Investing in movies : strategies for investors and producers

Pros and cons of motion picture investment -- Macroeconomic trends and studio co-financing -- Tax and other "soft money" benefits and limited partnerships -- Welcome to the world of independents -- The evolution of revenue streams -- COVID and post-COVID -- The rise of the streamers -- Cast of characters -- Globalization of the business -- How to have fun and not lose your shirt -- Managing risk -- Working the banks and non-bank lenders -- How to beat the odds: niche strategies -- Evaluating projects and how to pitch them -- Where you should be in the food chain: distribution versus production -- The sinkhole of development -- Exit strategies: the value of film libraries -- New directions: the digital world -- Art versus commerce.