About this Master Class
Looking to get your fiction film financed? Join us in this live, three-hour Master Class led by Caroline von Kuhn, Director of Industry and Catalyst, an Institute program that connects independent investors to filmmakers to partner on ambitious new films and to grow the community of indie-film supporters. Caroline will lead an engaging conversation about how to navigate the diverse and sometimes daunting paths to funding your feature project. She will be joined by producers, financier, lawyer and sales agent who will share their expertise on the current funding landscape and specific strategy and tactics that emerging filmmakers can employ to fund their next project.
Topics presented will include:
- Current trends in fiction financing
- The role of producer, lawyer, agent and investor in film financing
- US and international funding case studies
- What materials to share with potential funding partners (and when to share them!)
- What investors look for and how to work with them
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Master ClassTeam
Giancarlo Nasi
Panelist
Awarded with a scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and graduated with a B.A. in Political Sciences and a M.A. in Intellectual Property Law at Sciences Po Paris, France. He also attended the Film School, University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and obtained a Film and TV Production degree at the Catholic University of Chile and a Filmmaking degree at University of Chile.
Giancarlo first worked at WPP Media Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City producing TV branded content and then as an Associate Lawyer at Alessandri Abogados, a Chilean Intellectual Property Law firm.
He is now Manager and producer at the company Quijote Films in Chile. His projects include JESÚS by Fernando Guzzoni, premiered at Discovery of the Toronto Film Festival and the Official Section of the 2016 San Sebastian Festival; CHILE FACTORY, premiered at the 2015 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight; LAND AND SHADE (LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA) by César Acevedo, premiered at the International Critics’ Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Caméra d’Or Award, France 4 Visionary Award and SACD Award, OBLIVION VERSES (LOS VERSOS DEL OLVIDO), by Alireza Khatami, won the Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Venice Film Festival; and MARILYN by Martín Rodríguez Redondo, premiered at the Panorama section in 2018 Berlinale. Among his latest projects are THE MAN OF THE FUTURE (EL HOMBRE DEL FUTURO) by Felipe Ríos, premiered in the Official Selection at 2019 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; LINA FROM LIMA (LINA DE LIMA) by María Paz González, premiered at Discovery of Toronto Film Festival; and WHITE ON WHITE (BLANCO EN BLANCO) by Theo Court, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Director and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Venice Film Festival. Currently at Quijote Films, is developing the feature films A PLACE CALLED DIGNITY (UN LUGAR LLAMADO DIGNIDAD) by Matías Rojas and THE SETTLERS (LOS COLONOS) by Felipe Gálvez.
Sophia K. Yen
Panelist
Recently named to Variety’s “2022 Legal Impact Report,” Sophia Yen provides business strategy and legal services to a wide range of stakeholders in the entertainment industry – from smaller production companies and high net worth individuals, to larger companies, financial institutions and studios, both domestically and abroad. She is known and sought out for her expertise in structuring equity and debt financing deals, which includes several documentaries and independent films which have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, and Tribeca in recent years. In addition to financing, Sophia provides counsel to her clients throughout the life cycle of a film, television or digital project, including during development, production, distribution and licensing deals. She has experience in company formation, M&A, capital raises, dispute settlements, film foreclosures, purchasing distressed entertainment assets, podcasts, and negotiating with the guilds. She is well-versed in the emerging fields of the entertainment industry and in recognizing for clients the strategic value of various trends in media innovation.
Sophia graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and obtained her law degree from Boston University School of Law. Before becoming a lawyer, Sophia was a CPA and financial auditor at Ernst & Young LLP. In her free time, she enjoys drinking wine and spending time with her family.