Business Of Film Panel: Building The Finance Plan For A Feature FilmBusiness Of Film Panel: Building The Finance Plan For A Feature Film
Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry
Most independent films are financed from several sources at once, and knowing how those pieces fit together is often what gets a project made.
In this session, executive producers Katy Jackson (Wee Buns Films), Paul Kennedy (Village Films) and Niall Murphy (Treasure Entertainment) talk through how they build a finance plan for an independent feature film. They'll start with the public funders and tax incentives available north and south of the border, then turn to private finance, equity and gap finance. They'll explain where each source fits, what investors look for, and what they wish they'd known earlier in their careers.
The conversation is led by Dan Muldoon of Carson McDowell, who advises producers, financiers, and other screen sector clients on film and television financing, production and related commercial matters. This session is aimed at filmmakers with some credits who are new to the business side of production, and no prior knowledge of film finance is needed.
The session will be followed by networking drinks hosted by event sponsor Carson McDowell.
Meet Niall Murphy
Niall Murphy is an independent executive producer, screenwriter, and business and legal affairs consultant, developing a slate of original film and TV projects, several as international co-productions. Formerly Head of Business and Legal Affairs at ShinAwiL and Treasure Entertainment, he has edited Scannain since 2007 and sits on the boards of Raising Films Ireland and Young Irish Film Makers.
Meet Katy Jackson
Katy Jackson is a Belfast-based producer who co-founded Wee Buns Films with John Leslie in 2009. Her credits include The Survivalist, A Patch of Fog, Bad Day for the Cut, Zoo, Wildfire and, most recently, Sky Original The Last Rifleman, starring Pierce Brosnan. She has extensive experience building finance plans for independent film.
Meet Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy founded Belfast’s Village Films and was a 2022 BIFA Breakthrough Producer nominee for Nightride. His credits include Mandrake, Restless and One Last Deal. In post-production are Maya Butterfly, starring Charlotte Rampling, and Baile, Village’s first Irish language feature.
Meet Dan Muldoon
Dan Muldoon is a Commercial Solicitor in the Entertainment, Creative and Talent team at Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm. He advises screen sector clients on production, talent and music agreements, rights clearance and film financing, and regularly runs workshops for emerging screen professionals. He sits on the Board of the Oh Yeah Music Centre.
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