I require a recent list of entertainment hedge funds (including
contact information) that invest in feature films in the United
States?

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Clarification of Question by curiosityisfun-ga on 12 Jan 2006 11:28 PST

'Is there a list of investment funds (with contact information) that
buy into film production for features on any any level?'

Hedge funds normally invest heavily in shorts, commodities, and put
options, often on currency spreads (FOREX).

Of course I could be wrong, but I doubt that an actual hedge fund
would be involved in feature film investment.

I agree with Siliconsamurai.  Hedge funds take long or short positions
in stocks, commodities, derivatives and foreign currency that freely
traded, that have a broad market.
You can check the definition by searching:  define:hedge fund.

As I understand it, funding of feature films is a very close market,
if there is a market at all for individuals' investments in this area.
 Without a market  - regular exchange quotations for buying and
selling such investments  - a hedge fund would have no way of
investing.
There may be investment funds that buy into such investments on the
primary level, fund that specialize in film funding.
Myoarin

Thanks very much!

hmmmm... then I think I should rephrase my question: 

'Is there a list of investment funds (with contact information) that
buy into film production for features on any any level?'

Once again, siliconsamurai and myoarin: THANK YOU!!!

/curiosityisfun

Still doubt there is any mutual fund, they are mostly restricted to
investing in listed stocks.

It is possible to invest relatively small amounts in plays, even some
broadway plays.

About all you can do for feature films is buy shares in one of the big
companies which own distribution companies such as Disney.

That is not the entire story.  One can invest in financing films.  I
think it has a tax side to it like some other speculative investments;
maybe you can take production costs as a tax loss in the period prior
to the films being distributed or something like that from what I have
heard mentioned.  I haven't check this aspect on these sites, which I
include just to show that film financing separate from the major
studios exists:
http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/00september/finance.htm
http://www.caryn.com/indie/caryn-indie-funding.html
http://www.screenplayers.net/financing.html
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=203005
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=428595
http://www.cinemarquee.com/cine/filmfin.htm

Perhaps my suggestion about tax treatment is specific to here in
Germany, since I saw that mentioned in passing.

An investment fund that concentrated in direct film financing might
have a problem with fulfilling SEC requirements on diversification of
the portfolio or marketablility of the holdings  - but this is really
beyond my ken.

CHeers

Thanks again for your comments. 

I think the tax incentives for film financing available in Germany
have been stopped as of the new Merkel government there. This is why I
hear most the studios here (Los Angeles) are focusing on other parts
of the world (or on other investment tools) to obtain the massive
amounts of capital required to put together a movie.

As I understand it, before the German laws changed, there were many
film funds operating out of Germany - however I'm not sure if they
were private or public. I know that there are private funds here in
the US... however trying to find them is another story :)

Thanks again very much!

Adios!