Greenlight (film industry)

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In the film industry, greenlight is the binding release for the implementation of a film project or a television series . Greenlighting a film project is accompanied by an agreement on the amount of the film budget and an obligation to finance the film .

After Green Lighting can film producers with the pre- start.

The decision about the greenlighting of a film project lies with the large major studios in most cases with the company management. Particularly in the case of large tentpole films, which can cost over US $ 200 million in production budget, the studio owners occasionally also have a say.

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