Screenlight Media Fund
screenlightmedia.com
Straightforward, modern film & tv financing solutions
The Screenlight Media Fund LLC is a financing platform that provides independent filmmakers with the funds they need to bring their creative visions to light and investors with capital safeguards.
Fund Overview
Our mission is to build a financing platform that provides filmmakers with secured funding and investors with de-risked access to the global film and media market by combining structured credit discipline with equity upside. By securing the business side of film, the Screenlight Media Fund provides the resources that allow creatives to capture the “magic” and the investors with the security that is needed for financial success for all parties.
Filmmakers:
ScreenLight Media Fund seeks to provide filmmakers with the necessary capital with a quick turnaround for their projects. Click here for:
For established filmmakers, we can provide gap financing, first cash-in, and the first institutional letter of financial commitment. For first-time filmmakers, we provide development & production services (financial plans, cost reports, audits) to secure investors' investments.
Our goal is to fund
the artistic vision while remaining commercially viable.
Macro Tailwinds:
-Global content demand (streamers, studios, global distributors).
-Dislocation in Hollywood financing; Traditional financing retreating = opportunity.
-States and countries offer significant tax credits, and rebates for production (Louisiana, UK, Canada, etc.), lowering downside risk and boosting ROI.
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Target IRR:
6–25% across portfolio.
Additional Services:
The Screenlight Fund also provides additional services to Creatives beginning in the development stage: from assisting with Finance Plans to Cash Flow Forecasts to Budgeting support; from Pitch Decks to Teasers; we provide the guidance that helps bring stability and a lower risk profile to a volatile media world.
Market Opportunity
"Imagination will get you everywhere."
– Albert Einstein
INVESTORS: How We Curb Risk
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For Investors | Investment Vehicle:
- LLC | private credit/equity hybrid
Initial Raise & IRR:
- $50 million | targeting $100+ million within 3-4 years
- IRR of 6-25% to investors
Our Competitive Edge:
- A “Finance-First“ model
- Institutional risk controls
- Tax credits, union bonds, distribution agreements, pre-sales, all collateralized assets
The Screenlight Media Fund provides investors with safeguards in recouping their investments:
- State and local tax incentives
- Pre-sales agreements
- Distribution agreements
- 181 financing, and other tax efficiencies
- Equity placement
- Union bonds
Capital Deployment Timeline:
- 6–18 month horizon per project → accelerated cash recovery.
Capital Protection:
- Senior secured structures, collateralized lending, priority repayment waterfall
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For Investors | Investment Vehicle:
- LLC | private credit/equity hybrid
Initial Raise & IRR:
- $50 million | targeting $100+ million within 3-4 years
- IRR of 6-25% to investors
Our Competitive Edge:
- A “Finance-First“ model
- Institutional risk controls
- Tax credits, union bonds, distribution agreements, pre-sales, all collateralized assets