Business For Sale Listing 107740
100K Horror Film Investor - Shoot in South America
Status as of Dec-4-2008 at 06:09 PM: Active
Business Summary
"Hostel", "Open Water", "Cabin Fever", "SAW 1/2", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Wolf Creek" are a small example of Indie horror films that are privately financed by high net worth investors.
We have a $750,000 horror film to shoot in Brazil or Buenos Aires around carnivals.
Recent successful films are in a long line of private investments that are being bankrolled by high net worth alternative investors and large private equity funds. With new Federal Tax laws offering 100% write-offs on film investments, coupled with a risk minimization for investors that includes co-financing multiple films, covering a portion of a film's budget with various distribution guarantees and benefits of tax credit financing from such states as Louisiana, Illinois, Hawaii, etc., territories such as Canada, the Isle Of Man, and, numerous other locations, film investment in 'A' product still remains an attractive alternative investment.
Fred Smith of FedEx and Norman Waitt of Gateway Computers who financed "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", Max Levchin and David Sacks of PAYPAL, Marc Turtletaub from The Money Store, Roger Marino from EMC Corp, former Chicago bulls co-owner Jim Stern, Jeff Skoll Of Ebay, Sidney Kimmel Of Jones Apparel Group, Minnesota Twins owner Bill Pohlad, real estate developers such as Bob Yari and others all started to bankroll films, including large scale hedge funds.
The best type of investor are private equity funds, asset managers, or high net worth individuals who recently exited his company, is sitting in the middle of nowhere, USA, and has always wanted to be in film business for vanity, tax, and long term international cash flow from multiple sources and be part of something in the next stage of his life.
Please be verifiable high net worth investor or firm and state what industries/companies you are coming from, min. investment capabilities, etc.
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