F.A.Q
What Is The Minimum Participation For Active Accredited Individual Investors?
$250,000 - $1M USD
What Is The Minimum Participation For Institutional Investors?
$5M USD
What are your current AUM?
Our target raise in short-term is $20 Million. Our long-term target is $300 million. See article in Opalesque And Hedge Fund Weekly at
http://www.opalesque.com/56236/Niche_Investing_Noci_Pictures_hopes_to_raise236.html
http://www.hedgeweek.com/2010/02/02/32989/noci-targets-hedge-fund-investors-film-finance
What is the worst case scenario based on my investment?
After you fill out an investor suitability profile and NDA, you will be presented with a full risk disclosure statement indicating that you should not invest any capital you are not prepared to fully lose.
However, taking a $1M investment as an example of a 100% financed film or two films for $500,000. You will receive approximately $200,000-$350,000 back in cash prior to any profits from tax credits and rebates based on 20-35%.
If you qualify for a Section 181 Federal Tax Incentive and you are at a 35% tax bracket, then your federal tax liability will be reduced by approximately $350,000 for every $1,000,000 invested towards the equity of a film. So your net gain prior to revenues between the Section 181 + tax credits will be approximately $500,000 - $700,000 prior to revenues.
If we do not theatrically self release a film or get any theatrical distribution, we will need to sell or license it for an average of $100,000 to 5 countries (UK, France, Japan, Germany, Australia, etc). A U.S. DVD deal should be about $100,000-$250,000.
With online Video On Demand and proper social media and social marketing, we assume 20,000 downloads with a net of about $5.00 per download.
Now let’s do a different analysis.
Let’s say we want to make a $5M film using 55% in monetized tax credits or incentives + gap finance from shooting a film in Michigan, IL, Nordrhein Westphalia (www.filmstiftung.de) or Canada, with 30% pre-sales and 20% equity, $1M. The 30% in pre-sales is based on 3-4 country's licensing a film.
There would still be more than 50 other territories (countries) that would license a film ranging from $50,000-$500,000 or more per country depending on the demand, cast, etc
What percentage of what you raise will be used for prints and advertising in the event you cannot get a theatrical distribution deal and prior to your launching a full scale theatrical distribution company?
Depends on our AUM at the time of production, the availability of screens for a platform release to evolve into a wide release, and the market for any loan facilities for additional P&A costs if we reasonably believe a wider release will merit a strong international revenue stream.
Why don't you want to partner with a movie studio for theatrical distribution but rather have your own distribution infrastructure?
Our final U.S. theatrical distribution strategy will be based on a number of different factors all related to what our maximum raise will be. If we fully launch a theatrical distribution company similar to Summit, Lions Gate, New Line (prior to Time Warner), we can offer a higher ROI to investors. On the flip side, if our theatrical distribution strategy will be based on partnering up with a major film studio or an independent distributor, we will negotiate for a fair deal term before, during, or after a film's production. We have already entered into discussions with several major studios on a distribution arrangement pending our final AUM and market conditions.
Why have competitor film funds that were started by former studio executives or prolific movie producers historically failed?
In the last few years, the most successful film funds (Relativity + Legendary) were started by entrepreneurs with no film background. They succeeded primarily because they were able to identify certain structured finance models, which may have minimized investment risk exclusive of revenues. They picked commercial film projects and hired experienced key executives that had both studio and independent film experience. Other competitors whose managing partners came out of studios simply had a lot of baggage and perhaps a one dimensional outlook that worked better under the umbrella of a studio. Additionally, the dynamics of their new business models didn't scale with the times in terms of excess overhead, story material, risk minimization, or they leveraged too much mezzanine and senior debt and junior equity investors were last in line to see any revenues.
Why should I invest in you when there are other film companies, producers, filmmakers, etc. that have more of a track record?
We encourage any investor to explore other opportunities and educate themselves further before making an investment decision. However, there has never been a correlation between filmmakers and producers with box office hits in the past at a studio and their future success with private equity film funds. Further, 99.9% of even the top A-level film producers, directors, etc. are not properly educated about minimizing investor risk using global film finance co-productions and tax incentives. We also have more than 50 years combined experience in media & entertainment, startups, technology, etc.
Where can I research more information?
www.section181.blogspot.com
www.linkedin.com/in/yurirutman
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Yuri_Rutman
www.screendaily.com
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/magazines/fortune/moneymen_futureof_fortune_052906/index.htm
http://www.contmag.com/2009/05/exclusive-interview-with-thomas-tull.html
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2010/02/ryan_kavanaugh.html
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/03/kavanaugh-201003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_finance
If I own a large company and want to invest in the film business like Fred Smith of Federal Express did to exploit branding opportunities, will you accommodate that?
Branded Entertainment in the form of commercial films and product placement has a very direct and visual impact on consumers all over the world.
Thus, corporate investors can benefit through a diversification of not only external film investment revenues but also by enhancing corporate profitability through increased brand awareness.
I am a family office, fund of fund, HNW Angel investor, portfolio manager, sovereign wealth fund, wealth/financial adviser, pension fund, endowment, or other private equity group that is looking for a high-yield, risk minimized, non-correlated asset class that's a fresh alternative investment to stocks, bonds, futures, hedge funds, real estate, oil& gas, or other financial product that disappointed me with meager returns and am sold. How do invest?
Please contact yuri@noci.com with
(i) your professional profile or bio
(ii) range of participation interest
(iii) your time frame and availability of investment.
Upon signing an NDA and accredited investor suitability profile, you will receive a pitchbook, offering, PPM, financials, subscription agreements, marketing materials, creative materials, etc.
You can also contact us via phone at 310-651-0799.
