EXCLUSIVE: Arts Alliance, the parent company of London’s Garden Studios, today launched a new co-production initiative aimed at supporting independent feature films.
The programme will provide eligible productions with a combination of equity investment and a cashflow facility, available to films shooting at Garden Studios in London.
The scheme will target feature films with budgets in the £5–10 million range. The company said the initiative is designed to help complete financing packages and attract “top-tier filmmakers to the unique capabilities offered by Garden Studios.”
“We work very hard to be accessible to independent filmmakers, challenging them to embrace technology and to get more artistically out of budgets by delivering projects faster to create value for all,” Thomas Hoegh, founder and CEO of Arts Alliance and Garden Studios, said in a statement. “Personally, and through our companies, we are passionate about cinema and supporting production.”
Located in North West London, Garden Studios boasts 8 sound stages and 8 warehouses as well as a virtual production stage. The studio was established in 2021 and encompasses more than 300,000 square feet of production space.
Arts Alliance has backed a diverse range of companies, including Ocado, Lastminute, Picturehouse Cinemas, LoveFilm, Arts Alliance Media, Metfilm Studios, Metfilm School, and Park Circus.
