The Production Finance Sessions are back for 2025!
After the immense popularity of last year’s event, this week-long online lab is geared towards producers and filmmakers working on financing their first or second feature films. It's a great 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. Participants will dive into critical topics such as the current independent market landscape, sustainability practices in budgeting, the financier’s perspective and creative strategies in film financing.
Our guest speaker line-up so far;
- Rachel Dargavel, Producer and Lucy Drury, Co-Producer, Element Pictures, My Father's Shadow
- Anna Godas, CEO, Dogwoof
- Nathan Adabadze, Senior Investment Manager, Media Finance Capital
- Antony Swiatek, Partner, Film & TV, Lee & Thompson
- Loran Dunn, Lecturer and Producer (BAFTA and BIFA nominated, Hoard)
- Rebecca Wolff, Producer, The Severed Sun, Grand Theft Hamlet (BIFA nominated for the Breakthrough Producer Award)
- Isla MacGillivray, Partner and Head of Film, TV & Games, Saffery
- Zsofia Szemeredy, Founder, Leverage Point Entertainment (Sustainability Consultancy)
- Triple Exposure Q&A session
Past labs have featured some of the industry's leading voices, including Trevor Birney (Kneecap), Sasha Nathwani & Campbell Beaton (The Last Swim, PFM NTS alumni 2020), Ameenah Ayub Allen (Rocks, Ali & Ava), Bennett McGhee (Mogul Mowgli, Ish) and Nana Mensah (Queen of Glory). Plus industry professionals from Curzon, BFI, Screen International, Doc Society, Sky, Autlook, Hanway Film, BBC Film and more have also shared their expertise.
Whether you're eyeing next year’s market or exploring alternative financing routes, this lab will give you the guidance to take the next step in your film financing journey.
Join us from 15-19 September, taking place on Zoom!