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Risky Business Financing & Distributing Independent Films


Free Download Mark Litwak, "Risky Business: Financing & Distributing Independent Films"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0615296505 | EPUB | pages: 316 | 0.7 mb
Risky Business (Second Edition) is the comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to setting up an independent production project. Starting with the basic organization of the company and the preparation of production, collaboration, and screenplay agreements, it covers in detail everything from raising money via loans, presales, and investors through finding, contracting with, and policing the finished project’s distributors. A companion to Litwak’s popular books on entertainment industry dealmaking and contracts, Risky Business (Second Edition) is an authoritative blueprint for successfully producing any independent film or video. Included among its many topics: partnerships; corporations; limited liability companies; equity investments; attracting investors; evaluating a film’s economic value; working the film festivals; distribution territories; distributors’ accounting practices; and much more. In addition to its primary text, it includes many essential contracts, sample statements and certificates, checklists, and extensive lists of useful resources.

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Modern Chinese Theologies Volume 2 Independent and Indigenous


Free Download Chloƫ Starr, "Modern Chinese Theologies: Volume 2: Independent and Indigenous"
English | ISBN: 150648798X | 2023 | 271 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The majority of Christians in China over the course of the last century have worshipped not in missionary-founded churches or in congregations affiliated with the contemporary Three-Self Patriotic Movement or Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, but in independent and unregistered churches, often labeled "house churches." From the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements within the mission-church landscape of the early twentieth century, to the Calvinist Reformed movement in the present-day Protestant church, the vibrant faith life and extraordinary church growth of this sector of Chinese Christianity offer a fascinating witness and lesson to the world church. Yet despite the size of their congregations and the spread of their teachings, the theologies of these independent and unregistered churches have drawn much less academic attention than those of mission-church or "state church" theologians.

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Independent Guide to eBay 2016


Free Download Independent Guide to eBay 2016 By Micromart, Simon Brew
2015 | 148 Pages | ISBN: 1781064474 | PDF | 14 MB
Thinking of diving into the exciting world of eBay but not quite sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place. You are holding in your hands a thorough guide to everything you need to know about the online marketplace: from how it started to how it can help you, from making your first bid on an exciting item to setting up your own eBay shop. Through this guide, we look at how to be a successful buyer and seller on eBay. We won t sugar coat it we’ll point out the cons as well as the pros, and help you avoid common pitfalls.

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Independent Africa, Dependent Science Scientific Research in Africa


Free Download R. Sooryamoorthy, "Independent Africa, Dependent Science: Scientific Research in Africa "
English | ISBN: 9819955769 | 2023 | 331 pages | PDF | 13 MB
This book offers an examination of Africa’s scientific landscape based on extensive empirical data encompassing fifty-four African countries. It traces the evolution of science on the continent, highlighting research areas, global partnerships, funding sources, research capacity, and the impact of science policies. Acknowledging that Africa relies heavily on external sources, particularly from the Global North, for scientific research, the book identifies and addresses obstacles hindering self-reliance and underscores the urgent need for revitalized partnerships and cooperation to bolster Africa’s scientific autonomy. It offers valuable recommendations to promote self-reliance, making it an indispensable resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners.

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Chinese Independent Animation Renegotiating Identity in Modern China


Free Download Wenhai Zhou, "Chinese Independent Animation: Renegotiating Identity in Modern China"
English | 2020 | pages: 230 | ISBN: 3030406997, 3030406962 | PDF | 5,8 mb
This study of ‘independent’ animation opens up a quietly subversive and vibrant dimension of contemporary Chinese culture which, hitherto, has not received as much attention as dissident art or political activism. Scholarly interest in Chinese animation has increased over the last decade, with attention paid to the conventional media circle of production, distribution and consumption. The ‘independent’ sector has been largely ignored however, until now. By focusing on distinctive independent artists like Pisan and Lei Lei, and situating their work within the present day media ecology, the author examines the relationship between the genre and the sociocultural transformation of contemporary China. Animation, the author argues, has a special significance, as the nature of the animation text is itself multilayered and given to multiple interpretations and avenues of engagement. Through an examination of the affordances of this ‘independent’ media entity, the author explores how this multifaceted cultural form reveals ambiguities that parallel contradictions in art and society. In so doing, independent animation provides a convenient ‘mirror’ for examining how recent social upheavals have been negotiated, and how certain practitioners have found effective ways for discussing the post-Socialist reality within the current political configuration.

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Cape Verde Crioulo Colony To Independent Nation


Free Download Cape Verde: Crioulo Colony To Independent Nation By Richard A. Lobban Jr.
2018 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0813335620 | PDF | 6 MB
Richard Lobban sketches Cape Verde’s complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade through its years under Portuguese colonial administration and its protracted armed struggle on the Guinea coast for national independence, there and in Cape Verde.

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