Mani Haghighi, film director, writer, film producer, and actor

Preproduction is also when a director will work to obtain funding for a film. Unless the director is independently wealthy, this piece can take some time and could very well bleed over into production and postproduction periods. In fact, funding is one of the most frustrating parts of the filmmaking process according to Vladan Nikolic, filmmaker and media-studies professor at New School University.