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Welcome to the complete library of Film Specific's Experts Seminars Series. Please click on the links below to access the seminars.

"Can VOD Be The Magic Pill?": A Seminar & Q+A with Michael Murphy of Gravitas Ventures

Both cable & internet VOD (video on demand) represent some of the brightest revenue spots for films. Add to that mix Theatrical Day/Date with VOD and you can see that even the Studios are taking advantage of these platforms. . . . More

THE LAST HORRAH FOR SECTION 181 & Q&A ON CROWDFUNDING LEGISLATION : A legal seminar with Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler

In this virtual seminar Section 181 expert and Attorney Corky Kessler discusses issues surrounding the expiring Section 181, the "runaway production" incentive, and answers filmmakers lingering questions. In addition, Corky addresses the new legislation that just passed the House regarding crowdfunding investments. . . . More

Last Call for Section 181: A Virtual Seminar with Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler

Section 181 is due to sunset at the end of 2011. And the word is...it's not getting renewed. So for now it looks like 2011 is the last chance to take advantage of Section 181, the 'runaway production' incentive. If you've been waiting to move on this, you cannot afford to wait any longer. Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler joins us for this virtual seminar to let filmmakers know how to take advantage of Section 1818 before it sunsets. . . . More

Financing Your MicroBudget Film: Crowd Funding

In this seminar, filmmakers J.T. Arbogast and Kimberly Dilts discuss how they turned to crowd funding to raise part of their $500K budget for their feature film "Angel's Perch". . . . More

Debt Financing for the $1 to $5 Million Indie Film Blueprint

Debt-financing is a often misunderstood part of low-budget indie film financing. In this seminar with Adrian Ward of the National Bank of California, Adrian discusses the ins-and-outs of debt financing in the $1 to $5 million range and how filmmakers can most intelligently and effectively make use of it. . . . More

From Development to Sundance to Distribution: Unconventional Wisdom & Doing It "The Hard Way"

Daniel Meisel, producer of All She Can, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance 2011, is proof positive that is is possible to get into Sundance and get picked up for an all rights deal despite being a small film, a drama, with no name cast, and first time director. In this seminar Daniel discusses how he took the hard road and how it paid off. . . . More

The $1 Million Indie Film Blueprint: Best Practices From Writer/Director Adam Cultraro (Part 1)

In this filmmaker-to-filmmaker seminar, Adam answers the question: "Knowing what you know now, how would you go about producing a $1MM indie film? Pretend you're starting from scratch. You're a filmmaker living outside of Hollywood and you want to get into the indie film business, but you want to do it in a smart way." . . . More

The $1 Million Indie Film Blueprint: Best Practices From Writer/Director Adam Cultraro (Part 2)

In part two of this "filmmaker-to-filmmaker" seminar, Adam continues answering the question: "Knowing what you know now, how would you go about producing a $1MM indie film? Pretend you're starting from scratch. You're a filmmaker living outside of Hollywood and you want to get into the indie film business, but you want to do it in a smart way." . . . More

China Co-Productions, Other Funding Sources, & Legal Q+A: A Virtual Seminar With Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler

Currently, there's over $1 billion in China that wants to work with U.S. on Co-Productions and Corky is going to be giving participants the low-down on these funds, how to access them, how to do co-productions in China, and the legal ramifications of everything. . . . More

Casting For Distribution: An Expert Series Seminar with Dan Velez of Dream Big Casting

Casting: it's a crucial element when setting your project apart in today's marketplace to attract financiers, pre-sales and distributors. In today's marketplace smart casting for distribution won't be the ace in the hole for your project, but if you think casting doesn't matter...think again. It's a critical element to a distributable film. . . . More

"Why DVD Isn't Dead": An Expert Series Seminar with Filmmaker-Turned-Distributor Jonathan Morken of Apprehensive Films

Filmmaker-turned-distributor Jonathan Morken is a firm believer that DVD is not dead and filmmakers can still do well in retail distribution. In this expert series interview Jonathan discusses how filmmakers can make a lucrative revenue stream with DVD, which genres do the best on DVD and why, where more revenue comes from - direct sales vs. retail distribution, the realistic estimates for DVD in today's marketplace and how long it takes to earn revenue, VOD revenue vs. DVD revenue and much more! . . . More

The Art of the Theatrical Release: An Expert Series Seminar with Dylan Marchetti of Variance Films

In this expert series interview with Dylan Marchetti of theatrical distributor Variance Films, Dylan discusses the art of the theatrical release including what types of films work for a theatrical release and which ones don't, why festivals matter, the kind of marketing that works best for an indie theatrical release, which films end up doing the best in theaters, how much to budget for a theatrical release and much, much more! . . . More

Section 181: What Filmmakers Need to Know -- a Virtual Seminar with Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler

Section 181 was just reinstated - the 'runaway' production incentive - which allows producers to immediately deduct the cost of qualifying expenditures in the year they offer rather than having to spread or amortize those costs over a period of years after the film goes to market. To discuss the ins-and-outs of Section 181 and the great benefits to independent filmmakers, Entertainment Attorney and Section 181 expert Corky Kessler joined us for this virtual seminar. . . . More

Expert Series Seminar with Film Producer Rene Bastian

Producer of award-winning films including "Transamerica" and "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" Rene Bastian joins us for a discussion on the current landscape for financing, why he choose to crowd fund his newest project, the best ways for newer producers and filmmakers to break into the business and much more. . . . More

Leveraging A Theatrical Release For Exposure & Profits: A Seminar with Filmmaker Doug Block

After his previous film "51 Birch St" was named one of the "10 best films of the year" by the NY Times and had a 9-month theatrical release in almost 50 cities, Doug did things a bit different with his follow up film THE KIDS GROW UP. In this expert series seminar Doug recounts his experience in preparing to release the film himself (working together with a service company). . . . More

"Section 181 Update & Other Legal Issues for Filmmakers" with Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler

He's back! Our ever-popular series exploring the legal issues for independent filmmakers with Entertainment Attorney Hal "Corky" Kessler return. In this seminar Corky discusses updates on Section 181 as well as answers your legal questions regarding indie film and financing. . . . More

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