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How FILM BANKERS helps safeguard Investors interest

Film Investments can offer investors attractive returns. However, to protect the downside risk, FILM BANKERS uses a number of proven proprietary tools that takes most of the guesswork out of the film finance equation. You will be amazed at how our Film Soft TM suite of financial and analytical tools can enhance your film investment outcomes. Here is a selected sample of our film business intelligence properties:

Our 35 step vetting process is how we provide due diligence services for film finance transactions and has been honed over many years; and is at the heart of our consulting and advisory services. We painstakingly go to the limit to make sure a deal is assessed from top to bottom from a financial, marketing, and distribution perspective. Additionally, our many years in the entertainment banking, finance, and insurance industries allows us to take a risk based approach to deal structure. We make sure that not only is a deal financially sound. but the investors and sources of funds are transparent using Know Your Client (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) standards.

We believe that the quality of information is the life blood of any predictive capabilities and our data is second to none. We have built robust statistical models specific to film finance to determine the relationships between variables under multiple case scenarios which predict worldwide revenue generation from all sources and suggest appropriate P & A (Prints and Ads) spend and caps.

The FBI ndex TM is the first of its kind benchmark to distinguish projects that have a high probability of success from others whose characteristics suggest a high probability of failure. Think of it as the credit score for the film finance industry. Our statisticians and researchers employ a powerful and tested proprietary statistical algorithm that measures and evaluates a broad array of critical elements. The FBI ndex TM then further breaks down the financial risk into four distinct categories (Poor, Fair, Good, and Excellent). While we respect those that rely on gut feel, our model validates this intuition. The FBI ndex TM is a complementary partnership between financial creativity and production creativity.

Ulti mator TM

If profitability is the ultimate goal, timing of cash flows is crucial. Our Ultimator TM tool measures monthly cash flows, NPV, and IRR on a ten year horizon that concludes with an exit strategy based on expected library value. Financial Ultimates help investors compare the opportunity cost from an apples-to-apples perspective.

Investment diversification is a proven risk management discipline. We believe the film investor can take advantage of similar hedging techniques by spreading risk among different asset classes within the larger film finance umbrella. This is achieved by investing in a mix of cross collateralized projects that represent different genres and budget ranges. Each type of film has unique characteristics that drive financial results. Our MI -5 TM (Monte Carlo Iteration Fifth Generation) tool uses modern portfolio theory to achieve the efficient frontier in managing the risk/return premium in slate financing deals.