Film Financing 101 (fiscal sponsors)

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The video provides valuable educational content on film financing, specifically fiscal sponsorship, which is a common pain point for independent filmmakers. By explaining the process and benefits in a clear and relatable way, it positions the creator's platform, Hiike, as a helpful resource for filmmakers.

Summary

This video explains fiscal sponsorship for filmmakers, detailing how it allows them to accept tax-deductible grants without forming their own nonprofit. The creator, Brynne, who graduated from Emerson College and founded the platform Hiike, outlines the process and benefits, noting that fiscal sponsors typically charge a 5-10% fee.

Structure

1Introduction to film financing and fiscal sponsors
2Creator's background and introduction of Hiike
3Explanation of fiscal sponsorship and its benefits
4How the fiscal sponsorship process works
5The catch: fees and the benefits outweighing costs
6Call to action to consider fiscal sponsors and listing examples

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Replying to @Mikoleno Let’s talk about financing your film… specifically fiscal sponsors- they are and how they work! #filmmaker #filmfinancing #fiscalsponsor #shortfilm #indiefilm #hiike #letsgetyoutothetop

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The video promotes Hiike, a platform that helps filmmakers find film festivals to submit to. The creator's graduation from Emerson College and the concept of fiscal sponsorship are also discussed.

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I'd highly highly consider looking into fiscal sponsors.

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Hold for 2x Film Financing 101 (fiscal sponsors) so you've been working on your film and now you're looking for financing don't worry, I'm here to help I'm Brynne, I graduated from Emerson College and now I've built a platform called Hiike that helps filmmakers find the right festivals to submit to but let's roll it back to the beginning of the production process let's talk about fiscal sponsorship having a fiscal sponsor is essentially like having a financial fairy godmother for your film a fiscal sponsor is a registered 501c3 that essentially lends its tax deductible status to your film so that means you can accept tax deductible grants without having to go through the hassle of creating your own non profit here's how it works you find the funders that wanna support your project they pay the fiscal sponsor and then that sponsor disburses the funds to you based on a schedule that you guys both previously agreed upon it's a win win situation you get the money you need your funders get their tax deduction "what's the catch?" you might ask Fiscal sponsors usually take a 5-10% fee of the money you raise but I really believe the benefits outweigh the costs you usually get immediate access to grant opportunities or donor databases that you may have not had access to before working with this fiscal sponsor and you've already gone through a vetting process which makes your film more desirable to those donors so if you wanna save time and resources in your financing process I'd highly highly consider looking into fiscal sponsors fc filmmakers collaborative FILM INDEPENDENT FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FRACTURED ATLAS the gotham FILM & MEDIA INSTITUTE FROM THE HEART PRODUCTIONS hope this helps bye

Transcript

So you've been working on your film and now you're looking for financing. Don't worry, I'm here to help. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Brynne. I graduated from Emerson College and now I've built a platform called Hiike that helps filmmakers find the right festivals to submit to. But let's roll it back to the beginning of the production process. Let's talk about fiscal sponsorship. Having a fiscal sponsor is essentially like having a financial fairy godmother for your film. A fiscal sponsor is a registered 501c3 that essentially lends its tax deductible status to your film. So that means you can accept tax deductible grants without having to go through the hassle of creating your own nonprofit. Here's how it works. You find the funders that wanna support your project. They pay the fiscal sponsor and then that sponsor disburses the funds to you based on a schedule that you guys both previously agreed upon. It's a win-win situation. You get the money you need, your funders get their tax deduction. "What's the catch?" you might ask. Fiscal sponsors usually take a 5-10% fee of the money you raise. But I really believe the benefits outweigh the costs. You usually get immediate access to grant opportunities or donor databases that you may have not had access to before working with this fiscal sponsor and you've already gone through a vetting process which makes your film more desirable to those donors. So if you wanna save time and resources in your financing process, I'd highly highly consider looking into fiscal sponsors. Here are a few listed. Hope this helps. Bye.