The seminar is organised by the London Film Academy and Own-it in partnership with the London Short Film Festival.

Topics covered will include:

• Where has the money gone – or why the past is of little help to producers;

• Where should producers be looking for money – the importance of co-production partners;

• Where can you go to get pre-production money;

• What is the least painful and time-consuming method of closing finance;

• How not to get ripped off by the financiers – not all the producer's fees have to be deferred; and

• What to do when the finance starts going wrong.

Speakers will include Alan Moss, a solicitor in the Film and Television Group of Harbottle & Lewis LLP. Alan provides advice on all aspects of the financing, development, production and distribution of films. Recent productions Alan has worked on include the Ealing Studios production St. Trinian's II, Independent's Mr Nice starring Rhys Ifans and Chloe Sevigny, Rogue's Gallery starring Zach Galifianakis and Maggie Q and Tormented, a Forward Films and Slingshot Studios co-production.

Where: Bar, Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY.

When: 14th January 2010, from 1-3pm.

This is a free event, however in order to attend you must register and book your place online at: http://www.own-it.org/events/how-to-finance-a-film.