Comments on: Fundraising the Honest Way http://docucinema.com/500_words/2009/12/fundraising-the-honest-way/ 500 Words on Thursday by Lee Schneider Fri, 27 May 2011 19:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee Schneider http://docucinema.com/500_words/2009/12/fundraising-the-honest-way/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Lee Schneider Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:17:54 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=892#comment-366 Hi Alan - great question. The answer is: it all depends on the deal made for distribution. I know that in practice the filmmaker might not see any money from the distribution proceeds. According to one source I spoke with, the filmmakers on "What the Bleep" ... haven't seen a bleeping dime. On the other hand, the filmmakers on "The Secret" have enriched themselves personally quite a bit. The investors and distributors who put up the money are in line to be paid back first. But if the filmmaker maintains an ownership position in the film they can get in line, hopefully not too far back in the queue, and realize some of the distribution profits. Thanks for commenting! Hi Alan – great question. The answer is: it all depends on the deal made for distribution. I know that in practice the filmmaker might not see any money from the distribution proceeds. According to one source I spoke with, the filmmakers on “What the Bleep” … haven’t seen a bleeping dime. On the other hand, the filmmakers on “The Secret” have enriched themselves personally quite a bit. The investors and distributors who put up the money are in line to be paid back first. But if the filmmaker maintains an ownership position in the film they can get in line, hopefully not too far back in the queue, and realize some of the distribution profits. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Alan Zucker http://docucinema.com/500_words/2009/12/fundraising-the-honest-way/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Alan Zucker Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:36:10 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=892#comment-365 Hi Lee - Great post. It seems like honesty is becoming the dominant cultural trait under Obama... the way that lies and deception were dominant under BushCheney. One question... How much of a film's box-office gross stays with the theater and distributor, and how much comes back to the filmmaker? Hi Lee – Great post. It seems like honesty is becoming the dominant cultural trait under Obama… the way that lies and deception were dominant under BushCheney.

One question… How much of a film’s box-office gross stays with the theater and distributor, and how much comes back to the filmmaker?

]]> By: Lee Schneider http://docucinema.com/500_words/2009/12/fundraising-the-honest-way/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Lee Schneider Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:45:53 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=892#comment-364 Thanks for commenting! Happy holidays to you also. I'm looking forward to revealing more shocking truths about fundraising soon. :) Thanks for commenting! Happy holidays to you also. I’m looking forward to revealing more shocking truths about fundraising soon. :)

]]> By: Shannon http://docucinema.com/500_words/2009/12/fundraising-the-honest-way/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Shannon Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:28:16 +0000 http://docucinema.com/500_words/?p=892#comment-363 Great insight and excellent advice. Fundraising has always been such a dirty word to me, and now it's actually covered in mud. Thanks for the tips (and happy holidays!). Great insight and excellent advice. Fundraising has always been such a dirty word to me, and now it’s actually covered in mud. Thanks for the tips (and happy holidays!).

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