Finance YOUR Movie!
How to raise money for an independent feature, documentary, short film, or web series even if you’ve failed before. Discover the step-by-step process (secrets, tips & strategies) including WHO are the best potential investors, WHERE to find them, WHEN to contact them and exactly WHAT to say when you approach them. This show will give proven advice to anyone looking to raise between $25K to $2.5 million for their project.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 333
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
721. The 7 “E”s to Finance your movie
Host Scott duPont quickly runs through what he calls the seven (7) Essential “E”s to finance your movie.
720. You’re FIRED!
Host Scott duPont shares a true story (and a serious cautionarytale) when fundraising for your indie film.
719. Filmmaker Nicola Rose shares insights how she made her last two features including Magnetosphere now in release!
After several short films Indie filmmaker, Nicola Rose was able to get two features financed including “Magnetosphere” now streaming on all these platforms:
718. Don’t WAIT for your $7M movie or your 10 picture slate!
Scott duPont blows up the theory billionaires andmulti-millionaires will only invest in multi-million dollar projects. Like most business people, they like to invest in new ventures slowly and on a s…
717. Law of Attraction - the most powerful, attractive Emotion for Film Fundraising!
This emotion is critical to connecting with potential investors. Watch this short, powerful video (less than 3 minutes) for the most powerful, attractive emotion, which is KEY to #FinanceYOURMovie ht…
716. Important Question for Investors to Ask!
Host Scott duPont explains to investors (IF film incentives are utlilized) what they should ask for and how to use incentives in your favor to collect immediate ROI, which at the same times helps fil…
715. You must make Tough Decisions when Financing an Indie.
Host Scott duPont raises a few red flags to look out for whenbudgeting. His mantra before fundraising a new project has always been: “The easiest dollar to raise is the dollar you don’t spend.”
714. Creative Financing solutions that always work.
Host Scott duPont shares three (3) creative financing solutions: Split payments, Credit cards and Lines of Credit. How and where to use them so it is a “Win-Win” for you as the filmmaker and for your…
713. Investor’s Money or Creative Genius (the Story). Who needs the other more?
Host Scott duPont breaks down the supply & demand of potential investors vs. great scripts or story ideas. Understand and embrace this profound concept and this mindset will help you get your project…
712. After multiple shorts, writer-director Nick Pinelli gets “lucky” break to direct his first feature: “If I Could Ride Again”, just released!
Filmmaker Pinelli shares how luck (preparation meetingopportunity) came at the perfect time for him to do his first feature length motion picture.
711. Producer John Blair shares the long, musical journey of how this passion project “The Sound of Surf” came together and now finally in release!
Musician turned Producer John Blair describes the long journey of getting this dream documentary project finished and released for the public to enjoy.
710. Getting Potential Investors to make a Decision!
Host Scott duPont discusses how potential investors think and shares a few tools & thoughts to get them to actually make a YES or NO decision vs. the long drawn out “Maybe”.
709. HOW this podcast started and WHY I keep doing it?
Host Scott duPont shares the tragic story of what led him to start this podcast and why his mission continues to help advise other filmmakers in navigating and fast tracking their funding.
708. Earn respect & confidence of potential investors, so they actually invest!
Host Scott duPont reveals the KEY addition he made to his team and in his first business plan 30 years ago that helped him raise over $1M for his first feature length motion picture “The BROS.”
707. After several shorts, filmmaker & DP Terrance McLeod takes a leap of faith to make his first feature “A Season for Love” just released.
Cinematographer Terrance McLeod shares how he made the transition from DP to writer-director-producer of his first feature film “A Season for Love”.
706. Filmmakers Grant & Tachel share advice & discuss their path to success from their first micro-budgets to recent award-winning hit movies including their latest “Angie’s Cure”.
Instead of show business, Corey Grant & Lanett Tachel talk about “Business show” and share inspiring stories of grit, determination, hustle and investing in their own movies first before finding othe…
705. Filmmaker Kayla Tabish shares some wild producing stories and discusses her latest movie “Conspiracy of Fear” now in release.
Tabish shares how she started out as an actor who transitioned into producing (including fundraising) and now is able to write, direct and star in he own projects including her latest movie “Conspira…
704. Logical, common sense when sharing your movie with potential investors.
Host Scott duPont reminds indie filmmakers about some of the fundamentals and the common sense, logical things potential investors look for before they invest in a film project.
703. Filmmakers Steven LaMorte & Amy Schumacher share the journey of their latest movie project: “Screamboat” now in wide release!
Fresh off their last hit movie “The Mean One” Steven LaMorte & Amy Schumacher share how they were able to get their new indie hit film “Screamboat” off the ground which included incredible timing.
702. Award winning Writer-Director-Producer James Kicklighter discusses his filmmaking journey & his latest release “The American Question”.
From a tiny rural town in GA to LA, filmmaker James Kicklighter shares insights from his journey as a filmmaker, his latest film release “The American Question” and a potential studio project now in …