Developing Fundraising Strategies for Independent Film Producers, Private Business and Technology Ventures. 

The financial environment of independent cinema is changing. New technologies have altered the filmmaking process, and traditional ways of raising funds and securing distribution are quickly becoming outdated. New funding opportunities for independent filmmakers are emerging just as fast.  

Several groups have developed funds to help filmmakers finance their films by cutting out the middleman and matching filmmakers directly with investors, finishing funds, or distributors. 

Private Business, Technology and Software Firms have several options turning to private venture capital, private banks for loans, and by using federal guarentee loans through programs sponsored by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are used to acquire capital to exxpand and grow their businesses.