Producing A Profit In Animation with Max Howard and Mark Simon
Do you have an idea for an animated feature or TV series?
Do you want to make BIG $$$?
How do you avoid losing your shirt in production?
Executive & Producer of Academy Award-Winning Films, Max Howard, and independent animation producer, Mark Simon, share their secrets that have produced award-winning and money-making animations!
Max Howard is an (Iron) Giant in the animation business.
His movies have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide and have won 13 Oscars!
Plus, he set up two animation studios for Disney and worked with industry heavyweights like Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg.


Mark Simon has turned his animation addiction into a profitable passion.
His latest animation project, FOX’s Tooth Fairy 2, just came out on DVD.
He’s produced animations for Nickelodeon, Disney and others.
His animated and live-action production credits are over 4,000 and counting.
He’s won over 100 international awards including the Grand Prize in the Nicktoons Film Festival.
He’s written 10 industry books, including Producing Independent 2D Character Animation
Max and Mark hold nothing back!
It All Starts with Money
- Where to pitch your film & TV animation
- Where to raise production funds
- The opportunities available to produce your own hit animations
- Once You Get the $$ – Spend It Wisely
You’re Finished! Now Comes the Profit Part
- Distribution fees for features
- When you can set up a toy deal
- Why animated films are a better investment than live-action films
- Industry insider tips to estimate movie income
- How much money the creators of South Park have made
- The best film & TV markets to attend
- The various ways animation profits
- How major awards can affect your profit
One piece of advice that could save you MILLION$
- Which animation studios are best to work with
- Should you budget for a 3D stereoscopic production
- How much to budget for star actors
- How low-budget movies can make more money
- If you should produce a pilot
- What countries have the best studios and offer the best deals
- How to overcome the toughest production challenges
You can’t afford to miss this event!
“Early in my career I was fortunate to work with Max under his studio leadership where one of the best animation teams in the industry were assembled to create Disney’s Florida feature animation studio. Max is a proven successful producer of not only major studio blockbusters, but also of cost conscience independent animated productions.”
Dom Carola
President
Premise Entertainment (Disney’s partner on Princess and the Frog)
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