Amid the rubble of the contracting indie film sector, Df Indie Studios is raising its banner with plans to finance and distribute 10-12 films a year, each budgeted at as much as $10 million. The new outfit also is promising to be more producer- and investor-friendly.
Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher, both experienced in structuring entertainment ventures, spent two years researching opportunities and pitfalls in the arena before putting the company together. They have raised $100 million in capital from private investors, backed by $150 million in guarantees from output deals they are assembling and expect to announce shortly.
The Dfis co-founders said they will be working with a group of producers -- all agreeing to the same deal terms -- that includes Ted Hope and Anne Carey's This Is That Prods., Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free, Samara Koffler's RedBone Films and Jennifer Fox.
However, a spokesman for Scott...
Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher, both experienced in structuring entertainment ventures, spent two years researching opportunities and pitfalls in the arena before putting the company together. They have raised $100 million in capital from private investors, backed by $150 million in guarantees from output deals they are assembling and expect to announce shortly.
The Dfis co-founders said they will be working with a group of producers -- all agreeing to the same deal terms -- that includes Ted Hope and Anne Carey's This Is That Prods., Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free, Samara Koffler's RedBone Films and Jennifer Fox.
However, a spokesman for Scott...
- 6/14/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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