Helpful Tips for Film Producers to Raise Funding

Helpful Tips for Film Producers

Film producers need all the help they can get, sometimes, in securing financing for their projects. Being professional and projecting a good image are important for people to put their trust in you and your project. The following tips may help you secure support when you are looking for financing.

1)               Asking the “Why” question.

Producers often neglect to ask why. Asking yes and no questions can lead to a dead end when trying to secure financing for a project. Read these helpful tips on how to ask the right questions and how to use the “why” question to get better results.

2)             What your email says about you

Image is everything. Projecting yourself as a company and not an individual may give you the leg up you need to get financing. These email tips are very insightful and relevant for every film producer in the market.

Michael Hansen writes about how your email gives investors an image of you before they look at your project. He has many wonderful tips to inform producers of how to promote themselves, even in the simplest of forms: email address.

3)              Where to find money for documentaries

Pamela Ezell writes about the process for finding funding for documentaries. If you are doing a doc film, there are people who will look at it and possibly fund it. Knowing your resources is a good tool to have in your fund raising kit.  This article explains some of the ways to find money to fund a documentary and how much you should budget for the film.

4)            Personalizing your outreach

Reaching out to groups of people to partner with you needs research. Finding out how to personalize your outreach efforts will go a long way in helping you attain success in getting the support you need. Merrill Sterritt gives tips on how to make your outgoing calls for support personalized to the people you are contacting.

There are many experienced filmmakers in the industry. Reviewing their tips and strategies can be very helpful for up and coming producers. Thankfully, these tips are given freely and generously by experienced artisans.