirt on scam artists.
• If it’s too good to be true, steer clear!  Any money raising “scheme” where you only have to give 10-20% and the bank or another entity supplies the rest is pure BS.
• NEVER pay an “advisory” fee.  SCAM, plain and simple.

If any of you have specific instances, email me and I’ll try to help you out, but, in most cases, I can almost guarantee that you’ll never get your money if any of the top points apply.

Stay the course and find solid people that are not just your investors, but they become your friends.

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The independent film market has changed.  Years ago, there were certain minimums that one could count on from foreign sales and domestic DVD sales.  That market is gone.

I will truly argue with ANYONE that the market for a true independent film (no studio or distributor financing or agreement in place) cannot support a film with any budget over $2 million.  Here’s the horrible truth, folks… If you make a $5 million film, the chances are in the highest percentile that you won’t even make $1 million from it.  That’s a 20% return to your investor.  Goodbye investor.

Let’s say you took that same film that, for some reason, you budgeted at $5 million, and make it for $1.5 million.  Line producers today can do that.  If they can’t, find another one.  Most people have no idea what the actual budget of their film should be.  They randomly pull out a number like $3 million.  Well, that could have been profitable 6 years ago, but today, unless you have a MAJOR A-List Star (no B,C, or D list), or you hit the lottery like Paranormal Activity, you’re going to lose money.

So the first step in getting financing is KNOW YOUR MARKET!  Remember this lesson, find a realistic budget, and then find the money!

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