For producers & creators
Capital with intelligence, delivered by people who have made the films.
We are producer, financier and equity investor under one roof. We shape the project before we underwrite it. The cheque arrives with a grant strategy, a location analysis, a script consultation and a sales packaging plan.
The thesis
The alpha in film finance is upstream of the financing decision.
Most film capital arrives after the creative decisions have been made. The script is locked, the budget is set, the location is chosen, the cast is attached. By the time the term sheet hits the producer’s desk, the financier can price the risk; they cannot reduce it. These are the three places we shape outcomes before that moment, and where most projects leave money on the table.
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~60-65% non-dilutive
Grant and incentive architecture.
Most producers navigate the incentive landscape project by project, learning each time. With embedded production expertise we architect the stack from day one: Producer Offset (40 percent features / 30 percent TV) plus state attraction funds plus regional uplifts plus official co-production structuring plus Screen Australia development plus IBA loans where applicable. Stacking it correctly moves the non-dilutive component of a budget from about 40 percent to 60 or 65 percent of total cost.
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8-15% budget uplift
Selective location strategy.
Location is usually treated as a creative decision with a budget consequence. More accurately, it is a budget decision with a creative consequence. Shooting the same script in Queensland versus Victoria versus Western Australia changes QAPE eligibility, state grant access, regional uplifts, crew rates and tax timing. We model the trade-offs against the script and propose a structurally optimised plan that preserves the director’s intent while improving the economics by 8 to 15 percent of total budget.
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Highest ROI per dollar
Script maturity.
The single largest predictor of a film’s commercial outcome is whether the script was ready when production began. Most independent films shoot too early because the financing close forces it. With editorial capability in-house (script consultants, development executives, and the discipline to insist on additional drafts before greenlight) we materially improve the conversion rate from greenlight to commercially viable finished film.
The offer
What arrives when we say yes.
The cheque is the easy part. These are the four ways the integrated model changes the day-to-day reality of getting a film made.
Strategic input from day one.
The term sheet is paired with a grant strategy, a location analysis, a script consultation and a sales packaging plan. You are not managing a financing close on your own; you are working with people who have seen the same problem fifty times.
Earlier capital, when it is most catalytic.
Development financing (script polishing, packaging, attachments, location scouting) is the part of the value chain where independent producers are most starved and where capital is most catalytic. We deploy at this stage with structural recoupment at first day of principal photography, plus a modest revenue participation.
A plural relationship, not a transactional one.
A passive financier closes one deal and waits for the next pitch. An integrated fund builds relationships with producers and directors across multiple projects, with first-look terms, slate participation and continuity of personnel. Our best producers reward this with their best material.
One roof. One relationship.
Capital, line production, post and finishing, legal and business affairs, sales and distribution under one partnership. Pitch once, manage one relationship. No coordinating five agencies, no version drift between budgets and finance plans.
The trade-off, named
We have opinions.
The integrated model means the fund has opinions about the script, the cast, the location, the cut. Filmmakers who want passive capital with no creative input should not work with us. Filmmakers who want structural intelligence delivered alongside the cheque should.
How to apply
A clear, producer-friendly process.
First response within two weeks. If we progress, diligence and documentation are run by our investment team, not farmed out, and term sheets are written in plain English.
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Submit materials
Logline, deck, script, team and budget via our application form.
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Review & diligence
First-pass review inside two weeks. Full diligence if we progress.
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Term sheet & close
Clear, negotiated terms, then documentation and funding.
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.