Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 6, 2014
Movie makers butt heads with investors
Basic risk mitigation techniques and smart Wall Street investors have proven no cure for the contractual disputes that have long plagued film financing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After a time of recession-era dormancy, slate film financing has made a return, with consortia of investors partnering with studios and production houses to finance a year or more's worth of films at a time. Most major studios inked slate deals this year, as have smaller companies like Thunder Road Pictures, which last month signed a pact worth over $200 million.
But slate deals are also hitting...
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