Services
Where I Can Help
Each engagement is scoped around where the project actually is — not where it hopes to be. Below is what each area covers, who it suits, when it is useful and what you receive.
01
Grant Research
Finding realistic funding opportunities based on the project's stage, country, subject and goals.
Who it's for
Filmmakers who know the project needs money but not which funders would realistically consider it.
What's included
- Assessment of the project's stage, format, budget band, subject and territory
- Screening of public funds, foundations, broadcasters, labs and private schemes
- Eligibility checks against each funder's published criteria
- Deadline mapping across the next two to four application cycles
Deliverables
- Shortlist of qualified opportunities with eligibility notes
- Deadline calendar with required materials per funder
- Notes on funders to deprioritise, and why
Typical timeline
Useful once the material is settled enough to be assessed honestly.
Expected outcome
A short, defensible list of funders worth the project's time, with a reason attached to each name.
02
Funding Strategy
Building a practical funding roadmap instead of chasing disconnected opportunities.
Who it's for
Projects with several possible routes and no agreed sequence between them.
What's included
- Review of current attachments, materials and financing to date
- Sequencing of soft money, equity, presales and co-production routes
- Stage gates: what must be true before each approach is made
- Risk notes on timing, territory and eligibility conflicts
Deliverables
- Written funding roadmap with sequenced stages
- Target list per stage
- Materials plan tied to each stage
Typical timeline
Most useful before the first significant application is submitted.
Expected outcome
A decision-making order the project can hold to, and explain to collaborators.
03
Producer Research
Identifying producers and production companies whose previous work genuinely aligns with the project.
Who it's for
Directors and writers who need a producer, not a contact list.
What's included
- Definition of the producer profile the project actually needs
- Research across credits, budget bands, territories and financing history
- Verification of current activity and slate fit
- Approach notes: relevance, timing and what to lead with
Deliverables
- Tiered producer list with rationale per name
- Company and credit context for each
- Draft approach framing
Typical timeline
Useful once the project can support a first conversation.
Expected outcome
A list of people for whom this project is a plausible next film.
04
Co-production Strategy
Researching potential international partners and relevant co-production pathways.
Who it's for
Projects with a credible link to a second or third territory.
What's included
- Research into treaty routes, national fund requirements and spend conditions
- Assessment of which elements of the project can travel and which cannot
- Partner profile definition per territory
- Sequencing of domestic and international approaches
Deliverables
- Territory assessment with route options
- Partner profile brief per territory
- Application sequencing plan
Typical timeline
Useful before a territory is committed to in writing.
Expected outcome
A structure a foreign partner can read and recognise as workable.
05
Visibility Strategy
Helping filmmakers think strategically about press, audience discovery, festival positioning and industry visibility.
Who it's for
Projects that are strong on paper but hard to find, describe or place.
What's included
- Review of how the project currently reads to an outside reader
- Assessment of festival, lab and market positioning options
- Notes on press and audience discovery appropriate to the current stage
- Guidance on what to make public, and when
Deliverables
- Positioning notes with a one-paragraph project description
- Festival, lab and market shortlist with reasoning
- Stage-appropriate visibility plan
Typical timeline
Useful ahead of a market, festival submission or funding round.
Expected outcome
A project that is legible to the specific people who could move it forward next.
06
Submission Support
Helping organize research, documentation and application materials for targeted opportunities.
Who it's for
Filmmakers carrying several deadlines at once.
What's included
- Master document library and version control
- Per-funder requirement checklists
- Deadline tracking and pre-submission review
- Formatting and portal requirements handled to spec
Deliverables
- Organised, current document library
- Submission tracker with status per application
- Pre-submission review notes
Typical timeline
Ongoing, per application cycle.
Expected outcome
Nothing missed on a technicality.
Not sure which of these your project needs?
Describe where the project stands and I'll tell you what the next useful step is.