Adam Davies has advised exclusively in the entertainment sector since qualifying as a solicitor 10 years ago. Since 1999, he has also run a film financing consultancy, Investrum, whilst continuing to provide legal services to various film companies. He has represented businesses in all areas of the film industry, including private equity, sales agents, distributors, sale & leaseback providers, production fund partnerships, co-producers, production companies and talent agencies. He has run the legal & business affairs departments of publicly listed film companies, and has advised on more than 150 features including House of Sand and Fog, Open Range, Timeline, Stoned (The Brian Jones Project), Return to Sender, Irresistible, The Cooler, Heartbreakers, Lantana, Baise-Moi, The Man Who Sued God, Slap Her She’s French, Sexy Beast, Gods & Monsters, Secret Society, Fanny & Elvis, The War Zone, Nil By Mouth, and Human Traffic.

Nic Wistreich is co-author of the first edition of this book, Get Your Film Funded, for Shooting People Press, author of Digital Asset Management for Informa and International Film & TV Rights for MTI. He co-founded UK film industry website Netribution and was former UK head of filmfestivals.com and Development Director of filmmaker community, Shooting People. He has taught film finance at the New York Film Academy in London, and made a number of documentaries, no-budget shorts and ‘vingles’ (visual singles).

James MacGregor was Northern Editor for Netribution and has written extensively on the UK independent film scene for publications including New Producer magazine and Scottish Screen and more recently has developed the Wideshot magazine for Shooting People.

The reader - from beginner making their first short film, through to experienced producer packagin an international multi-million pound co-production - is guided through the entire process of raising finance, in a book packed with interviews, case studies, expert tips and details of more than 200 funds.

The UK Film Funding Guide 2003/04 was originally published by Shooting People and went on to sell almost 4,000 copies amongst the UK’s guerilla filmmaking scene. This second edition - the UK Film Finance Handbook 2005/06 - from the same authors, is published by Netribution and has been fully revised, updated and expanded.

• All forms of production finance fully explained - including the new UK 20% tax credit

• International and co-production incentives for over 20 countries

• 101 tips and tricks from low-budget filmmakers for more affordable films

• Directory comprising over 400 film contacts across all sectors

• Top level interviews including UK Film Council execs, the head of BBC Films and Nik Powell, co-founder of Virgin and one of the UK’s most seasoned producers.