Investing in Independent Film

For some financiers, investing in independent filmmaking is hotter than Wall Street. Financial supporters of Bandwagon, a film financed and produced in North Carolina, reportedly doubled their investment in less than two years when the film was sold after a screening at the Sundance Film Festival. These investors will most likely achieve even greater returns after the film hits the screens in the U.S. and is distributed on cable, home video, television and in international markets. This potential is in addition to the inevitable economic development benefits that independent films serve to the communities in which they film. The state of Louisiana credits much of its post Hurricane Katrina reconstruction successes to film industry related income. ...Click to read more

Axium Production Incentives Update