Understanding Pre-Sales & Minimum Guarantees in Film Sales
- Gato Scatena
- Sep 12
- 3 min read
Independent filmmaking often depends not just on creative vision, but on smart financial packaging. Two of the most important tools in that toolbox are pre-sales and minimum guarantees (MGs). They can make or break whether a film gets made, whether you get paid early or see income later, and how risk gets distributed between filmmakers, distributors, and financiers.
