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
223. How to “Read” Potential Investors You Meet With (Part 2)
duPont share more tips & valuable strategies on how to “Read” body language, look for non-verbal cues and identify subconscious messaging to help you understand your potential investor(s) during mee…
222. How to “Read” Potential Investors You Meet With (Part 1)
Host Scott duPont shares tips & valuable strategies on how to “Read” body language, look for non-verbal cues and identify subconscious messaging to help you understand your potential investor(s) duri…
221. Baumgarten shares how he got his Movie Money & now hopes we all “Speak AMERICAN”! (Part 2)
Writer-Director-Producer Michael Baumgarten shares more stories how he got several of his films funded and talks about one of his new films that could change America forever!
220. Michael Baumgarten shares how he got Movie Money for several of his first films (Part 1) Run Time: 17:56
Writer-Director-Producer Michael Baumgarten (referred to as a “Lethal Weapon” of indie filmmaking) shares stories how he got several of his first films funded.
219. Telling little “White Lies” or Breaking a Few Rules!
Host Scott duPont shares specific examples of some rule breakers and liars in Hollywood (all ethical) which helped them advance their careers. He also shares a few personal stories in his journey.
218. How Nancy Hower got $50K for her 1st film without asking & her “Streaming” Success (Part 2)
Nancy Hower interview continued with more of her “Streaming” success secrets on how she & her cracked the code to show-run, write & direct series for NBC, Crackle & Hulu!
217. How Nancy Hower got $50K for her 1st film without asking & her “Streaming” Success (Part 1)
Nancy Hower shares how she got $50K for her 1st film (without even asking!), won Slamdance & then cracked the code to show-run, write & direct series for NBC, Crackle & Hulu!
216. The KEY Difference Between Skeptical and Optimistic Filmmakers
Skeptics are quite often right and are more accurate, but in terms of filmmaking and especially raising Movie Money, Optimists are usually the winners. Scott duPont shares some a valuable “proof of c…
215. Tell Your Investors the DVD & Blu-Ray Markets are NOT Dead!
Host Scott duPont reminds filmmakers that there are still some disc revenues out there for indie narratives and documentary films and it’s your job to share that info with potential investors.
214. Try this simple Hack if you can’t Reach Potential Investors on the Phone… It Works!
Host Scott duPont shares an easy, simple Hack (he’s successfully used) to get his message to potential investors who weren’t easy to reach by phone!
213. How Nicolaas Bertelsen & Joselito Seldera raised Money for their first Feature Film
The interesting story how these two filmmakers re-connected and raised money for “End of Fall”… a crime-drama thriller passion project.
212. How to Address Trolls & Haters when Fundraising
If you follow this advice duPont shares (on dealing with trolls, haters, and negative people who may appear), your fundraising process will not be derailed.
211. The ONE Reason Why 7% of Indie Filmmakers Get Their $ while other 93% Fail
It might not be easy, but host Scott duPont believes this ONE thing is the KEY that separates the 7% of all indie feature filmmakers who get their movie money from the 93% who don’t!
210. Storyteller Todd Thompson shares his journey from Shorts to Features & attaching Stars!
Award winning Writer-Director-Producer Todd Thompson candidly shares the road to funding (in his case, starting with several short films) and a few secrets to getting Stars attached.
209. Buy Chocolate Ice Cream for Your Potential Investor? Really??
Host Scott duPont shares several stories on how to identify foods, places or things that make potential investors happy, comfortable and excited which often times sets the perfect stage for them inve…
208. How Emmy Award winner Ron Palmer Funded his WebSeries & a Spec Commercial (Part 2)
Scott duPont finishes the interview with Ron L. Palmer on how he funded his first web series, a Spec Super Bowl commercial and also talks about his upcoming project.
207. How Emmy Award winner Ron Palmer Funded his WebSeries & a Spec Commercial (Part 1)
Host Scott duPont interviews Ron L. Palmer on how he funded his first web series and even a Spec Super Bowl commercial!
206. BIG Mistake People Make with Investors and Exec. Producers
Host Scott duPont shares advice all the time about NOT pre-judging potential investors and also warns filmmakers to NOT making the mistake of “guessing” who is a minimum $ investor and who ends up in…
205. Give Your Friends $300 and One of them Might Invest One Day!
Scott duPont shares his daily habit of “providing value” to all the people in his network, which over time has opened up many doors to film investors.
204. As You Raise $, LISTEN to What Your Investors Tell you!
Host Scott duPont reminds filmmakers (who are actually raising money) that you need to prioritize the fundraising while asking for and listening to feedback early potential investors give you on your…