Why are mid-range films being burnt out of the market? ‘Risk to reward ratio’ say the bankers who control the nutrient for the whole ecosystem. Andrew Einspruch thinks that the advice to stay small and starve pretty well sucks, but he reports the dilemmas as the experts see them. What do they really want? Better returns than real estate.
Financing a film is always a tricky business, whether you are producing at the top end or the low end. A panel discussion on the challenges in film financing was put on by Magnet Media Group and hosted by Wendy Mitchell of Screen International for the Film Finance TV show. ScreenHub’s Andrew Einspruch was there.
