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.
Fund Overview
Our mission is to build a financing platform that provides 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 the creatives to capture the “magic in the bottle” that is needed for financial success.
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
Screenlight Media Fund
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.
The Screenlight Fund also provides additional services to creatives from the development stage: from 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
The only safe thing is
to take a chance.
– Mike Nichols
How We Curb Risk
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
Risk Controls:
- Key government-backed tax incentives
- Collateralized union-bonds
Capital Deployment Timeline:
- 6–18 month horizon per project → accelerated cash recovery.
Capital Protection:
- Senior secured structures, collateralized lending, priority repayment waterfall