Industry • Production

The Producer’s Playbook: How to Make Films and Make Money

Discover what it truly takes to succeed as a film producer in this intensive 9-week evening course. From securing funding to managing production and navigating distribution, you’ll gain first person insights into every step of the filmmaking process from top producer Harriet Rees.

Course Info

Times:

18:30 – 21:00

Duration:

9 evenings

Fee:

£1650

Capacity:

Max. 20 participants

Discover what it truly takes to succeed as a film producer in this intensive 9-week evening course.

From securing funding to managing production and navigating distribution, you’ll gain first person insights into every step of the filmmaking process from top producer Harriet Rees. Guided by industry experts, this course covers essential skills, from crafting a killer pitch to managing talent, budgets, and marketing strategies. Whether you’re an aspiring producer or looking to level up your career, this course is your roadmap to building a sustainable, profitable career in film.

You should take this course if you want to:

Master the fundamentals of film finance, development, and production with real-world case studies.
Learn to pitch, package, and secure funding for your projects from a variety of sources.
Develop the skills to navigate the legal, logistical, and creative challenges of filmmaking.
Build a strong network of industry professionals and set yourself up for lasting success in the competitive world of film production.

Course Structure

Course Structure:

Week 1 – So you want To Be A Film Producer?
Week 2 – Script Development
Week 3 – Legal Basics | Development Finance
Week 4 – Packaging your Project
Week 5 – Film Funding
Week 6 – Journey to Production
Week 7 – Production & Post-Production
Week 8 – Distribution & Marketing
Week 9 – Pitching

Tutor

Harriet Rees

Producer

Harriet Rees

Producer

Harriet produced snowboarding rom com Chalet Girl starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick and Bill Nighy, a classic British feelgood movie. Through her company Kaleidoscope Films, she’s producing features including The Bright Side Running Club by Josie Lloyd, to be directed by Sheree Folkson (Decoy Bride, Bridgerton), rom com #DateOurMum by Sarah Rickham, director Anthony Fabian (Mrs Harris Goes to Paris), Tenerife-set hen do comedy Girlfriends by Kefi Chadwick (Rivals), director Damon Thomas (Killing Eve) to star Lara Peake, Shalom Brune Franklin and Gina Gershon; and a spin off TV series of Chalet Girl with Two Brothers Pictures (Fleabag, The Tourist). Harriet set up Christmas comedy A Minor Miracle for Anton Corp, director Anthony Fabian, starring Colin Firth, Sophie Cookson, Olivia Williams and Lucien Laviscount.

Harriet started her career in script development, then ran industry body The New Producers’ Alliance for several years. She has produced award-winning short films, taught film producing at the National Film and Television School and the Met Films School, consulted on development and finance on many feature films, assessed projects for awards for Creative England and other industry bodies, and had 4 children along the way.

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