Film Financing: Strategies for Independent Producers — DCIFF 2026 Seminar

The Working with Investors: A FILM FINANCING WORKSHOP is an opportunity to get invaluable information from an industry professional who understands the playing field out there today, knows what it takes to make a movie, and is experienced in how to prepare for, solict and access funding. The seminar will explain how independent films get funded upfront through investment and tax credits, and will include questions from participants.

*** Special opportunity: Buy tickets for both FILM FINANCING WORKSHOPS ("Working with Investors" and "Grantsmanship & Film-Focused Foundations"), and get the opportunity to partake in a special one-time Grants & Finance Clinic. Sit down with experts Carole Bidault de L'Isle and Deirdre Evans-Pritchard to get a more personalized experience. The Clinic will be held on Friday, February 13th, from 4:00-5:00 pm at the Arlo Hotel.

Working with Investors: A FILM FINANCING WORKSHOP will be presented by Carol Bidault de L’Isle and Alex Stickle, CEO, CIO Poiesis Capital Management.

Carol Bidault de L’Isle is an award winning producer, specialized in international motion picture/television financing, distribution, media asset acquisitions and management (MediaFusion Entertainment, LLC). She brings with her over 30 years of industry experience in the United States, Europe and Latin America. She recently produced Cut Off (Brad Dourif, William Baldwin, Jean-Marc Barr) and Daliland (Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller). Carol is also the founder of the DC Independent Film Festival.

Alex Stickle is the founder of Poiesis Capital Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund based in Manhattan and Washington, D.C., integrating macro, systematic, and special situations strategies. With a background spanning neuroscience, technology, and finance, he has founded multiple companies, worked as a proprietary trader, and partnered with a $1B systematic macro fund. Alex advises startups and research institutions, serves on the board of the DC Independent Film Festival, and lives in Manhattan with his fiancée Katherine.

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