Closing The Gap
Equity Investment for 360° Content

is a training course for film and TV producers
 offered by film financing consultancy peacefulfish, the pan-European investor network Media Deals, and international tutors and experts with the support of The MEDIA Programme, The Apulia Film Commission, and The Mallorca Film Commission.

The training
is focused on:

understanding the investment criteria and deal terms of different types of equity investors (venture capital funds, business angels and business angel networks, public/private funds, mediatech financiers, etc.)

business plan development for pitching to these investors

building added-value in film and television projects through developing their transmedia potential

What Producers
Will Take Away ...

a substantial business plan outlining the commercial potential of their project

a pitch presentation based on the business plan and designed for an audience of equity investors

through 1-to-1 meetings and project pitching, an expanded network of contacts including venture capital fund managers, business angels and representatives from business angel networks, public/private funders, mediatech financiers, etc.

the Closing The Gap Equity Pitch Prize, which is a cash award for the best pitch as voted on by the investors

The course is structured in 4 sessions:

1st Online Session
weekly Skype consultations with tutors
April — June 2012 

Financing & Transmedia Strategies Workshop
in Bari, Italy
3.5 days in June 2012; dates tbc

2nd Online Session
weekly Skype consultations with tutors
August — October 2012 

Pitch Training & Project Pitching to Investors
in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3 days in November 2012; dates tbc