Synergy Pictures UK^™

A Synergy Media Corporation Company

We make pictures. We finance them. We take them to the world.

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The House

A production house with a balance sheet behind it.

Synergy Pictures UK produces feature film and premium documentary. We also arrange the capital that gets those pictures to camera and license them into world markets — three functions the industry usually keeps in separate hands, and which we have never seen a reason to separate.

The floor comes first. Everything else in this house exists so that a director gets the days, the crew and the cut the picture actually needs. A financier who has never carried a schedule misprices risk; a producer without a sales desk misreads a market. Holding all three together means the money, the making and the selling answer to the same people from first drawdown to final collection.

We work to a mandate rather than a volume target. A small number of pictures a year, each underwritten on its own merits, structured against verifiable pre-sales and incentives, and reported on quarterly. We are slow to commit and we finish what we start.

What We Do

Three desks, one house.

Production is the business. The finance and distribution desks exist to get pictures made and to get them seen.

Production

We produce and co-produce feature film and premium documentary in the United Kingdom and abroad. Development through delivery, run against the approved budget and schedule by producers who have carried pictures to completion before, with cost reporting back to the finance desk throughout.

Development & packaging
Physical production
Co-production & service work
Post supervision & delivery
Cost reporting & budget audit
Compliance, E&O and insurance

Structured Finance

We arrange and place the capital that gets a picture to camera: equity, senior and mezzanine debt, gap facilities, tax incentives and treaty co-production finance. The recoupment waterfall is modelled and agreed before any party signs, so every position in the stack is documented from the outset.

Equity & private placement
Senior, gap & mezzanine debt
UK incentive & AVEC modelling
Treaty co-production structuring
Waterfall & recoupment design
Completion bond liaison

III

International Distribution

We represent completed pictures and pre-sell titles territory by territory. Distributor relationships, festival strategy and the deal terms behind them, handled by the house that underwrote the film — so nothing is lost in the handover and receipts return through a controlled account.

World sales representation
Pre-sales & minimum guarantees
Festival & market strategy
Streaming & broadcast licensing
Release planning
Collection account management

Markets

Cannes
EFM Berlin
AFM
TIFF Industry
Ventana Sur
Sunny Side of the Doc

Leadership

The people accountable for it.

Tanmay Raj Srivastava

Chief Executive OfficerChairman of the Synergy Media Corporation

Sky Cheema

PresidentSynergy Pictures UK

Aarushi Bahl

Chief Operating Officer

Julia Nika Neviandt

Chief Creative OfficerEurope

William Ashford

Chief Legal CounselEngland & Wales and North America

Pauline Berard

Head of Government RelationsEMEA

Sora Kurosaki

Director of Visual Development

Criteria & Governance

What we underwrite, how we control it, and on what terms.

Investment criteria

Formats: Feature film and premium documentary. No shorts, no spec commercials.
Territories: United Kingdom and international co-production.
Stage: Part-financed projects with a director attached and verifiable attachments; completed pictures seeking world sales.
Required: Script, budget top sheet, finance plan, chain of title and any executed pre-sales.
Response: Two weeks from receipt of a complete submission.

Governance & controls

Collection account management on every financed title, administered by an independent CAM.
Quarterly reporting to all financiers against the agreed recoupment schedule.
Completion bond required on productions above an agreed threshold.
KYC, AML and source-of-funds verification on all incoming capital.
Chain of title opinion obtained before first drawdown.
Errors & omissions and production insurance placed through an accredited broker.
Independent audit of production cost reports at interim and final stages.

Legal & disclosures

The following notices apply to this website and to any dealings with Synergy Pictures UK arising from it. They should be read in full.

Regulatory status

Synergy Pictures UK is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It does not carry on any regulated activity within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and it does not arrange, advise on or deal in investments for retail clients.

No offer or solicitation

Nothing on this website constitutes an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, fund interest, or participation in the financing of any picture, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Any participation is offered only to persons who qualify to receive it, and only by way of separate documentation.

Financial promotions

Any communication concerning a participation in the financing of a picture is directed only at persons falling within the relevant exemptions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, including certified high net worth individuals, sophisticated investors and investment professionals. It is not available to, and must not be relied upon by, any other person.

Capital at risk

The financing of motion pictures is speculative and illiquid. The value of a participation may fall as well as rise, returns are not guaranteed, distributions may be delayed, and a participant may not recover the amount originally committed. Participations are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

No investment advice

The content of this website is provided for general information only. It is not investment, legal, tax or accounting advice, and it does not take account of the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular person. Independent professional advice should be taken before any commitment is made.

Risk warning

Film finance carries substantial risk. Capital committed to a production may be lost in whole or in part. Interests are illiquid, are not readily realisable, and there is no secondary market for them. Returns depend on the completion, delivery and commercial performance of a picture, none of which can be assured.

Past performance

Any reference to the firm’s previous activity is provided for information only and is not an indication or forecast of future results. The performance of any past picture is not a guide to the performance of any other.

Forward-looking statements

Statements concerning strategy, projected budgets or anticipated outcomes are forward-looking and reflect present expectations. They are subject to change, and to risks and uncertainties outside the firm's control. No obligation is accepted to update them.

Accuracy of information

Reasonable care is taken to ensure that information on this website is accurate at the time of publication, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is given as to its accuracy or completeness. The firm accepts no liability for loss arising from reliance on it, save where such liability cannot be excluded by law.

Intellectual property

The Synergy Pictures name, the peacock crest and all other marks appearing on this website are the property of Synergy Media Corporation and its subsidiaries. All other names, marks and material referred to remain the property of their respective owners. No licence is granted by their appearance here.

Third-party links

This website may link to material published by others. Such links are provided for convenience. The firm does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the content of any external site.

Data protection

Personal data submitted through this website is processed in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Submissions and correspondence are retained only for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which they were provided. Requests concerning personal data may be sent to the firm by email.

Unsolicited submissions

Material sent to the firm without a prior written request is received on the basis that it does not create any confidential relationship or obligation, and that the firm may be developing or financing projects of a similar nature independently. No compensation is payable in respect of unsolicited material.

Governing law

This website and these notices are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with them is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Write to the appropriate desk.

Submissions

Material submitted for consideration by the house.

submissions@synergypictures.co.uk

Distribution & Acquisitions

Distributors, buyers, festivals and market appointments.

distribution@synergypictures.co.uk

Capital & Investor Relations

Funds, financiers and institutional partners considering participation.

capital@synergypictures.co.uk

General Enquiries

Press, partnerships and anything not covered by the desks above.

info@synergypictures.co.uk

Synergy Pictures UK™