Transaction Documents

Saturday, May 1 (10.00am) and Monday May 3 (10.00am).

Presented by Andrena Finlay and Sara McFarlane (E/S Collab). Note: Sara is based in New York. Hence the two 10.00am labs – one on Saturday and one on the following Monday.

Overview:

 So, you have a “go” production. Champagne has been popped and creatively it’s all systems go. The sobering news is that before financiers will cash-flow your production, there are many contracts and agreements that must be signed. Financing – equity and loans, distribution & sales, collection agents, company structures, bank accounts, legal opinion letters, offset planning, completion bonds and insurances.

Even though you will be working with your lawyer, you need to understand the documents required and your responsibility in making the process as streamlined and timely as possible. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Essential knowledge for all producers.

Lab Presenters: Andrena Finlay & Sara McFarlane

ANDRENA FINLAY

Andrena Finlay is the founder of Screen ABC. She has a passion to inspire and inform emerging screen practitioners on the art of producing. She has been an independent film producer for nearly 40 years, taking her projects from development to release. Her production credits include Goddess, Razzle Dazzle, Me Myself I and Blessed. Her day jobs have included drama investment manager for the Australian Film Finance Corporation (precursor of Screen Australia), and Head of Producing for AFTRS. She has written her first book (with producer Sue Milliken) called Producing for the Screen: A Handbook. This book, and now the Skills Labs, are designed to demystify and illuminate the producing journey.

SARA McFARLANE – E/S COLLAB

E/S Collab. is a consulting firm providing executive producing, business affairs and production management services within the U.S. and Australian entertainment, advertising and creative industries. From film and television through to podcast and new media productions of all budget levels, we handle all the business elements of the filmmaking process, bridging the gap between creative and legal.

Cost: $79.20  ($72 excl.GST)  with 20 discount . Codes for membership of:

Screenworks code: SCREENWORKS20; Screen Vixens code: VIXENS20; ADG code: ADG20; AWG code: AWG20; Equity Code: EQUITY20; WIFT code: WIFT20; Screen ABC code: SABC20; New Zealand Film Commission code: NZ20; E/S Collab. code: ESCOLLAB20

$99 (incl. GST) per lab without a code.

(Discount promo codes cannot be combined). Codes applied at checkout. 

Date: Saturday, May 1 (10.00am) and Monday May 3 (10.00am)

Session Times: 10.00am (each session)

Duration: 2 hours

Location: Online via Zoom