Bryan Sullivan’s Forbes article “How To Finance An Independent Film” explains the crucial role raising money plays when producing an independent film and highlights ways to secure funding via equity, pre-sales, bridge financing, tax credits, crowdfunding, and deferred payments. According to Bryan, the key to a capital raise is to present as complete a package as possible including all relevant, legally airtight attachments; a fleshed out budget; and one person to lend gravitas to the film.
The full article can be found here.