Screen Business Essentials: Navigating Growth – Following our highly successful 2-day Screen Business Essentials course in October, Screen Business Essentials: Navigating Growth, held in conjunction with the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), is back to provide a practical, real-world guide to provide early to mid-career producers with a deep dive into option and co-development agreement deal terms plus finance plans and recoupment waterfalls for feature film and long-form scripted TV.Â
Legal and finance decisions made at the very beginning of a project will impact the life of the project for many years—even decades—to come. Knowing your rights and being well-informed and strategic is essential to ensuring maximum returns on both a creative and financial level.   
Key course takeaways include: 
- Explore key deal terms and considerations when optioning a project.Â
- Analyse the structure of a co-development agreement. Â
- Develop strategies for protecting your investment and partnering for success.Â
- Learn the strategy behind creating a finance plan for a $5M feature film and a 6 x 1hr TV series.Â
- Identify current buyers in the marketplace and what sort of deals they are doing.Â
- Understand the expectations of equity investors and what they will receive in return.Â
- Master the complexities of recoupment waterfalls.Â
- Learn how to make informed decisions when it comes to navigating superannuation and your own financial security.Â
DATE & VENUE DETAILS
Date: Thursday, 14 Nov 2024
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm AEDT
Venue: Online
Discounted SPA Members price: $250  |  Early Bird Non-Members price: $405
*SPA members should email [email protected] info to receive a discount code* 
*Early Bird Non-Member pricing ends 11:59pm AEDT, Friday, 25 Oct 2024*  
*Enrolment cut off for Screen Business Essentials: Navigating Growth is
12:00pm AEDT, Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024* 
| SPEAKERS |
 ANDY BARCLAYSPA Manager, Business and Legal Affairs |  CHRIS CHOWCreative Lawyers Managing Director |  EMMA FITZSIMONSPrincess Pictures Managing Director |
 REBECCA HARDMANSee-Saw Films Head of Legal & Business Affairs Australia |  EMMA MADISONScreenrights Head of Commercial & Industry Services |  ROBBIE MILESAFTRS Head of Industry and Alumni Engagement |
 STEVEN SMITHMedia Super Senior Stakeholder Liaison & Education Specialist – Workplace Services |
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Screen Business Essentials: Navigating Growth
