The Methodology
Exactly how your film gets funded.
Phase by phase.
No vague promises. Below is the real process, the deliverables you receive, how long each stage takes, and how much of your own time it costs.
First deliverable
7 days from kickoff
Documents you keep
Deck, budget, EPK, plan
Your time cost
2 to 4 hours per week
Reporting
Weekly written update
The Six Phases
What actually happens, week by week
Every phase has a defined output. If a phase does not clear, we do not move forward and charge you for motion.
Funding Diagnostic
We read your project the way a fund officer or platform reviewer will.
You receive
- Eligibility scorecard against 20+ funds
- Gap report: what is missing before you apply
- Recommended funding route (grant, crowd, equity or blended)
What we need from you
One 45 minute call, plus your script, treatment or logline.
Materials Build
Every document a financier asks for, written and designed by our team.
You receive
- Pitch deck
- Budget top sheet + full budget
- Director statement, synopsis, bios
- EPK and one sheet
What we need from you
Assets you already have (stills, trailer, cast). We write the rest.
Audience Foundation
No campaign launches without a warm list. This is the phase most films skip.
You receive
- Audience persona research
- Email list build + landing page
- Content calendar
- Paid signal tests
What we need from you
Approval on messaging. We run the accounts and the ads.
Launch & Daily Operations
Grant submissions go out. Crowdfunding goes live. Someone is on it every single day.
You receive
- Grant submissions + tracking
- Daily campaign updates
- Reward and stretch goal ladder
- Press release + trade outreach
What we need from you
Show up for interviews and updates. We handle the machine.
Investor & Sales Outreach
Parallel track: equity partners, sales agents, platforms and regional co producers.
You receive
- Targeted investor map
- Outreach sequences
- Meeting prep + pipeline reporting
What we need from you
Take the meetings. We brief you before each one.
Delivery & Follow Through
Money in the account is not the finish line. Reporting and fulfilment kill more films than fundraising.
You receive
- Reward fulfilment logistics
- Grant reporting packs
- Festival submission plan
- Distribution introductions
What we need from you
Sign off. We keep the paperwork clean.
Which route fits your film
Three funding paths. We tell you which one before you spend a month on the wrong one.
Grant Route
- Best fit
- Documentary, social impact, first features, regional stories
- Typical range
- $5,000 to $250,000
- Time to money
- 3 to 9 months
- Wins or loses on
- Eligibility precision
Crowdfunding Route
- Best fit
- Genre, animation, fan led, community anchored projects
- Typical range
- $10,000 to $150,000
- Time to money
- 8 to 14 weeks
- Wins or loses on
- Pre launch audience
Equity Route
- Best fit
- Narrative features with comps, packaged cast, clear market
- Typical range
- $150,000 upward
- Time to money
- 4 to 12 months
- Wins or loses on
- Financial modelling
Why the order matters
Foundation first is not a slogan. It is a hit rate.
Projects that apply with no eligibility audit
12%
typical industry hit rate
Projects that launch crowdfunding with no warm list
21%
reach their goal
Projects that complete our full six phase process
84%
reach or exceed target
Straight answers
The questions filmmakers ask us first
Do you take a cut of what we raise?
No hidden success fees buried in the contract. Scope and cost are agreed up front, in writing, before any work starts.
Can you help if we already launched and stalled?
Yes. We run a rescue diagnostic, rebuild the audience layer and restructure rewards or the submission plan mid flight.
What if we are pre script?
Then the diagnostic is the right entry point. We tell you which funds accept development stage projects and what they need to see.
How much of my time does this take?
Roughly two to four hours a week. Calls, approvals, interviews. The drafting, outreach and daily operations sit with us.
Do you guarantee funding?
No serious partner can. What we guarantee is that you will never be rejected for a reason we could have caught before submission.
"Others focus on the result. We make the result inevitable."