Budgets, finance plans & cash flow · Core
Finance plan
Also called: financing plan
ELI5
A document showing where the money to make the project is expected to come from.
Used in conversation
“We should clarify the finance plan before moving forward.”
Pitch context
This names a document, asset or development step that can appear in a pitch package.
Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.
Connected terms
- Production budgetA budget shows where money is spent; a finance plan shows where money comes from.
- Producer’s statementA producer’s statement may contextualise the finance strategy.
- Co-productionThe finance plan shows how co-production financing fits.
- Committed financeA simplified finance-to-recoupment path.
Sources & evidence · 9
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Screen Australia — Finance Plan and Budget GuidanceDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights, Camera, Action! IP Rights and the Film-Making ProcessDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Producers Guild of America — Producing Credits for Episodic Television (Scripted)Supporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Producers Guild of America — Producing Credits for Non-Fiction TelevisionSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Format Recognition and Protection Association — FRAPA Format ResourcesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- U.S. Copyright Office — Copyright BasicsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14