Production
We back the film. Not just the balance sheet.
Capital alone does not finish a film. Producers spend as much time sourcing service providers as they do shaping story. MatchCut consolidates the infrastructure, so you can spend the time where it matters.
What we add
Four things a straight capital provider will not give you.
Every producer has seen the cheque-only shop. Capital arrives, decisions take a quarter, the deal papers carry a footnote they missed on the first read. We are not that. The value-add below is what separates the dealflow that progresses from the dealflow that stalls.
01
Speed and decision discipline.
First response inside two weeks. One investment committee makes the call. Term sheets written in plain English, without carve-outs buried in schedules. Producers should know where they stand, early.
02
Full-stack under one roof.
Capital, line production, post and finishing, legal and business affairs, sales and distribution. Pitch once, manage one relationship. No coordinating five agencies, no version drift between budgets and finance plans.
03
Distribution-first thinking.
Sales, theatrical, and streaming conversations start at greenlight, not at delivery. Windowing plans are built into the finance plan, and sales agents are briefed with the package the investment committee reviewed.
04
Producer-aligned economics.
Transparent waterfalls documented before first draw. No ancillary fees hidden in appendices. You retain creative control. We retain credit discipline. Both survive the deal.
Day-to-day capabilities
The craft inside the partnership.
Line production
Budgeting, scheduling and on-set oversight from line producers who have worked at scale. Independent of the producer for reporting; aligned on delivery.
Post & finishing
Picture, sound, DI and delivery through vetted post houses. Our post team supervises the schedule against the distribution plan.
Legal & business affairs
Chain-of-title, talent, finance, distribution and music paperwork handled by specialist screen counsel. Generalists bill more and miss more.
Completion assurance
Recognised completion guarantors introduced on every financed project. Production reporting runs independently, so surprises surface before they compound.
How we engage
From package review to release, in one timeline.
You know what to expect, and when. Every stage has a named owner on our side and a written artefact at the end of it. No waiting on a call that never gets scheduled.
Week 1-2
Package review
Logline, deck, script, team, budget. First-pass review by the investment committee. Yes, no, or what we need to see more of.
Week 3-4
Diligence and term sheet
Chain-of-title, completion strategy, sales comparables, distribution plan. Written term sheet at the end of it.
Closing
Documentation and funding
Intercreditor and waterfall documented before first draw. No surprises at drawdown.
Production
Embedded oversight
Line production and completion reporting run in parallel to the producer. We see what the producer sees, a week earlier.
Post & delivery
Supervised workflow
Post schedule aligned to the distribution plan. DI, sound, deliverables on the timeline distribution needs, not the one post found convenient.
Release
Distribution activated
Sales, theatrical and streaming partners briefed and ready. The conversation started at greenlight, so it is live at release.
Distribution access
A global partner network, warm-introduced.
Sales agents, theatrical distributors and streaming partners across North America, the UK, EMEA and APAC. Introductions are warm, briefings are tailored to the film. Distribution is a relationship, and we bring ours.
Sales & festivals
Introductions to sales agents and curated festival strategies tailored to each film.
Theatrical
Access to independent and major theatrical partners in principal territories.
Streaming & pay-TV
Pre-sales and output-deal conversations handled on your behalf.
Home entertainment
TVOD, SVOD and AVOD licensing with windowing plans built for long-tail recoupment.
Submissions
Bring us the package.
Logline, deck, script, team and budget. First response inside two weeks. Clear yes, clear no, or a specific list of what we need to see next.