Original IP & Project Development
Advance original concepts from premise and underlying rights through treatments, scripts, packaging and market readiness.
Development & Production
Producer-led support from concept and script development through packaging, budgeting, funding applications, production and delivery.
Creative & Script Development
Script Coverage & Evaluation
Script coverage and creative assessment of structure, pacing, character arcs and genre.
Reviewing cultural adaptation and the creative potential for international presentation, with expert validation.
Screenplay Development
Coordinate writers, revisions, development notes and script milestones while protecting the project’s creative vision.
Script doctoring and scene or narrative restructuring based on creative and analytical review.
Creative Direction & Project Concept
Align story, genre, tone, talent attachments and format with a coherent creative proposition for partners and audiences.
Packaging & Pitch Materials
Pitch Materials & Financing Package
Preparing loglines, synopses, treatments, director and producer statements, lookbooks, series bibles and visual concepts.
Creating a pitch deck and investment memorandum incorporating the agreed finance structure, investment terms, P&A budget, forecast ROI, recoupment schedule and key talent attachments.
Pitch Preparation & Partner Outreach
Adapting the project package for investors, funds, public bodies and co-producers.
Preparing pitch scripts, rehearsals, presentations and responses to industry questions.
Budgeting & Finance Plans
Budget & Financial Model
Budgeting, Financial Modeling & Budget Control
Production budgeting, financing schedules and cash flow projections.
Calculating IRR, ROI, break-even and recoupment waterfalls using agreed market assumptions.
Sensitivity analysis, staged financing, contingency and payment schedules.
Monitoring use of funds, budget variances and investor reporting.
Sources of Financing
Film Financing Strategy
Develop a project-specific finance plan drawing on equity, pre-sales and minimum guarantees (MGs), gap financing, public funding and eligible production incentives, as appropriate to the project’s risk profile.
Targeted private investor, venture fund and family office outreach, meeting preparation and negotiation support.
Philanthropic & Cultural Funding
Assess mission-aligned foundations, cultural patrons and non-commercial funding opportunities with appropriate governance and disclosure.
Crowdfunding & Community Financing
Campaign strategy, platform selection, project presentation, rewards, communications and contributor reporting.
Digital Financing Instruments
Collective investment, tokenisation and fractional rights licensing models, feasibility assessment and legal structuring in selected jurisdictions.
Investment Syndication
Co-investment structures, participation terms, governance, reporting and revenue allocation across multiple investors.
Deal Structure & Completion Guarantees
Film Investment Deal Structuring
Structure equity, debt and other financing arrangements, including recoupment priorities, security and approval rights with legal advisers.
Completion Guarantees & Production Insurance
Completion and overrun risk assessment, coordination of completion bonds and production insurance, including terms, limits, exclusions and participant obligations.
Film Funds, Grants & Incentives
Film Funds, Grants & Public Financing
Identify potentially eligible screen agencies, cultural funds and grant programs; coordinate application strategy and submission materials.
Program monitoring, eligibility assessment, application calendars, director and producer statements, financial plans, translation, submissions, representation and post-award reporting.
Production Incentives, Tax Credits & Rebates
Assess qualified production expenditure (QPE), jurisdiction-specific tax credits, cash rebates and transferable incentives, including eligibility, timing and compliance.
Selection of production and service partners to implement the agreed incentive model.
Producing & Production Oversight
Producing & Production Management
Project Governance & Responsibilities
Document the producer’s mandate, scope of authority, approvals, deliverables and reporting lines for a clearly governed engagement.
Budget and schedule change approvals, financing milestones and crisis-team responsibilities.
Slate Development & Production Oversight
Producing oversight across multiple films: development priorities, team resources, milestones and common decision procedures.
Investment allocation and rights valuation are covered by their dedicated disciplines.
End-to-End Producing Services
Coordinate development, financing, packaging, production interfaces and release planning through a single producer-led workstream.
Financial, legal, reputational and production reviews at relevant milestones, with risk monitoring from development to revenue collection.
Production Turnaround & Completion
Assessment of stalled projects, revised creative, financial and production strategies, completion planning and coordination of corrective work.
Project Mediation & Dispute Resolution
Confidential negotiations between producers, creators, investors and platforms, resolution planning and coordination of settlement documentation.
International Production Logistics
Coordination of priority permits, visas, customs and logistics, key participant support and local specialist liaison.
Sustainable Production Strategy
Environmental requirements, resource planning, production procedures and reporting aligned with applicable standards and project conditions.
Production Security & Content Protection
Confidentiality procedures, access controls and leak prevention, with coordination of information security and specialist protection for the production and its team.
Co-Production & Production Partnerships
International Co-Production Structuring
Design of a cross-border project structure, including co-producer participation, financial obligations, creative responsibilities and rights allocation.
Alignment of multiple funding sources with partnership terms and applicable co-production requirements.
Co-Producer Identification & Outreach
Identify and approach potential co-producers whose track record, financing access and creative interests match the project.
Studio, local producer, fixer and service-company sourcing, including remote matchmaking and partner review.
Institutional Co-Production Liaison
Coordinating with national film institutes, film commissions and industry organizations on co-production structure, project status and partner participation.
Regional Infrastructure & Production Partnerships
Regional infrastructure sourcing, film commission liaison, local teams and production partnerships.
Coordination of formal support programs and resource access.
Rebate calculations are addressed within financing.
Official Co-Production Eligibility Assessment
Review nationality, spend, personnel and treaty criteria for official co-production status before applications are made.
Cross-Border Deal Negotiations
Support term-sheet development, cross-border partner negotiations and coordination of specialist local counsel.
Multilingual business communications and target-market business practices.
Casting, Creative Attachments & Representation
Lead Casting & Talent Packaging
Identify lead-cast targets whose creative suitability, availability and market value strengthen the financing package.
Assessment of ensemble and on-screen chemistry from auditions and materials, including AI-assisted tools.
Cast Attachments & Letters of Intent
Coordinate outreach, availability checks, letters of intent and deal discussions for principal cast, subject to representation.
Supporting & Specialty Casting
Plan and coordinate supporting cast and specialist performers in line with creative needs and production parameters.
International Talent Liaison
Professional liaison with international talent agencies, managers and artist representatives.
Coordinating negotiations with regard to applicable guild rules, contractual requirements, jurisdictions and the project’s practical circumstances.
Director, Writer & Key Creative Attachments
Assemble a credible package of director, writer, producer and department-head attachments aligned with the project.
Targeted showrunner, director, cinematographer and executive producer search, including fees, riders and back-end participation negotiations.
Remote Casting & Voice Talent
Remote auditions, voice-over and dubbing talent search, shortlists and coordination of recorded audition reviews.
Representation of Creators, Projects & Creative Talent
Introducing writers, directors, creative professionals, scripts, formats and creator-led projects to studios, producers and platforms.
Coordinating industry relationships, talent positioning and negotiations for project participation.
Pre-Production & Physical Production
Location Scouting & Virtual Pre-Production
Location sourcing, photogrammetry, digital twins and advance planning of blocking, lighting and camera work.
Line Producing & Physical Production
Location units, local crews, permits, vendors, schedules and real-time budget oversight using digital production management systems.
Remote Production Monitoring
Secure on-set streaming and remote playback for directors, producers and commissioning clients.
Virtual Production
LED stage production, Unreal Engine environments and In-Camera Visual Effects pipeline coordination.
Stunts, Practical Effects & Production Safety
Stunt, action and pyrotechnics specialists, complex-scene safety reviews, equipment, practical effects budgets and production risk insurance coordination.
Post-Production & Sound
Picture Editorial, Color & Sound Post
Offline and online editing, color grading, HDR and Dolby Vision deliverables, sound design and immersive mixing, including Dolby Atmos.
Digital Likenesses, Aging & De-Aging
Talent scanning, digital models, voice work, face replacement and age transformations within agreed rights.
Digital Clean-Up & Rotoscoping
Wire, marker, equipment and object removal, rotoscoping and AI-assisted processing with shot-level quality control.
Digital Crowds & Large-Scale Simulation
Digital background characters, crowd and large-scale scene simulation, with integration into live-action footage.
Archival Likeness Reconstruction
CGI and AI reconstruction of archival likenesses, source coordination, creative approvals and rights-holder or estate permissions.
Post-Production Turnaround & Completion
Re-editing, additional shots, reshoots and technical remediation, including agreed image and voice changes in existing footage.
Music Supervision & Sound Strategy
Develop the musical and sonic direction; coordinate composer briefs, music supervision and rights-clearance requirements.