Content Tabs
There’s no “correct” or “standard” way of financing your feature. It is typically a 'jigsaw puzzle' of different sources that you, the producer, need to navigate, bring to the table, and close finance on.
This course will point you in the right direction. We will focus on the core questions at the heart of raising finance for any feature: Is it priced and positioned correctly; is there a market demand, and does your project and its business plan present a viable route to cash break and ultimately net profits?
- What makes a film worth financing
- How investors see the aspects of the project in commercial terms
- How sales agents and distributors view the market both domestic and international
- Equity, pre-sales and gap financing
- The types of deals available
- Co-production and international deals
- How financing calculations are constructed and how the income is shared
Freelance Rate: £395
Corporate Rate: £790
Bursaries, supported by Screen Scotland, to contribute to the costs of attending this course may be available to those who are eligible. Please read the bursary guidelines which are published below first to check if you are eligible. If you are eligible, please indicate if you are also applying for a bursary or not.
Please apply as far in advance of the course date as possible to give yourself the best chance of securing a supported place, as we may not be able to accommodate all applications.
Your bursary application and supporting documents should be sent to scotland@nfts.co.uk after submitting this application form. Please submit your bursary application within 24 hours to ensure your course place is reserved while your bursary application is processed – otherwise we may be required to release it to another applicant. Your bursary documents are reviewed by a panel and we aim to be in touch as soon as possible with an outcome for you.
NFTS Scotland Bursary Guidelines
NFTS Scotland Bursary Application Form
If you are not eligible for an NFTS Scotland bursary, please read our Alternative Funding Avenues document, which points you in the direction of a few other places which may be able to help. Please submit your application in plenty of time as timescales for funders differ.
Please fill in the application form, attaching your CV
For the Beaconsfield intake, if you need any assistance please contact us at shortcourses@nfts.co.uk or call us on 01494 677 903
For the Glasgow intake, if you need any assistance please contact us at scotland@nfts.co.uk or call us on 0141 729 8190