
Discussing the financing and distribution of dramatic films has grown progressively complex, as pointed out by a group of industry professionals at Winston Baker’s debut Film & Television Finance Forum Venice. “Dramas have transitioned from hard to extremely hard,” Benjamin Kramer, co-head of the media finance department at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), commented during the panel titled “State of the Industry: State of Finance.” Nonetheless, Kramer, who has worked on films like Sing Sing, Nyad, and The Revenant, emphasized that there are still numerous dramas at various budget levels that get produced, including those with a $30 million budget. The amount of funding available will always be contingent on factors such as the filmmaker, the cast, and whether it’s based on something significant, he concluded.