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Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 11 PM Pacific -
FINANCING YOUR OWN INDIE FILM

There are literally dozens of kinds of film funding for independent films -- way more than most nascent film makers in film school or recently graduated know about. There are for instance Feature Film Funding – there is Funding For Documentary Films – there is The International Film Financing Conference – there’s also Independent Film Production - Short Film Funding – there are Independent Film Grants and of course most of us know about Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Funding. Tonight we'll be discussing "Financing Your Own Indie Film".

SPECIAL GUEST(S)

1. BILL DUKE - iconic, award-winning director, actor, producer, and writer best known for his acting work with Arnold Schwazenegger in the film Predator, (just one of his almost 50 films) -- he is also the director of such films as a Rage In Harlem, Deep Cover, Hoodlum, The Cemetery Club and Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit. Most recently, he received accolades for his directorial work on the highly acclaimed Not Easily Broken. In addition to acting and directing for both film and television, Bill Duke is committed to making time for the mentoring of young African-Americans aspiring to work in the performance arts.

2. GOVIND MENON - Nuclear Mango Founder/Co President is the first Indian filmmaker to graduate from a US film school. His latest film is Hisss With Split Image Pictures and is one of the most highly-anticipated movies in India. He has directed four feature films and several music videos that have been distributed around the world -- and he is the son of a former Secretary of Defense of India, grandson and nephew of Chief Secretaries of Indian States. So politics is in his blood.

3. DON SCHMEICHEL - Don is the managing partner of 2 entertainment-based companies. One is focused on film (Nervous World Films) and the other on television (Chronic Mind Entertainment). With each of his companies holding a number of optioned film and television properties, Don spends a great deal of time in development and most notably, on financing related efforts. Don has worked in the entertainment business since 2002, initially as the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of the international post-production / visual effects company that was responsible for all digital intermediary on “Lord Of The Rings – Two Towers & Return Of The King”. Don also served as the executive in charge of animation and post-production for the PBS children’s series: “It’s A Big Big World”. In 2007, Don left the corporate side of the business to pursue a career as a producer / executive producer. In the past 3 years, Don has worked on a variety of independent film and TV productions, including the current PBS series: “Hannah Help Me”, which he executive produced and produced in Virginia earlier this year. Never one to sit still, Don is actively working on the financing for 3 films and 4 TV series.

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Samm Brown's FOR THE RECORD, now in its 15th season, is the only weekly, one-hour, radio talk show in the nation that focuses exclusively on the $700 billion a year entertainment industry. The show is broadcast every Wednesday evening at 11 PM from KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, with audio streaming at www.kpfk.org. Open phone lines (818-985-5735) allow guests on the show to talk directly with the audience.

Some time ago we initiated a segment titled "Film/TV Composers Forum" -- where from time to time we will invite a panel of working film/TV composers to come in and talk about anything they want -- rather than a preselected subject by our producers or me. SCL (Society of Composers and Lyricists) executive director Laura Dunn will sit in to cohost and assist in moderating.

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