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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: No Single Best Way | |
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| Subsidies | |
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| Gifts and Grants | |
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| Domestic Government Subsidies and Tax Incentives | |
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| Investor Financing | |
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| Active Investor Vehicles | |
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| The Investor-Financing Agreement | |
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| General Partnerships and Joint Ventures | |
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| The Initial Incorporation | |
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| The Member-Managed LLC | |
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| Passive Investor Vehicles | |
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| The Manager-Managed LLC | |
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| Limited Partnerships | |
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| Corporate Finance | |
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| Securities Compliance | |
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| Private (exempt) Offerings | |
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| Statutory Exemptions of the 1933 Securities Act, Section 4 | |
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| Intrastate Offering Exemption | |
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| Regulation D | |
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| Public/Private (Hybrid) Exemptions | |
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| Public/Private (Hybrid) Exemptions | |
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| Public (Registered) Offerings | |
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| Small Corporate Offering Registration | |
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| Regulation A | |
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| Regulation S-B | |
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| S-1 Public Offerings | |
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| Over-the-Counter, NASDAQ and Stock Exchanges | |
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| Lender Financing | |
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| Lender Financing without Distributor Contracts | |
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| Negative Pickups and the Artificial Version | |
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| Presale Financing | |
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| Gap and Supergap Financing | |
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| Insurance-Backed Schemes | |
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| Securitization | |
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| Studio/Industry Financing | |
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| Studio Development and In-House Production | |
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| Studio Production-Financing/Distribution Agreements | |
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| Studio-Based Production Companies | |
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| Independent Distributors | |
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| Domestic Studio Facilities | |
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| Film Laboratories | |
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| Talent Agencies | |
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| Actor Financing | |
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| Product Placements | |
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| End Users | |
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| Completion Funds | |
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| International Finance Options | |
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| Foreign Equity | |
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| International Coproductions | |
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| Foreign Tax Shelters and Tax Incentives | |
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| Blocked Currency or Blocked Funds | |
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| Foreign Currency | |
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| Foreign Below-the-Line or Facilities Deals | |
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| Foreign Government Subsidies | |
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| Foreign Debt Capitalization Programs | |
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| Conclusion: The Broader Film Finance Environment | |
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| Finding Investors | |
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| Limited-Use Business Plans | |
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| Financial Projections | |
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| Securities Marketing Considerations | |
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| Sources and Further Reading | |
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| Index | |