No two films are financed the same way, but the building blocks are standard: the UK tax credit, pre-sales, gap lending against unsold territories, equity, public money and co-production funds. The company fits those blocks into a plan that adds up to the budget and then closes it, which means every contract signed, every condition ticked and the money in a production account so that pre-production can start. Berlin in February and Cannes in May are two weeks a year each; the other forty-eight are spreadsheets, scripts and a filing system.
Company director or partner
Finance director or head of finance
Analyst or executive
Business and legal affairs
Sales and acquisitions
Marketing
The completion guarantor's representative
Collection account manager
Film finance assistantEntry-level job
