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Entertainment Finance Today: How To Successfully Finance, Produce, And Distribute Film And Television Projects
This book covers the actual financial aspects of the Hollywood industry. It is a comprehensive and up to date guide on film and television financing today. It lays out each step of the motion picture and television project value chain, from development through profit participation, and illustrates the implications and risks of financial choices. Filmmakers and investors alike gain a thorough understanding of how to maneuver safely through a complex industry in a way that reduces risk and optimizes profits.
330 pages, Paperback
Published December 19, 2019
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February 20, 2026
Institutional-Grade Film Finance—A Real Playbook
As a finance and capital markets professional, I’m genuinely impressed by this book. This isn’t a surface-level overview—it goes deep into how to build a real financial plan and capital stack that can stand up to sophisticated, institutional-level scrutiny. The book does a great job translating film finance into the language of risk, structure, incentives, and investor alignment, while still keeping it practical and actionable.
What surprised me most was how compelling the storytelling is. The examples and anecdotes are brilliant and genuinely enthralling, which makes the technical concepts stick. I’ve already flagged multiple sections I plan to revisit, and I expect I’ll consistently refer back to the principles in this book as I continue my journey from corporate finance into film finance. Highly recommended for anyone who wants more than the usual overview—this is substance.
As a finance and capital markets professional, I’m genuinely impressed by this book. This isn’t a surface-level overview—it goes deep into how to build a real financial plan and capital stack that can stand up to sophisticated, institutional-level scrutiny. The book does a great job translating film finance into the language of risk, structure, incentives, and investor alignment, while still keeping it practical and actionable.
What surprised me most was how compelling the storytelling is. The examples and anecdotes are brilliant and genuinely enthralling, which makes the technical concepts stick. I’ve already flagged multiple sections I plan to revisit, and I expect I’ll consistently refer back to the principles in this book as I continue my journey from corporate finance into film finance. Highly recommended for anyone who wants more than the usual overview—this is substance.
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