Meryl Streep Likes Low Film Budget Movie Shoots

In a 60 Minutes interview with Morley Safer, Meryl Streep reveals her preference in which movie productions she likes to shoot.  It seems she would rather a low film budget production to perform in.

The reasoning being that she dislikes being asked to undergo take after take of the same scene.  In a low film budget production she states, they can't afford to keep going on and on.   Whereas on the other hand a large film budget movie production does have the resources for multiple takes and continuous reworking of the scene and performance.

Another pet peeve of Ms. Streeps is the penchant for big film budget productions which cater to teenagers. As she explains it "they try to discourage you from coming if you don't buy toys and the merchandising".

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U.K. Prime Minister Commits to Film Tax Credit to 2015

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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron today announced his governments commitment to the 25% film tax credit through the end of 2015. Britain's film incentive has been an unparalleled success creating creative and box office hits "The Kings Speach", "Harry Potter" and the James Bond franchise.

Productions with a film budget of £20 million ($32 million) receive a 25% tax rebate and movie productions film budgeting higher can claim a 20% rebate. Cameron also remarked upon the $319,000 lottery backed film export fund to support British film internationally.


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Film Production Requires a Film Budget From a Line Producer or Production Manager

Film production 101: hire a line producer to create your film budget and schedule.

As templates and many a sample film budget proliferate as well as online software budgeting programs claiming to create anything resembling a decent film budget, the filmmaker must beware making an incredible mistake with their investors.

Offering these short-cut, cheap, off-the-shelf documents to film finance executives or film investors with any degree of knowledge of the film business would be a most crucial and critical mistake. You may as well paint a sign on your forehead "Amateur".

There is a reason experienced filmmakers have depended on the skill and experience of seasoned veterans for the most critical element: the film budget. One must know precisely how much in funding they require.

Filmbudget.com - founded by major Hollywood studio and indie film producer Jack Binder creates custom, accurate and proven film budget and schedule packages for the motion picture business. Get your movie film financed with a quality film budget from an experienced professional.

Film Festivals, Film Markets, Finance - A Line Producer Film Budget is Required

Film finance executives continue to decry the sad state of documentation, film business plans and inadequate film budget quality put in front of them.

With film festivals, film markets and film financing all coming together to bring a new breathe of fresh air into the indie film world, now is the ideal time to get a fully finance and camera ready film budget and schedule from an expert in the field - an experienced line producer.

Sample film budget offerings, online templates and software are fun tools to learn by, however these are no substitute for a quality film budget and schedule custom created by a seasoned line producer. This fact is repeated time and again by professionals in the film business - hire a line producer. You get what you pay for.

The Toronto Film Festival, while off to a slow start is seeing accelerating sales and competition for hot titles. Foreign sales are starting to return with pre-sales re-emerging as well.

Filmbudget.com was founded by experienced film producer Jack Binder. Producing for the major studios and indie film production companies alike, Binder understands the requirements of finance and production and the need for a real film budget and scheudle.

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Do not leave your indie film budget and schedule or studio film budget needs to an amateur or sample film budget template. Spend the money on accurate film budgeting from a veteran line producer.

Your film financiers will be acutely aware if you have skimped on the basic film financing document requiring expert film budgeting know how. Your film budget is a direct reflection upon yourself - the filmmaker.

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An Indie Film Budget and Schedule from a Veteran Line Producer is Fundamental

Getting film financing these days is harder than ever and looks to continue to be that way for awhile. With opportunities for filmmakers decreasing and the odds getting tougher it is more critical than ever to have an indie film budget and schedule in hand.

Even more to the point it is fundamental to have your indie film budget and schedule created by an industry veteran line producer with years of experience in the field and on the set. While anyone can throw together some numbers into a film budget template or using questionable software, only a true film budgeting expert knows that their numbers are accurate.

Film financiers know this as well. That is why whom you obtain your indie film budget and schedule from is an indicator of your ability to delegate and surround yourself with professionals. These industry executives rely upon the advice of trusted line producers and production managers and they certainly can ascertain an amateur film budget mock-up from one custom created by an indie film budget and schedule expert.

One of the first criteria one should look at in someone claiming to know how to create an indie film budget and schedule is to look at their credits. A qualified indie film budget and schedule line producer should have years, if not decades of experience. Just working at a studio (perhaps not even as a film or movie producer) is no substitute for the years of film budgeting knowledge and experience that go into a quality film budget from such a professional.

Beware of imitators and people claiming to be line producers or production managers, or even a producer, they may not be that which they claim to be.

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Film Tax Incentives Update | Indie Film Budget Impact

The rise and fall of the film tax incentive as a critical enhancement of film budget financial cash flow for local state film industry growth has been well documented yet remains seemingly uncontested. For the last several years the U.S. states have worked to influence indie film producers to bring their films and production dollars to their regions.

However, just as momentum was building for the growing infrastructure and development of local industry, new political winds brought in pols who were against the film business and tax incentives in general. Rather than help individual industries, the concept was to lower all taxes for business to spur growth.

The fact remains that the film tax credits were wonderfully successful. Film productions flocked to the areas with the best incentive. Film crew and film production services companies flourished. Students remained in their hometowns, schools opened film production programs and millions of dollars were spent in the local economies for hotels, restaurants, shops, hardware stores, lumber yards, car and truck rentals, etc.

The rapid destruction of the film tax incentive support system for the indie film budget of movies, especially in the credit crunch recessionary times it has occurred in was another blow to the indie film sector. When treasuries analyze the lost inward expenditure from the film industry they may change their ideas on a film tax credit for the motion picture industry and choose to keep those dollars at home as opposed to going to Canada and overseas.

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'Coriolanus' Trailer

Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in the William Shakespeare adaptation 'Coriolanus'. The trailer looks thrilling and intense as a modern day tale erupts in action and dramatic intensity. The film budget is in the $10,000,000 production expenditure range.

Cast includes: Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox





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Why Can't I Just Use a Sample Film Budget for Film Finance?

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This might seem like a rhetorical or silly question but it sadly is not. The top film finance advisors decry the poor quality of film budget that comes across their desk time and again, either from a mocked-up sample film budget or a form utilized from a software program without the knowledge required to produce accurate figures.

These film financing executives continuously insist that filmmakers engage a qualified line producer to create their custom film budget and schedule for their investment package. The lack of well thought out and thorough financial documentation remains an extremely costly factor in movie production in terms of delay and expense in closing investor and financing deals.

A line producer or unit production manager with years of experience brings their decision making and cost analysis process to each film they create the budget and schedule for. Utilizing this highly regarded skill set is fundamental to good filmmaking practices.


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Why Do I Need a Film Budget and Why Now?

Right now is a great time to get a film finance and camera ready film budget and schedule production package together. While it is always a great time to be prepared and get your materials prepared, this is an ideal moment.

Why now? As we head into the dog days of summer most U.S., European and global production executives are heading out for their summer vacations. The sunny weather and heat sends everyone away with their families and friends seeking good times and holidays.

This is the time to get your film budget and shooting schedule in order and commence your preparations for a late summer, early autumn push for your production. Film festival season will be heating up and acquisitions will be in full effect.

Be ready for the upcoming film festivals season and the film markets. Plan your work, work your plan.

Filmbudget.com is founded by film producer Jack Binder ('Reign Over Me', 'The Upside of Anger') for creating custom, accurate and detailed film budget production services for your movie or television program.

Contact Jack for a quote.

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Film finance experts agree that a film budget and schedule from a qualified line producer is critical to obtain funding.

Indie Film Budget and Schedule | Line Producer | Film Production Services

Written by film producer Jack Binder (Columbia Pictures 'Reign Over Me', New Line Cinema's 'The Upside of Anger')

I created Filmbudget.com in 1997 after 12 years of being a producer of film and television and providing film production services. Following being a producer of live productions, working for HBO as a Production Coordinator on 'Comic Relief' and as the vice president of creative affairs for Michael Phillips Productions ('The Sting', 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind') I went on to produce indie film and studio movies for Columbia Tri-Star, The Walt Disney Company, Lionsgate Films, New Line Cinema and many other production companies and studios.

The idea behind the film budget company was to provide line producer film production services for fellow filmmakers interested in moving their screenplays forward into production. Knowing that film finance requires a quality indie film budget and schedule in order to determine the accuracy and veracity of the film producers finance and business plan, it was a logical step to provide this documentation for filmmakers.

This tradition carries forward today utilizing twenty-five years of film production experience. From whom you obtain your film budget reflects upon yourself and your company. I welcome further inquire at http://filmbudget.com/contact.shtml

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Director: David Yates

Release date: July 15, 2011

Film budget: $250 million (shared with Part 1)

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Line Producer Production Services

A quality film budget custom crafted by an experienced line producer is critical to the filmmaking process.  In order to obtain film financing and attract movie investors a filmmaker must consider the viability of the source of their film budget documentation.

While templates and cheap software solutions may seem attractive in cost at the outset, they lack the years of experience and attention to detail that creates accuracy and reliability that is required when determining how much money one needs to borrow or obtain from an investor.

Bank lenders, film finance institutions, executives and distributors all are aware of the importance of a viable film budget and schedule and consistently advise film producers, directors and actors involved in the film production side to obtain the production services of a line producer with many, many years of services to the film industry.

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The Film Budget Daily is now posted here for your film budget news enjoyment. Headlines gathered from the world of film news and reviews.

Weekend Box Office Grosses

Here you will find Weekend Box Office Grosses listed in order of highest to lowest for the top five releases of that weekend. Presented by Film Budget Inc. - data provided by the-numbers.com

Micro Payment vs. Free Economy - Gary Vaynerchuck

Wine empresario and web marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuck blogs about a new paradigm shift away from the "free" economy to a society accustomed now to making small payments for services. Gary explains this concept and states that more content is created in 48 hours than from all time until now, as stated by Eric Schmidt - former CEO of Google.

Co-Productions Set to Take Greater Role

Co-productions are set to take a greater role in film finance and production as the film budget enhancement of film tax incentives continues to evaporate. Due to the attack on the film industry from local governments whom have shut down life supporting tax credits for the film business in support of production film budget costs targeting local economies and industries.

Overseas, countries have for a long time determined the value of film tax incentives and credits to enhance the film budget of local artists and art house films. With the decreased film funding from state coffers supporting film crews and vendors in the U.S., such overseas collaborations will increasingly fund the film budget of those movies willing to undertake the extensive cooperation required.

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The New Film Tax Incentives Status Update

Unless ones had their head in the sand the last several months it should be quite obvious that the film tax incentives landscape has changed drastically. The soft film finance money aiding a film budget for independents and studios alike has been steadily evaporating.

Newly elected officials in the legislatures and the Governor's office have taken the reigns to draw in expenditures and balance budgets. The wisdom of doing so in massively scaling back the incentive for inward film production spend dollars remains to be seen, however it is clearly already putting thousands of film production crew out of work across the country.

The direct result is reduced film funding for indie films and an even greater importance for a lean and accurate film budget and schedule to present to investors. Greater attention to detail and utilization of the latest economizing production techniques is certainly needed.

Film Tax Incentives Suffer Massive Reductions

The film tax incentive market supporting the domestic film budget of feature film and television production across the United States continues to undergo a massive assault of new political realities. The new austerity facing local governments combined with long festering modalities and economic theories have lead to the biggest rollback and shear elimination of state incentivized filmmaking in historical terms.

The states enacted film tax credits to counterbalance runaway production film budget expenses to other countries, mostly Canada and Eastern Europe. At a time when the cost of making a movie in the US was steadily increasing, and likewise the film budget of those productions, the film tax credit helped keep production dollars at home and brought that spend to the state and local level.

As these subsidies dry up a major element of film finance is disappearing and the trend will be to offshore film production once again. California understands this, as do several states, including Louisiana and they will be the victors in attracting inward spending of the production film budget dollars of movie and television productions.

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Midnight in Paris

'Midnight in Paris'

Director: Woody Allen

Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard

Released: May 20, 2011

Film Budget: $30 Million (estimated)

Opening Weekend US Box Office: $599,000

Current Box Office:

USA $15,000,000

International $10,000,000

Current total: $25,000,000


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DVD / Home Video Downturn Forces Layoffs at Studios

The downturn in the dvd and home video entertainment market has been widely reported for some time as it affects every aspect of a film budget and profitability for the distributors. The major Hollywood studios have stated significant reductions in revenues due to the decline.

While new media outlets, including VOD, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon have taken up the demand for home entertainment, the income generated is not nearly close to making up for the loss to the industry's bottom line.

The Walt Disney Studios announced last week it would layoff 200 or 5% of its workforce, mostly in distribution but some in home video as well. Fox Home Entertainment has fared better as a distributor of other production and distribution companies home entertainment in addition to their own, however the have announced today a layoff coming of about 22 employees.

Likewise Lionsgate Films recently announced a round of workforce reductions. All of these actions are claimed to be a result of the decrease in rental and sell through revenue to their coffers.

The continued turmoil in the industry, combined with difficult to find film finance and the current pull back in state sponsored film tax incentives must impact the film budget of every production. Now more than ever before it is critical that a production film budget and schedule be as accurate and proven as possible, and created by a professional line producer with extensive experience and track record.

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'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' teaser trailer

The hotly anticipated remake of the Swedish classic 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' will be released for Christmas 2011.  Starring Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgard, Rooney Mara and Christopher Plummer.

The first episode of the trilogy from writer Steig Larsson the production weighs in with a hefty $100 million film budget which may be attributable in large part to the action, stunts and effects.  Also driving the film budget level is likely the rights to the internationally acclaimed hit trilogy and the star-studded ensemble cast.   The movie is certain to amply recoup its movie budget cost!





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A Film Budget By a Veteran Line Producer is Critical for Film Finance

A film budget by a veteran line producer is critical for film finance, according to experts in the field.  One of the biggest mistakes lenders comment upon is the inadequacy of a film budget submitted by a producer seeking funding.

Film financiers and lenders in the entertainment business are well studied in the process of film budgeting and scheduling and can determine a sub-standard film budget from one properly custom created by a seasoned film producer with extensive experience in filmmaking.

The common complaint is that such a lack of understanding of the importance of a quality film budget and schedule from an established line producer demonstrates not only a lack of respect for the investors' or lenders' financial contributions and its safety, but also the inability of the producer to delegate where necessary.

Film Budget Inc. founder Producer Jack Binder created Filmbudget.com to provide filmmakers with a top quality and professional film budget and schedule, screenplay breakdown and film consulting services.

Binder has produced film for the major Hollywood studios, independent production companies and his own indie film companies.   His feature film and television producer credits can be found here.

Accept not imitations or template websites.   Hire a line producer to work with you and consult with you on your production.

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Film Budget, Inc. Video Trailer Demo Reel of Produced By Credits

A friend put together a video compilation of a few of our 'Produced by' Producer credits video trailer selects. It does represent some of the work of Producer Jack Binder and the films he has produced: 'Reign Over Me', 'The Upside of Anger', 'Man About Town', etc. Binder has been producing feature film and television since 1985 and founded Filmbudget.com in 1997 to help filmmakers get an accurate film budget and schedule for film financiers.

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Panavision Enters 3D Arena

PANAVISION ENTERS THE 3D ARENA: Completion of Four Features Includes “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas,” “The Darkest Hour,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Bait 3D."

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A Professional Line Producer Creates A Genuine Film Budget and Schedule

A professional line producer creates a genuine film budget and schedule production package for financiers, investors, production and to enable a filmmaker to know the precise cost of their movie. Only the experience of decades of knowledge and production work can yield the sophisticated understanding of the intricacies of motion picture production.

Film Producer Jack Binder has that expertise and founded Film Budget, Inc. to provide the best film budget and schedule production services worldwide to all international and domestic USA film producers, directors, studios, production companies and lenders. Producing films for 25 years, Jack Binder has created movies for Columbia Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, New Line Cinema and all the major studios and indie film companies.

Contact Filmbudget.com to get your film budget and schedule created correctly and quickly.

Major Hollywood Studio and Indie Film Budget Expert

Filmbudget.blogspot.com is the blog of major Hollywood studio and indie film producer Jack Binder, who is an expert at film budget and schedule creation. As the founder of Filmbudget.com this movie producer creates quality, custom, detailed film budget and schedule packages for his select group of clients who realize the way forward for film finance is with a quality film budget and schedule from a producer with extensive experience in motion picture production, finance and international distribution.

As the international leader in worldwide film budget and movie scheduling production services, Film Budget serves filmmakers globally and has done so since 1997 as the first online provider of film budgets to the expanding world audience of movie production professionals.

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Cannes Acquisitions

The acquisitions activity at the Cannes Film Festival and Market continues on a tear as the Lars Von Trier - Martin Scorsese collaboration, 'The Five Obstructions: Von Trier vs. Scorsese gets a pick-up from Magnolia Pictures. The documentary follows Von Trier as he provides Scorsese with a series of challenges.

Read the Variety article

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Cannes Film Festival Has Producers Euphoric - Seller's Market

The Cannes Film Festival and Film Market are off to a euphoric start as many distributors are stepping up and actually paying for film and television product. Surprising as well to the Europeans is the veracity of the renewed American appetite for movies ranging the gamut of the film budget world from low, mid and higher budgeted motion pictures.

One example is The Weinstein Company being close to closing its dealings on "The Wettest Country in the World", John Hillcoat's film which takes place during the Depression, for a reported $4-5 million, as dramatic increase from previous sales figures seen.




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Major Studio and Independent Film Producer and Film Budget Expert

When discussing the subject of a film budget and schedule for a feature film it is critical to take the advice of an expert on the subject. As a film producer of major studio and independent film company motion picture productions, Jack Binder, founder of FilmBudget.com provides such expertise.

Film financiers will consistently advise their clients that a professional film budget and schedule from a veteran line producer is the only acceptable form of financial documentation they can rely on. The vast experience that a seasoned line producer such as the founder of FilmBudget.com brings to the equation provides the assurances that investors require to know that their funding will be well spent, correctly, accurately and with knowledge.

Filmbudget.com is the original film budget and schedule production services provider, the first online company to provide these services and Film Producer Jack Binder has been producing quality film and television productions for the Hollywood film industry for twenty-five years.

Filmbudget.com is the international leader in worldwide film budget and schedule production services.

Happy Mother's Day from Film Budget

Wishing a very Happy Mother's Day from Film Budget to all the great Mom's out there who toil year after year to support the kids of the world. Thanks for being you and helping us through the maze of life.

Enjoy your special day Moms!

Why Spend Money to Get a Real Film Budget for Investors?

Whey spend money to get a real film budget for investors?

The most important reason to have a line producer create a custom, accurate and proven film budget and schedule including a methodical screenplay breakdown is a matter of integrity. Simply put, if an investor is to trust you with their money, they are rightly concerned if you couldn't be bothered to have a good film budget created.

In order to have film finance provided for your film, financiers are not wrong in insisting one invest in themselves first by obtaining film budgets and schedules from a seasoned line producer themselves. This demonstrates a strong work ethic, responsibility, ability to delegate. After all, if you are not willing to invest in you, why should they?

Get a film budget from a professional. Seriously.


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Los Angeles Film Festival

The Los Angeles Film Festival

When: June 16th to June 26, 2011

Where: LA Live, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Who: LAFF is put on by Film Independent under the Direction of Film Independent Executive Director Dawn Hudson and LAFF Director Rebecca Yeldham.


The Los Angeles Film Festival announced today a line-up of 200 features, short films, and music videos for this years competitive festival. Twenty-seven World and North American Premieres will make their debut.

Read the IndieWire article for a full listing of films, events and details.

Worldwide Production Film Budget and Schedule

Just delivered another quality film budget and schedule for a worldwide production. This movie required location shooting in four states in the USA, three countries, four shooting units in three currencies.

A detailed screenplay breakdown was executed, analyzing all the elements required for the film production. From there a shooting schedule was created using 25 years of on set experience for the most efficient and generous shooting time for the director.

Finally, a quality, camera and finance ready film budget was hand crafted using decades of skill in producing movies and television shows. A fine balance of lowest cost for the highest production value was utilized at every step along the way. Each departmental cost was maximized for efficiency, high production value and accuracy of detail.

Next will be a free follow-up consultation and revisions to the film budget and the shooting schedule, if requested.

That's how we do it at Filmbudget.com - Quality First.

10 Tips for Earthday and Improving Your Green Factor

Earthday is Friday April 22, 2011

Ten tips for improving your green factor:

1. Use a Reusable Bag - take a bag with you to the store. Either a paper bag or a plastic bag in your pocket is easy to do and once you get in the habit it is a no brainer.

2. Install a Filter Tap - Don't use bottled water. A filter tap under your sink will filter out the bad chemicals in city tap water. Aquasana makes a great one. Plastic water bottles should be avoided. Use a glass or metal for a portable source from your filter tap.

3. Take shorter showers. Reducing your shower time can drastically save water and energy. Each minute of shower time is roughly five gallons of water.

4. Don't run the water while you brush your teeth.

5. Use the warm or cold setting on your washing machine.

6. Walk or ride your bike (or skateboard) wherever and whenever you can. Avoid driving trips for one item. Organize your travels to maximize driving errands.

7. Switch to energy saving fluorescent light bulbs. Energy saved if everyone did it would be like taking one million cars off roads.

8. Plant a Tree - either on your property or via an environmental cause. Help increase the plant content of the earth to counter rainforest destruction.

9. Recycle! Use your community recycling services to the fullest extent possible. If they are inadequate, do your part to convince your local officials to increase recycling services.

10. Participate! Join environmental groups such as:

Greenpeace
Global Green
Sierra Club

Filmbudget.com and Greentrees Films support a cleaner, greener environment through activism and community participation. Together we can make a difference.

James Cameron Announces Cameron-Pace Group for 3D Rollout

'Avatar' Producer James Cameron has partnered with Vince Pace to create the Cameron-Pace Group.
The duo has the goal of developing 3D technology for theatrical, broadcast and home entertainment consumption.

Together they developed the Fusion 3D which was used extensively on 'Avatar'. Cameron is a staunch supporter of the 3D format and indicated that it will be ubiquitous in less than three years in production.

Cameron likewise announced at NAB in Las Vegas the two sequels to 'Avatar' will be produced in Manhattan Beach's MBS Media Center in Los Angeles. 'Avatar' had previously been housed for production in Playa del Rey with Cameron's offices in Santa Monica. Likewise Lightstorm Entertainment, Cameron's company, will take up space at the movie production and soundstage facility.

Producers Lab Toronto

Producers Lab Toronto - Europe - Canada

During the Toronto International Film Festival which will run from the 7th-10th of September this year the Producers Lab Toronto will reprise its role in bridging the divide from Europe to Canada. Twenty-four producers will take part in the program from a selection process in July 2011.

Backed by MEDIA of the EU, the Ontario Media Development Corp. and TIFF the program supports films with artistic and commercial merit with a variety of film budget ranges to be financed. Producers must have a history of international co-production partnership.

Bernardo Bertolucci Awarded Palme d'Or by Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival has awarded Bernardo Bertolucci their first Honorary Palme d'Or.

The well regarded Italian film director will receive the honor at the opening ceremony of the festival which will be overseen by Jury president Robert De Niro.

Roberto Bertolucci's film credits include:

The Last Emperor

1900

Little Buddha

The Sheltering Sky

Stealing Beauty

The Conformist

The Last Tango in Paris

The Film Budget Advantage

The Film Budget Advantage

Working with filmbudget.com provides a terrific advantage for filmmakers in moving their screenplay into production. Having an experienced filmmaker with extensive film budget knowledge over 25 years of studio and independent film production brings to their table vast information impossible to achieve more readily and easily.

Producer Jack Binder has produced the film budget and schedule for Columbia Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios, New Line Cinema, Lionsgate Films, HBO and many more film production studios and companies. Having this wealth of understanding of the film budget process involved with your film budget is a winning proposition for the filmmaker.

Not only does the film budget and schedule which is required for film finance and film tax incentives benefit, but additionally the understanding of locations, film crews, governmental regulations and even climate and weather all come into play when choosing where to film your movie and with whom to trust your film budget and schedule production preparation.

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Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Film Festival

Filmbudget.com the international leader in worldwide film budget and schedule services presents an introduction to the Locarno Film Festival.

Every year in August the medieval, Swiss-Italian town of Locarno hosts an eleven day event in tribute to art-in-film for movie enthusiasts and industry professionals. This event is known as the Locarno International Film Festival, or LIFF.

The magnificent setting put forth by the Piazza Grande, the venue for the LIFF, accommodates up to eight thousand filmgoers on a nightly basis. Located in the geographical crossroads of the German, Italian, and French regions makes the LIFF a prime location for maximizing exposure of a filmmakers work to a diverse culture base.

The festival will be commencing on August 3 through the 13, 2011. You can order your tickets and check available screenings at the official site of the festival on their ticket page.

Recipients of last year’s 63rd Annual LIFF Leopard of Honour Award was split two ways by Chinese filmmaker JIA Zhang-ke and Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner. The Leopard of Honour Award (Pardo d’onore) is the LIFF’s most honorary award.

For submitting your film in the 2011 festival you can go to their website and go over the specifics and download the rules and regulations.

The submission deadline is June 1 There is a 100CHF fee for entry fees on films exceeding 40 minutes in length. There is no charge to enter your short film in the Locarno International Film Festival.

In today's markets for a movie with a tight film budget and international appeal the Locarno film festival welcomes artistic faire as well as large film budget productions of conceptual merit.

Filmbudget.com creates custom film budget and schedule packages for film financing purposes. Finance and camera ready film budgets and schedules are required to launch a production and to get that elusive greenlight.

Cannes Film Festival and Film Market

The Cannes Film Festival takes place May 11-22, 2011.   Robert DeNiro will be the President of the Jury of the 64th Festival de Cannes.  Michel Gondry is the President of the Cinefondation Short Films.

In attendance beyond the stars and directors are distributors, financiers, foreign sales representatives and agents.   Be prepared with a quality film budget and schedule from an expert movie producer.   Filmbudget.com is the global leader in worldwide film budget and schedule production services.

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Hollywood Film Festival

The Hollywood Film Festival and Awards

The Hollywood Film Festival® and the Hollywood Awards® are the platform in which worldwide creatives come together in Hollywood to be honored for their work along side the established Hollywood Professionals being showcased and awarded. This years Festival kicks off in Hollywood, California on October 20 and running till the 24th, 2011.

The Hollywood Film Screenings will be held at the ArcLight Cinemas while the Hollywood Movie Awards Gala will be located at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Variety Magazine calls it, "the ultimate networking opportunity for filmmakers looking for a break." Indie film budget types meet up with studio size film budgets Hollywood types!

Through its international, national, and domestic media coverage, online and offline, The Hollywood Film Festival and Awards generated over 300 million media impressions in a broadcasting mix of cable TV, network TV, print and Internet mediums. Contributors of such exposure include ABC, "Access Hollywood", "Angeleno Magazine", CNN, CBS, E Entertainment, EOnline.com, "Daily Variety", "Entertainment Tonight", "Entertainment Weekly", "Filmmaker Magazine", "Extra", Fox News, "The Hollywood Reporter", "IndiWIRE.com", "Hollywood.com", "Inside Edition", "In Touch", "Los Angeles Confidential", Movie City News, "LA Daily News", MSNBC, "Newsweek", NBC, "The New York Times", "Playbill", "People Magazine", PR Newswire, Reuters, Starz, Star Magazine, "USA Today", "Vanity Fair", "US Weekly", V Life, VH1, WireImage.com, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo.com, and many other sources.

This festival is truly the place where award winning artists have their showdown with established stars in the business and festival winners alike. The festival is not marketed as a festival wanting Premiers to compete, but wanting the best films already premiered to simply be showcased yet again, more like the All-Star game of the Festivals. All Star Casts, Celebrities, Renowned Producers and Directors will be amongst the fellow guests attending and speaking at the festival.

Award categories are as follows: Hollywood Film Awards, Hollywood Breakthrough Awards, Hollywood Spotlight Awards, Hollywood Movie Awards, Hollywood discovery Awards. For more information on the criteria and award categories go to http://hollywoodawards.com/criteria.html

Winners of the 2010 hollywood Film Festival:

INCEPTION wins Hollywood Movie Award
THE SOCIAL NETWORK wins Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award
Zach Galifanakis wins THE HOLLYWOOD COMEDY ACTOR AWARD
Jennifer Lawrence wins THE NEW HOLLYWOOD AWARD
Sylvester Stallone receives the HOLLYWOOD CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


The 2011 Hollywood Film Festival is now open for Submissions. For Consideration in your Film's participation in the 2011 Festival Competition, you can submit by clicking the following link http://www.hollywoodawards.com/contests.html

To atttend the festival, VIP Passes are not available and Gala tables at the Beverly Hills Inn are for Sale by Invitation ONLY. For more information, inquiries can be emailed to awards@hollywoodawards.com


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Raindance Film Festival

Raindance Film Festival

The Raindance Film Festival holds its yearly screenings and competitions in London, England in the fall.  Raindance, founded by independent filmmaker Elliot Grove, is the ultimate indie film festival in the UK and world reknowned as well.


Raindance runs activities throughout the year for low film budget motion pictures and including medium range film budget productions as well.   The staff runs classes and competitions and contributes intelligent articles and commentary on their blogs and website.

The coming award categories to be honored at the festival run the gamut and include Best International Feature, Best International Short, Best UK Feature, Best UK Short, Best Micro Budget Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Debuting Feature Films, Film of the Festival and the Distribution Award.

World renowned films have premiered at Raindance, such as 'The Blair Witch Project', 'Memento', 'Capturing the Friedmans', 'Oldboy, 'Karasota: Life After the USSR' amongst others.

The festival also includes plenty of Master Classes, talks and Q and A's.  There is even a full training program designed for writers, producers, directors and filmmakers in London.

Classes instruct students and filmmakers on the skills involved with working with less than a studio sized film budget and providing film production services.

The audience of the Festival ranges from your regular film fans to writers, journalists, producers, directors and acquisition executives who know to look to Raindance for quality in film.

FILMART | Hong Kong International Film and TV Market and Film Festival

FILMART - Hong Kong International Film and TV Market

Where: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
                                 1 Habour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

When: March 21 - 24, 2011

What: Four day annual film market event


FILMART is a regional market intended to promote Hong Kong as a hub for distribution, exhibition and production of motion picture, film, movies, television, broadband and new media entertainment.   In 2010 Filmart had 548 exhibitors, 4943 attendees and 51 countries participating. These figures continue to grow.

Hong Kong International Film Festival

Coinciding with the FILMART is the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival with takes place this year from March 20 - April 5, 2011 in Hong Kong.   World Premieres will include 'Punished' and 'Hi, Fidelity'.

The festival Ambassador will be Miriam Yeung and the Opening Film is 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Quattro Hong Kong 2'.

Filmart attracts film distributors and buyers from around the globe with movies of low film budget and high film budgets and everything inbetween.   Worldwide product attracts audiences and industry executives looking for productions for their cinemas and home distribution pipelines, as well as connecting with members of the creative entertainment industry with the aim of collaboration on film production services, co-productions and film tax credit advantages.

  

The American Pavilion


The Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) has organized the American Pavilion.
Executive vice president Jonathan Wolf has explained that in talks with Asian market principals, the buyers and the sellers, it became evident there was a desire for a more cohesive presence of the American contingent due to the fact that Asian distributors make the rounds of the festivals and markets all year round.

These worldwide market events include Berlin (the European Film Market [EFM]), American Film Market (AFM), Cannes (Cannes Film Market).  Attending these markets are industry players with all ranges of movies with various film budgets and schedule parameters, including indie films and studio production values.

IFTA has received a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce of $248,000 to help IFTA build national pavilions for United States of America product at overseas festivals, such as Filmart. This is a part of the export initiative of the current administration in the USA.

One result of the strength of the unity of its members is greater visibility on the sales floor rather than being scattered throughout the sprawling convention center. An additional film market will likewise be targeted for an IFTA pavilion which has yet to be announced.

It is hoped that the effort will help build growth for the independent American film sector in the manner that other nations utilize to promote their domestic industry.

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Karlovey Vary International Film Festival - KVIFF

Karlovey Vary International Film Festival - KVIFF


When:  July 1-9, 2011


Where:  West Bohemia, Czech Republic


Submission Deadline:  April 1st, 2011

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, KVIFFThe KVIFF was originally founded in 1946.  The Festival shortly thereafter had its direction taken away from the artists and film enthusiasts by government officials and their socialist views in 1948.

The Communist government would control all the content of the Festival, using it as a platform to push their propaganda.  After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, political and social changes left the Festival unmanned by any government control, whereas the artists were ten able to regain control and insight in the early 1990's.

At its infancy all over again, Robert De Niro, Lindsay Anderson, Milos Forman, and Annette Benning were there to let the world know the KVIFF was an important figure in world cinema and was there to stay in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

  

The Festival is made up of a series of categories for Films in Competition.  The main part of the competition is the Competition of Feature-Length Films where the films screened have been approved by the FIAPF for being a film that has not previously screened at any other International Festival.  This segment of the competition has the following awards: the Grand Prix Crystal Globe for best feature and $20,000 which can augment their film budget or marketing costs, The special Jury Prize, Best Director Award, Best Actress Award, and the Best Actor Award.


  
The Documentary Film competition at the KVIFF has its two parts: Documentaries Less than 30 minutes long, and Documentaries over 30 minutes long.

Other segments, which contain movies a European funded film budget and those of international movie budgets, of the Festival are:

Horizons -includes films already sold to a distributor for wider distribution or films already holding awards from other festivals aorund the world;

Another View - includes films with experimental or creative approaches in filmmaking
Forum of Independents - independents from all over the world have a showcase
East of the West - includes films from what used to be known as the socialist bloc.
Czech Films - are Czech films released throughout the yearRetrospectives - are retrospective looks into the works of renowned film personalities, a certain period in time, or a selection of films in accordance with another criteria

This year's festival is taking place July 1st through the 9th, 2011. For Information on attending the festival and getting your tickets, visit http://www.kviff.com/en/for-visitors/Information-about-tickets/ .

 For Information regarding accommodations nearby the festival, visit http://www.kviff.com/en/for-visitors/accommodations/

The Entry Deadline for films to participate is April 1st 2011.

For more information on Entering your film in the competition, go to http://www.kviff.com/en/about-festival/film-entry/2010

 Last Year's 45th Annual Karlovy Vary IFF Awards were as follows:

Grand Prix - Crystal Globe (30,000 USD) went to 'The Mosquito Net,' a spanish film directed by Agusti Villa

The Special Jury Prize (20,000 USD) went to 'Kooky,' a Czech republic and Denmark Film directed by Jan Sverak

Best Director Award went to Rajko Grlic for his film 'Just Between Us,' a film shot in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia

Best Actress Award went to Anaiis Demoustier for her role in 'Sweet Evil,' a French film directed by Olivier Coussemacq

Best Actor went to Mateusz Kosciukiewicz for his work in 'Mother Teresa of Cats,' a Polish film directed by Pawel Sala.Special Jury Mention went to two films, 1. 'Another Sky,' a Russian film directed by Dmitri Mamulia. 2. 'There Are Things You Don't Know,' an Iranian film directed by Fardin Saheb Zamani.
Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes Long (5,000 USD award available for film budgets) went to 'Familia,' a Swedish film documentary directed by Mikael Wistrom and Alberto Herskovits.

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Film Finance Forum - Los Angeles

Film Finance Forum - Los Angeles

The third annual Film Finance Forum will take place in Los Angeles March 8-9, 2011.
Held this year in Universal City, the forum is the premiere collection of members of the film finance community.

Speakers at the film funding conference include:

Ashok Armritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment

Fred Milstein, Aon/Albert G. Ruben

Jared Underwood, Comerica Bank

Charle Heaphy, City National Bank

P. Clark Hallren, Clear Scope Partners

Jeff Steele, Film Closings Inc.

Micah Green, CAA

Jonathan Deckter, IM Global

and many more.

The complete list of attendees, speakers and further details can be found on the
Film Finance Forum website.  The forum is a helpful dealmaking gathering for filmmakers and lenders interested in funding film budgets for both independent and studio distributed motion pictures.


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SXSW | South By Southwest Music + Film Interactive Festival Update

SXSW Music + Film Interactive Festival and Conference - Update

Where: Austin Convention Center - Austin, Texas - USA


News Update:

The SXSW participants who wish to donate to help Japan can help out in the following ways:

Go to the SXSW4Japan Help Japan Page

DONATE - Go to SXSW4Japan and make a donation. You can also text your donation to 90999
SHARE - On the web; On Twitter; Mention it in your SXSW talks with #sxswcares and #sxsw4japan
CREATE A FUNDRAISING PAGE - Start a page so your friends/family can donate to disaster relief.




SXSW runs for March 11th through the 20th, 2011 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

The Interactive Events are running from the 11th through the 15th

The Film Festival Segment is running from the 11th through the 19th

The Music Segment running from the 15th through the 20th.

The Latest News for the Film segment is that the schedule is now available of the screenings for the Films in competition.   SXSW Film presents an eclectic range of movies with various levels of production, some using a low film budget while others are much more well financed feature films.   While many films have distribution a great deal of the films do not.  With the continuing upheaval in the indie film budget marketplace, film finance matters are very heavy on everyone's mind.

A new debuting film, 'A Bag of Hammers,' that will be hosting its world premier at the SXSW Festival is Directed by first time director Brian Crano and is a comedy about two misfits of lifelong friends that are unable to grow up. You can find the schedule to mark out your calendars for the other films you want to see from your favorite and upcoming directors, actors and producers.

Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes will present the Interactive Keynote Address

NEVERDIE Studios will be hosting 2 SXSW Happy Hours of Arcade gaming from game developer ScreenBurn. The game developer Meet Up Mixer will run from 5-6pm on Friday, March 11th in room 1 of the Convention Center and runs for three days, ending on Sunday the 13th at 6pm. Its a place for meeting and collaborating for those involved in the future of the Gaming industry.

The second event hosted by ScreenBurn will be the ScreenBurn Block Party Running Saturday the 12th of March in the Exhibit Hall 2 of the Convention Center, where you will find drinks and food provided by IngZ, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Beyond Gaming, RockLive, Insomniac Games, indiPub and more.

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http://sxsw.com/mobile


The Latest News on the Interactive Segment is that the Chevy Volt Lounge will be returning this year for 2011. Here you will be able to find a resting place and recharging space for your phones, laptops, cameras, and any sort of device needing charging as Chevy will be pushing the idea of a recharging station and offer an interactive experience of their upcoming, world-changing product, The Chevy Volt



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Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival   New York, NY

Dates:                        April 21 - May 2, 2011

The Tribeca Film Festival, TFF, opens Wednesday April 21, 2011 and closes Sunday May 2. For Box Office Information you can visit http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets/

Keep up to date on current announcements for Tribeca on Twitter and follow Tribeca on Facebook.

  

The Founders of the Tribeca Festival are Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff.  The TFF came about in New York City one year after the September 11th Attacks in 2001 where the founders saw film as a vehicle towards recovery for the affected Tribeca Neighborhood in Manhattan.   Tribeca has quickly grown as a center of indie film,  art and film in New York City.

At the event, the Cast, Crew and Director are often times on hand for a Question and Answer upon completion of their screenings.  The couple hundred films chosen for screening come from a pool of over 5,000 films submitted each year from all over the world.  Almost every film screened is holding its North American, International, or World Premiere, so you will be amongst the first eyes to ever see these artists work and be part of one a major event in the World of Film Festivals.

Submissions are now no longer accepted for films to participate in the 2011 TFF.  To stay informed on future submission dates and eligibility for 2012, you can email your questions to entries@tribecafilmfestival.org or call (212)941-2305

A large amount of Prize money was given out in the 2010 Awards, which went out to a wide variety of countries of origin, genres, with various movies with film budgets of all levels.   The categories and awards were as follows:

Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - 'When We Leave' - (from Germany), Director Feo Aladag, award amount $25,000, Art Prize of Study: Northern City Renaissance, by Stephen Hannock

Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Special Jury Mention - 'Loose Cannons' - (from Italy) - Director Ferzan Ozpetek

Best New Narrative Filmmaker - Kim Chapiron for 'Dog Pound,' Awarded amount of $25,000 Sponsored by American Express

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature - Eric Elmosnino in 'Gainsbourg,' (from France) awarded two Business Elite ticket vouchers to anywhere Delta travels.

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature - Sibel Kekelli in 'When We Leave,' (from Germany) awarded two Business Elite ticket vouchers to anywhere Delta travels.

Best Narrative Short - 'Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here,' (from South Africa) Drirector Bekhi Sibiya, awarded $5,000 and 5 thousand feet of 35mm film stock (film donated by Kodak)

Heineken Audience Award Winner - RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Director Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, awarded $25,000

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