Class 6 Flashcards
what are these refering to?
- Public funds (e.g.
Telefilm) - Private funds (e.g.
Rogers) - Broadcast licenses
- CAD / International
- Tax credits
- Grants
- Distributor MG
- Private investors
- Product placement
- Sponsorship
- Crowdsourcing
- Deferrals
Sources of Production Financing
name 2 sources that are strictly NOT sources of production financing
- Banks
- Interim financing (loan) - Development funds
(loans - paid back in
production)
connect the source to the nature of its financing:
source: bell
nature: broadcaster liscense
connect the source to the nature of its financing:
source: telefilm
nature: equity or grant
connect the source to the nature of its financing:
source: CPTC / OFTTC
nature: tax credit
connect the source to the nature of its financing:
source: Mongrel Media MG
nature: advance
what nature of financing are these points describing:
- Investment
- Own part of the copyright
- Participate in the program’s success (profit)
- Recoupment
equity
what is this describing?
- Money up front paid to the producer by the
distributor
– Hot property
– Exclusive right to distribute - An advance on future sales of the program in
domestic and international markets – distributor
takes a loan
Distribution Advance
aka Presale
sale vs pre sale?
preproduction sales?
presales
sale vs pre sale?
$ spent during production/post
pre sale
sale vs pre sale?
After show is complete (delivered)
sale
sale vs pre sale?
aquisitions/profit
sale
what are the following:
- Elevation Pictures
- LevelFILM
- Photon Films
- WildBrain
- Mile End
- TVA Films
- Mongrel Media
- Lionsgate
- NBC Universal / Sony
Pictures / Paramount /
BBC Studios
distribuitors
- Distributors may have approval over creative
choices if it’s a presale
– Not applicable if acquisition after production
- Reasonable use of approvals
- NOTE: May overlap with broadcaster approvals
customary approvals
who owns these expenses?
*Offices/overhead
* Marketing collateral
* Travel to markets
* Space at MIP / booths
* Dubbing
* Interest on advance
Distributors’ Recoupable Expenses
distributor vs sales agent?
may pay an MG
(advance)
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
controls the copyright
for a territory/time
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
Fee – up to 35% plus expenses
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
Corporate and personal credits
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
May have an output deal
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
Producer delivers to this person
distributor
distributor vs sales agent?
no guarantee on paying an advance
sales agent
distributor vs sales agent?
may only make the sale to the broadcaster
sales agent
distributor vs sales agent?
fee is about 10% of the sale
sales agent
distributor vs sales agent?
no output deals
sales agent
what are 2 of the distributors main responsibilities:
- To sell (license) your show
- To report to you on their progress
explain an output deal:
- Distributor guarantees certain amount of product to certain broadcasters
- Broadcaster promises to take that product
- “Good” product (Yellowjackets) can be tied to “bad“ product (a low quality show)
who’s responsibilities are the following:
- E & O Insurance / Production / Liability Insurance
- CAVCO / CRTC Certification
- Representations & Warranties
- Music, actors, clearances etc.
- Chain of Title
producer’s
these are examples of what type of expenses:
- Production Costs: Salaries, crew, sets, equipment, post-production.
- Development: Scripts, pitch materials, research.
- Marketing: Ads, trailers, press events.
- Distribution: Licensing, rights clearance, subtitling.
- Financing: Loan interest, legal fees, insurance.
recoupable expenses
What It Is: A deal where a distributor (e.g., Netflix) agrees to license all or most of a producer’s future content.
Output Deals in TV Producing
