For producers & creators
A serious capital partner for quality projects.
MatchCut Capital believes that meaningful films deserve serious capital, and that the filmmakers who make them deserve real partners. We invest across the lifecycle of a production, from development through distribution, with each investment shaped by the specific project. Producers and their teams gain access to an agile capital partner that understands both the financial and creative sides of the work, supported by a strong network across production, distribution and post-production.
The fund
One fund, two strategies.
The fund is a closed-ended Australian wholesale unit trust and an unregistered managed investment scheme available to wholesale clients. It operates two strategies under a single trust deed, each available as its own unit class. Detailed terms, fees, and return targets are set out in the Information Memorandum provided to eligible wholesale clients under a confidentiality agreement.
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Debt strategy
MatchCut: Incentive.
Senior secured lending advanced against Australia's statutory screen production rebates. The Fund's exposure is secured against the rebate receivable, providing contractually supported repayment that is not dependent on the commercial performance of the film.
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Equity strategy
MatchCut: Equity.
Hybrid capital combining senior recoupment economics with measured upside exposure. The structure operates through the project SPV recoupment waterfall: first a recoupment phase for the Fund's senior payout preference, then a profit distribution phase with participation in the Equity Profit Pool.
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Assessment framework
How MatchCut Capital works.
Every opportunity is assessed against a comprehensive framework by an investment committee that combines screen industry and capital markets experience. Investors can choose to participate in MatchCut: Incentive, MatchCut: Equity, or both.
The offer
What arrives when we say yes.
The cheque is the easy part. These are the four ways the integrated model changes the day-to-day reality of getting a film made.
Strategic input from day one.
The term sheet is paired with a grant strategy, a location analysis, a script consultation and a sales packaging plan. You are not managing a financing close on your own; you are working with people who have seen the same problem fifty times.
Earlier capital, when it is most catalytic.
Development financing (script polishing, packaging, attachments, location scouting) is the part of the value chain where independent producers are most starved and where capital is most catalytic. We deploy at this stage with structural recoupment at first day of principal photography, plus a modest revenue participation.
A plural relationship, not a transactional one.
A passive financier closes one deal and waits for the next pitch. An integrated fund builds relationships with producers and directors across multiple projects, with first-look terms, slate participation and continuity of personnel. Our best producers reward this with their best material.
One roof. One relationship.
Capital, line production, post and finishing, legal and business affairs, sales and distribution under one partnership. Pitch once, manage one relationship. No coordinating five agencies, no version drift between budgets and finance plans.
The trade-off, named
We have opinions.
The integrated model means the fund has opinions about the script, the cast, the location, the cut. Filmmakers who want passive capital with no creative input should not work with us. Filmmakers who want structural intelligence delivered alongside the cheque should.
How to apply
A clear, producer-friendly process.
First response within two weeks. If we progress, diligence and documentation are run by our investment team, not farmed out, and term sheets are written in plain English.
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Submit materials
Logline, deck, script, team and budget via our application form.
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Review & diligence
First-pass review inside two weeks. Full diligence if we progress.
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Term sheet & close
Clear, negotiated terms, then documentation and funding.
Submissions
Bring us the package.
Logline, deck, script, team and budget. First response inside two weeks. Clear yes, clear no, or a specific list of what we need to see next.