The Production Finance Sessions are back for 2026!
After the immense popularity of our past Production Finance labs, this week-long online lab is geared towards producers and filmmakers working on financing their first or second feature films. It's also a fantastic opportunity for any filmmakers eager to gain insights into the business side of independent film.
Drawing from our years of experience preparing filmmaking teams for the Production Finance Market’s New Talent Strand, these sessions offer invaluable knowledge, whether or not you'll be attending the market.
Guest speakers currently include:
- Vicki Brown, Senior Sales & Distribution Executive, BFI
- Rohan Kanawade, Director & Neeraj Churi, Producer (Cactus Pears, Winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize 2025)
- Loran Dunn, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University & BAFTA-nominated producer (Hoard, To Make Ends Meat)
- Zak Brilliant, Head of Sales & Distribution, Metfilm Studio
- Patrick Fischer, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Creativity Capital
Additional speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.
Past labs have featured some of the industry's leading voices, including Rachel Dargavel (My Father's Shadow), Trevor Birney (Kneecap) and Becca Wolff (Grand Theft Hamlet, PFM NTS alumni 2024). Plus Anna Godas (Dogwoof), Kristin Irving (BBC Film), Loran Dunn (Senior Lecturer & Producer, Hoard), Nathan Adabadze (Media Finance Capital), Isla MacGillivray (Saffery), and Antony Swiatek (Lee & Thompson) who have also shared their expertise. We've explored topics including producing a debut feature, the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), how to pitch your project, implementing sustainability and documentary financing.
Taking place on 21-25 September 2026, online on Zoom.