1st Edition
Investor Financing of Independent Film A Guide for Producers, Attorneys and Film School Lecturers
1. True Hollywood Stories
2. Securities Law Enforcement
3. Overview of Film Finance
4. Pre-Offering Considerations
5. Fitting Investor Financing into a Film Finance Plan
6. Business Plan or Securities Disclosure Document
7. The Three Forms of Documentation for Film Financiers
8. Contingent Promissory Notes as a Film Finance Method
9. The SEC’s Regulation D, Rule 506(b) Exemption
10. The SEC’s Regulation D, Rule 506(c) Exemption
11. The Federal Equity Crowdfunding Law
12. Disclosure and the SEC’s Anti-Fraud Rule
13. Box Office Comparables and Financial Projections
14. Investment Vehicles
15. Selling Independent Film Offerings
16. Investor Tax Incentives
17. Notice Filings
Biography
John W. Cones is a securities/entertainment attorney who has worked with hundreds of independent film producers throughout the U.S. for the past 30 years, helping them comply with the federal and state securities laws. Mr. Cones’ work has resulted in the production of 63 investor-financed independent feature and documentary films. He also has written 18 books and 35 articles about film finance and the film industry.
