Get Expert Guidance on Your Film
Making a feature film is one of the biggest financial and creative decisions you’ll ever make.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve helped hundreds of filmmakers, producers, investors, film commissions, and industry organizations navigate the creative and business side of filmmaking.
Navigating development, financing, production, festivals, incentives, and distribution. Whether you’re preparing your first feature or your fifth, I’ll help you avoid costly mistakes, make smarter decisions, and build the strongest path from script to the marketplace.
Why Filmmakers Work with Me
Making a film isn’t just about writing a great script or finding financing. It’s about making hundreds of smart decisions along the way.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve helped hundreds of filmmakers navigate every stage of the process, from development and financing to production, festivals, and distribution. Having worked as a film commissioner, physical production executive, producer, writer/director, festival founder, and international industry leader, I understand how projects are evaluated from every side of the table.
My role isn’t to tell you what you want to hear. It’s to help you make informed decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and build the strongest possible path for your film.
How I Can Help
Every film is different. Whether you’re developing your first feature or preparing your next, every engagement is tailored to your project, your goals, and where you are in the filmmaking process.
This isn’t a prerecorded course or a generic AI-generated report. Every consultation is a personalized one-on-one conversation by phone or Zoom, focused entirely on your film and your specific challenges. My goal is to provide practical, actionable guidance you can immediately apply to your project.
Strategy Session
A personalized one-on-one phone or Zoom consultation to discuss your film, answer your questions, evaluate your approach, and help you determine the smartest next steps.
- Analyzing,
- Evaluating,
- Identifying risks,
- Identifying opportunities,
- Recommending a path forward.
Project Assessment
A comprehensive review of your project.
- Screenplay,
- Budget,
- Financing,
- Production plan,
- Festival strategy,
- Distribution goals,
Followed by a personalized discussion and practical recommendations tailored to your project.
Ongoing Advisor
For filmmakers who want continued guidance throughout development, production, post-production, festival strategy, or release planning.
- Ongoing phone or Zoom consultations
- Guidance through every stage of your film,
- Review of key creative and business decisions,
- Festival and distribution strategy as your project evolves,
- Practical advice tailored to your goals and budget,
- An experienced industry perspective when you need it most,
Tony is a dynamic individual. He has a unique ability to bring people together by using their strengths and talents to accomplish the task at hand. He has a way of always seeing the glass "half full". This goes well with his charm and friendly demeanor. - Director, Curtis Graham
Trusted Across the Film Industry
Over the past two decades, I’ve worked with leading organizations across production, film commissions, festivals, financing, and the global film marketplace.
Who I Help
Whether you’re developing your first feature, producing your next project, evaluating a film investment, or representing a film commission, tourism office, or economic development organization, I provide practical, real-world guidance backed by more than 20 years of experience across every side of the film industry.
I regularly work with:
- Writer-directors,
- Independent producers,
- Production companies,
- First-time feature filmmakers,
- Established filmmakers,
- Documentary filmmakers,
- Film commissioners, tourism offices and economic development organizations,
- Investors evaluating film projects,
- Producers preparing for festivals, financing, or distribution,
Common Questions I Help Answer
Every project is different, but these are some of the questions filmmakers, producers, investors, and film organizations ask me most often.
Filmmakers & Producers
- Is my project ready to move into production?
- Is my budget realistic?
- How do I raise financing?
- Should I pursue investors, grants, incentives, or pre-sales?
- Which film festivals should I target?
- When should I begin talking with sales agents or distributors?
- How do I avoid expensive mistakes before production begins?
- What’s the smartest next step for my project?
Organizations & Investors
- How can we attract more film and television production?
- Is this film project a sound investment?
- How should we structure an incentive program?
- How can we build a stronger production ecosystem?
- How do we evaluate the economic impact of productions?
- What’s the best strategy to market our region to filmmakers?
Let's Talk About Your Project
Every film is different, and every project has its own opportunities and challenges. Whether you’re developing your first feature, producing your next film, evaluating an investment, or representing a film commission or organization, I’d be happy to learn more about your goals.
Fill out the form below with a few details about your project. I’ll review your information personally and recommend the best way we can work together.