Ultimate Guide to Getting Financing For Your Indie Film

Learn how to get financing for your indie film from executives at BondIt Media Capital, one of the industry's leading media finance companies. 

PLEASE NOTE: Although this exclusive Stage 32 class is no longer live and the teacher is not available on email, we highly encourage you to do any assignments to get the most out of the educational experience.

You might have the greatest script and top talent attached, but it takes money to make a movie.

This in-depth, 4-part on-demand course dives into all the pieces of the finance puzzle, where you can find them, how they fit together, and how you can create a plan for your indie film.

If you have the script, BondIt Media Capital can show you how to make it a reality in this ultimate guide to indie film financing. 

BondIt Media Capital is the world-renowned film, television, and media financier behind the Oscar-nominated LOVING VINCENT, the Bruce Willis thriller GASOLINE ALLEY, Kevin Smith's CLERKS III, Roland Emmerich’s MIDWAY, Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz's PEANUT BUTTER FALCON and many more.

Their projects have starred Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Kevin James, Morgan Freeman, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Smith, and Samuel L. Jackson, and many other A-list names.

Over four sessions, BondIt executives will show you every aspect of independent film financing available to you. You’ll start and end the intensive with BondIt CEO and co-Founder Matthew Helderman, a producer on Spike Lee’s RODNEY KING for Netflix.

Matthew will teach you key film financing lessons, including the five stages of financing, the four primary quadrants of your finance play, sales receipts waterfall, and understanding the project risk so that you know how to approach financiers. Later in the program, he’ll use case studies to look over all that you’ve learned and the pros and cons of the financing opportunities available to you.

Joining Matthew as your hosts are Grady Craig and Tyler Gould. Grady is the VP of Business Development and Operations and is an expert in raising equity and creating a fantastic film package to grab investors.

Tyler, BondIt’s VP of Finance and Development, will teach you new financing options and how to weigh your options, from tax credits to grants to bridge lending and more.

In this class, you’ll receive a wealth of complex financing knowledge from four experts, getting the tools to follow in their footsteps and bring your indie film to the big screen by building the perfect financing plan for your own project. 

Praise for Matthew's Stage 32 Education:

"Matthew is one of the most knowledgeable people I've ever talked to about film financing and the industry at large. I would love to keep learning from him." -- Zuz R.

"Matthew has a brilliant mind that balances the business and artistic sides of the industry." -- Megan M.