American Film Association — Film Business Bootcamp
The complete AFA film business curriculum — finance, packaging, distribution, and deal structure — delivered in five intensive days with direct access to the people who move the industry.
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The AFA Film Business Bootcamp is the full accelerator curriculum delivered in a single intensive week — eight hours a day, in person, with the people in the room.
This is not a seminar. It is a working session. Every day builds on the last. By the end of the week, you will understand how film finance actually works, how projects get packaged and sold, and what it takes to operate as a serious film business.
Everything covered in the six-week AFA Film Accelerator — finance, packaging, distribution, deal structure, and investor relations — in one concentrated week.
Distributors, financiers, and film business operators will be in the room. Not as remote speakers. In person. Available for direct conversation.
Seats are intentionally limited. The goal is depth, not volume. Every person in the room is there to do serious work.
Bootcamp graduates become part of the AFA network — ongoing access to members, events, and the relationships you build during the week.
The Five Days
Eight hours each day. No filler. Each day is built around the decisions that determine whether a film gets made — and whether it gets seen.
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Day 05
Industry Guests
We are not yet announcing who will be joining us — but the people coming to speak at this event are active decision-makers. They acquire films. They finance productions. They have the relationships that most filmmakers spend years trying to reach.
Day Five is built around them. You will have direct access — not a panel livestream, not a recorded interview. In the room. In conversation.
Who This Is For
This is not an introduction to filmmaking. It is a business program for people who are already making or financing films and want to operate at a higher level.
You have projects in development or in production and need to understand how to finance, package, and sell them without leaving money on the table.
You are building a slate or managing productions and want a clear, current picture of how the business side of the industry actually works in 2026.
You are deploying or considering deploying capital into film and want to understand deal structure, risk, and how experienced operators evaluate projects.
Why In Person
Eight hours a day with full focus. No Zoom fatigue, no inbox, no context switching. The week moves fast because nothing is competing for your attention.
The people you meet during five days in person are different from the people you meet in an online cohort. The conversations go deeper. The follow-through is higher.
The distributors and financiers joining us on Day Five are there in person. That is the format that makes real introductions possible.
When everyone is in the same room, the energy is different. You will leave with a clear plan — and the people to help you execute it.
The difference
"Six weeks online gives you the material. Five days in person gives you the material and the room — and sometimes, the room is the whole point."
What's Included
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Seats are limited for this in-person bootcamp. Use the checkout button below to get the product, then complete the short application form so the AFA team can follow up directly.
Secure your seat for the in-person bootcamp and get access to the full five-day film business curriculum.
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