Production partnership
Capital from MatchCut. Production from Fableist.
MatchCut Capital provides the finance and the diligence. Fableist, our dedicated production partner, runs the production. One submission, one investment committee, one production team. You pitch the package once and get a coordinated answer on both sides of the build.
What we add
What the MatchCut and Fableist pairing gives you.
Every producer has seen the cheque-only shop. Capital arrives, decisions take a quarter, the deal papers carry a footnote they missed on the first read. MatchCut Capital underwrites the finance with institutional discipline, and Fableist carries the production. Same package, same plan, on both sides of the deal.
01
Capital and production, jointly briefed.
MatchCut Capital underwrites the finance. Fableist runs the production. Both sides see the same package from day one, so the budget the IC signs off is the budget Fableist delivers against.
02
Speed and decision discipline.
First response inside two weeks. One investment committee makes the call. Term sheets written in plain English, without carve-outs buried in schedules. Producers should know where they stand, early.
03
Distribution-first thinking.
Sales, theatrical, and streaming conversations start at greenlight, not at delivery. Windowing plans are built into the finance plan, and Fableist briefs sales agents with the package the investment committee reviewed.
04
Producer-aligned economics.
Transparent waterfalls documented before first draw. No ancillary fees hidden in appendices. You retain creative control. We retain credit discipline. Both survive the deal.
Fableist capabilities
Production craft, delivered by Fableist.
Line production
Fableist line producers handle budgeting, scheduling and on-set oversight at scale. Independent of the producer for reporting; aligned on delivery.
Post & finishing
Picture, sound, DI and delivery supervised by Fableist through vetted post houses, with the schedule mapped to the distribution plan.
Legal & business affairs
Chain-of-title, talent, finance, distribution and music paperwork handled by specialist screen counsel engaged through Fableist. Generalists bill more and miss more.
Completion assurance
Fableist introduces recognised completion guarantors on every financed project. Production reporting runs independently, so surprises surface before they compound.
How we engage
From package review to release, in one timeline.
You know what to expect, and when. Every stage has a named owner on our side and a written artefact at the end of it. No waiting on a call that never gets scheduled.
Week 1-2
Package review
Logline, deck, script, team, budget. First-pass review by the MatchCut Capital investment committee. Yes, no, or what we need to see more of.
Week 3-4
Diligence and term sheet
Chain-of-title, completion strategy, sales comparables, distribution plan. Fableist sits inside diligence to validate the production plan. Written term sheet at the end of it.
Closing
Documentation and funding
Intercreditor and waterfall documented before first draw. No surprises at drawdown.
Production
Embedded oversight
Fableist runs line production and completion reporting in parallel to the producer. MatchCut Capital sees what the producer sees, a week earlier.
Post & delivery
Supervised workflow
Fableist supervises the post schedule against the distribution plan. DI, sound, deliverables on the timeline distribution needs, not the one post found convenient.
Release
Distribution activated
Sales, theatrical and streaming partners briefed and ready through Fableist. The conversation started at greenlight, so it is live at release.
Distribution access
A global partner network, warm-introduced through Fableist.
Sales agents, theatrical distributors and streaming partners across North America, the UK, EMEA and APAC. Introductions are warm, briefings are tailored to the film. Distribution is a relationship, and Fableist brings theirs.
Sales & festivals
Fableist introduces sales agents and curates festival strategies tailored to each film.
Theatrical
Access to independent and major theatrical partners in principal territories.
Streaming & pay-TV
Pre-sales and output-deal conversations handled on your behalf.
Home entertainment
TVOD, SVOD and AVOD licensing with windowing plans built for long-tail recoupment.
Submissions
Bring us the package.
Logline, deck, script, team and budget. The submission goes to MatchCut Capital for finance review, with Fableist brought in on production diligence. First response inside two weeks. Clear yes, clear no, or a specific list of what we need to see next.