Discussions - Production Lot

How to Secure Film Financing: An Overview for Indie Filmmakers
From choosing the right funding source to setting up LLCs and agreements, learn about the financing timeline and essential steps to structure your strategy effectively. Securing film financing is a complex process. First, you must figure out how to fund your project, sort out how to structure your legal business entity,…
Watch: How to maximize a crowdfunding campaign
Emily Best (Seed&Spark), Stacy Bradford (Indiegogo), and producer Zach Fineblum join us to discuss the ins and outs of crowdfunding and how to make the most of your fundraising campaign. https://play.vidyard.com/8Lrum6QocZAt5Azxmphr8C.html? Whether you’re making a short, an independent film, or planning for a big-budget…

Upcoming Events

Eco Media Festival
The USC Eco Media Festival is back! The festival—presented by the Arts & Climate Collective and SCA’s Division of Media Arts + Practice—will have a panel with environmental storytellers, screenings of student films from around the world that explore environmental justice, sustainability, climate change, a gallery of media…
2026 MediaMKRS Summit
Join the Future of the Creative Workforce Each year, the MediaMKRS Summit brings together leaders and emerging talent across media, entertainment, technology, education, labor, philanthropy, and government to build a more equitable creative workforce. The 2026 MediaMKRS Summit focuses on access, ownership, and innovation -…
NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: Female Cinema
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its March Monthly Film Festival and celebrates up-and-coming female talent in front of and behind the camera with this month’s InFocus: Female Cinema across two shorts programs and the Los Angeles premiere of Pamela J. Hogan’s documentary The Day Iceland Stood Still. The day’s…