LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student is familiar with both the national and international system of financing, distribution and sales of audiovisual productions.
The student is able to do a financing strategy for concepts and projects in development and to use the relevant financing instruments available both domestically and internationally when securing production financing. The student is aware of both the theory and practice of co-productions and their importance and knows the conditions for applying funding and for seeking international financing for an audiovisual production.
This course provides the participants with an extensive understanding of development and production financing, presales and sales and the conditions for international distribution, exhibition and revenue sharing.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 10.10.2022 - 02.12.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Miia Haavisto
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Different financing strategies are presented through case studies, such as presales to broadcasters and to streaming services, minimum guarantees, soft loans, tax incentives, equity financing, public funding, world sales. The participants prepare a financing plan and a co-production strategy with a schedule for a project.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Approved performance is 80% attendance and sufficient participation in discussions to ensure that the teaching content is learned.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching 62 h, independent work 100 h. Lectures, guests, assignments individually and team work. Materials to be studied independently.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Students must attend the first session of the course to secure their place of study.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 No teachingEnrollment :
Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
Minimum number of students: 4
Maximum number of students: 20