title: Risky Business: Financing & Distributing Independent Films
author:  Mark Litwak 
description: This is the comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to setting up an independent production project. Starting with the basic organization of the company and the preparation of production, collaboration, and screenplay agreements, it covers in detail everything from raising money via loans, presales, and investors through finding, contracting with, and policing the finished projects distributors. A companion to Litwaks popular books on entertainment industry dealmaking and contracts, RISKY BUSINESS is an authoritative blueprint for successfully producing any independent film or video. Included among its many topics: partnerships; corporations; limited liability companies; equity investments; attracting investors; evaluating a films economic value; working the film festivals; distribution territories; distributors accounting practices; and much more. In addition to its primary text, it includes many essential contracts, sample statements and certificates, checklists, and extensive lists of useful resources.
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  Rick and Dave are unemployed and broke. When a guy offers
  them a lot of cash for a little wrestling, what’s the harm?
  Construction workers Rick and Dave are unemployed and
  broke. While the repo man prepares to tow Dave’s rig, a guy in a
  flashy red sports car makes them an offer they can’t afford to
  refuse. All they have to do is participate in a specialty film that
  involves a lot of oil and nude wrestling. The only question is, how
  far are the guys willing to go to secure the cash they need for a fresh
  start?
  
   
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