Summary
Learn how to produce your $5 million and under feature film from a producer who has projects with Paramount, Netflix, Disney, Lionsgate, and Showtime!
PLUS! You'll receive exclusive handouts including financial planning tools, a sample CAMA (revenue/profit) agreement, a sample story rights agreement (option), and sample talent offers for your director and cast (pay-or-play).
You may be surprised to hear this, but most producers find it much harder to put together a low-budget feature film than a medium or high-budget film.
The reason is that low-budget films are riskier for investors and producers. With a high budget studio tentpole film, there's a certain level of guarantee that large audiences will flock to the film. However, on lower budget films, getting eyeballs on it is not always a given. That said, low budget films have a great upside - both financially and creatively - if done the right way. The trick is to know how to do it right.
In this exclusive Stage 32 on-demand webinar, you will learn the optimal way to finance a film under $5 million, and generate a profit.
Teaching you everything you need to know about making a low-budget film under $5 million is producer, executive producer, and financier of motion pictures and television programming Jeanette Milio. Jeanette has worked on three continents across all budget ranges and has firsthand knowledge and experience to give you on under $5 million film projects. She has worked on over 500 hours of film and television content in the US, Europe, Dubai and South Africa, with a combined total production value of over $250 million. She produced the Netflix Original THE EXPERIMENT starring Adrian Brody and Forrest Whittaker and has worked with ABC/Disney, USA, Showtime, TLC, CW, Discovery, Lionsgate, Paramount, and more.
You will learn the finance, production, and distribution options available for low-budget films today, how to secure and structure the various finance sources and how to optimize distribution agreements. You will learn what genre, and what types of stories, to focus on in this budget range, and what genres tend to be easier to sell (and which are harder to sell). Jeanette will teach you how to go about attaching talent and how talent can impact your project – positively and negatively. You will also learn how you can create a feasible budget with the script you have that you can take to investors.
PLUS! Jeanette will provide you with exclusive handouts to help you in making your low-budget film. Downloads include:
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Financial Planning Tools
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Sample CAMA (revenue/profit) agreement
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Sample story rights agreement (option)
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Sample talent offers for director and cast (pay-or-play)
If you're looking to make a low-budget feature film under $5 million, then this webinar taught by an industry pro is a must!
PRAISE FOR JEANETTE'S PREVIOUS STAGE 32 EDUCATION:
"Jeanette has invaluable knowledge and made me feel like seeing my movie on the big screen was possible." - Phillip F.
"Jeanette's experience really comes through in her mentorship. She has seen it all and is so helpful in guiding you through the complex world of film and tv." - Letty L.
What You'll Learn
- The “Four Steps to Greenlight” - Realizing a film under $5 million includes the following steps:
- Step 1: Industry Overview
- The Industry Landscape Today. What are buyers/distributors looking for?
- Step 2: Distribution
- Distribution Options for films up to $5 million concerning international distribution and US distribution options.
- Step 3: Financing
- Define the financing options available today and learn how to secure them, and how to balance them in a way that they can generate a profit for the producer and investor.
- Step 4: Risks and Pitfalls
- How to mitigate risks and avoid common pitfalls in the areas of financing, production, distribution, and revenues.
- Q&A with Jeanette
Who Should Attend
All levels of producers (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to produce a low budget feature film under $5MM.
All levels of producers (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to learn the fundamentals of successfully producing a film under $5MM.
All levels of screenwriters (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to write a feature film screenplay that can be made for under $5MM.
All levels of screenwriters (advanced, intermediate and beginner) who want to take charge of their careers by writing and producing a feature film under $5MM.
Actors who want to take control of their careers by writing a low budget feature film that can be produced for under $5MM
Executive
Jeanette Milio has over twenty-five years working across three continents as a producer, executive producer, and financier of motion pictures and television programming. She has worked on over 500 hours of film and television content in the US, Europe, Dubai and South Africa, with a combined total production value of over $250 million. She produced the Netflix Original THE EXPERIMENT starring Adrian Brody and Forrest Whittaker and has worked with ABC/Disney, USA, Showtime, TLC, CW, Discovery, Lionsgate, Paramount and more. She has also consulted for the international co-production department of Warner Bros. in the U.S. and Germany, which was focused on producing local feature content in Europe.
Born and raised in Germany, Jeanette B. Milio started her career in the entertainment industry as an assistant with the German network station RTL, where she was involved in the production of German formats of internationally renowned shows such as THE PRICE IS RIGHT, FAMILY FEUD, and JEOPARDY, among others. Five years later she produced 5 seasons of the prime-time drama series WILDBACH for the German network ARD, and the feature KREIS DER ANGST for the PRO SIEBEN network.
Jeanette immigrated to the United States and produced theatrical motion pictures and television content for U.S. studios and network stations. Credits include TIMESHARE starring Nastassja Kinski, Timothy Dalton, and Kevin Zegers (distributor: FOX Family/ABC Disney), 13 starring Jason Statham, Academy Award® winning actor Mickey Rourke, Sam Riley, Ray Winston, Michael Shannon, and Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent (distributor: Paramount Vantage); THE EXPERIMENT directed by Paul Scheuring, starring Academy Award® winning actors Adrien Brody and Forrest Whitaker, as well as Cam Gigandet (distributor: Sony Pictures, Netflix); and DARK TIDE, starring Academy Award® winner Halle Berry, directed by John Stockwell (distributor: Lionsgate), etc. Throughout her career, Jeanette was involved in financing over 45 film and television projects for HBO, Showtime, ABC, USA Network, Disney, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., and others.
Jeanette managed a media fund for Far East National Bank, which funded 40 film and television projects, which lead to her structuring her own media fund in 2009, that financed theatrical features with a production volume of $60 million.
She co-created, co-financed and executive produced the beauty competition series GLOBAL BEAUTY MASTERS (TLC) and its spin-off series THE LOOK ALL-STARS (CW Network). She further managed the renowned dog series TV series and brand DOG WHISPERER WITH CESAR MILLAN, which aired for 9 seasons on the National Geographic Channel and sold in over 180 countries. In 2020 Jeanette co-created, financed, and produced two seasons for the new series DOG MASTERS, starring Laura Nativo and Alex Rossi, which is being represented by The Gersh Agency for the U.S. and international distribution.
Jeanette B. Milio is a member of the Producer’s Council for The Producers Guild of America, an executive member of Women in Film, and a member of the Cannes Film Festival Producer’s Network. Jeanette was a co-founder of the Film Finance Forum in Zurich with Winston Baker, teaches Entertainment Finance at UCLAx, and is the author of the industry guide for film and television finance: ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE TODAY, a comprehensive guide in film and television finance.
Jeanette B. Milio holds a bachelor’s degree in Business (Fachhoschule Cologne, Germany), and studied screenplay writing (USC, Los Angeles).
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