GCFC Panel at GCUFF - "Business Basics: Building Essential Foundations for Film Business Success"

Filmmaking is more than an art; it’s a business!

Are you an independent filmmaker or aspiring to be one? This workshop will help set you up for success as a businessperson and filmmaker before your next project.

This session is NOT a tutorial on securing project funding, but to better position your business to pitch investors and other stakeholders. Topics will include:

• Filmmakers are first and foremost small businesses
• Value of having a clear vision, business plan & accounting systems
• The importance of the right tools & planning before filming starts
• Tips on pitching, networking & building your support team
• Utilizing the resources & connections of the GCFC

Panelists include:

• Lowell Perry, Chief Diversity Officer, VP Corporate & Community Engagement, Greater Cleveland Film Commission
• Marques Williams, Private Client Advisor and Vice President – Investments, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
• Dell Judd, Financial Advisor, Vantage Financial Group
• Anna Kelberg-Kim, Entertainment Lawyer, Kelberg Law
• Alex Semerano, Director, CFO Services, Pease & Associates, Inc.

FREE for GCUFF Passholders
FREE for GCFC Members
$10 General Public

This panel is Presented by Pease Bell, CPAs
Community Sponsor Saint Luke's Foundation
With Support from the United Black Fund

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