Film Funding Strategy

Brand sponsorship is when a company pays to shoot content during your production. They use your set and crew to capture content within your film’s world.

Corporate sponsorship is when a company supports a film because it aligns with its audience, values, industry, or public positioning.

Festival prize money provides funding through awards given at film festivals, offering both cash support and recognition once the film is selected and screened.

Events and conference screenings generate income by licensing your film to organizations, festivals, and industry events that pay to screen it for their audiences.

Digital monetization generates income from your film through online platforms, including streaming, rentals, ads, and direct sales to audiences.

Educational distribution funds films through schools, universities, and institutions that license the film for teaching and research, often before or alongside release.

A negative pick-up deal secures a distributor’s commitment to buy your film once it is completed, allowing you to use that contract to raise financing before production.

A broadcast licence can fund part of your film before it is made. By securing a commitment from a broadcaster, you strengthen your financing and move the project forward.

Pre-sales and platform deals secure funding by selling distribution rights before the film is completed, providing upfront cash based on projected audience and market value.

Private investors fund a film by putting in cash upfront in exchange for a share of the revenues. This is used to complete the budget before guaranteed income is received.