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Criteria & Governance

What we underwrite, and how we control it.

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.