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Credit Crunch Saps Funding for Indie Films

Drop-off in foreign rights sales leaves producers looking for cash

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2009 2:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Independent film producers are losing a once-reliable source of funding, the sale of foreign-distribution rights. Traditionally, the demand for American movies has been so high that producers can sell the rights to distribute the film—in many cases, even before it’s finished—in order...   Read full story »

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