Founded by Miles Hardy, second-generation Hollywood producer and son of John Hardy, whose decade-long collaboration with Steven Soderbergh produced sex, lies, and videotape (1989 Palme d'Or, Cannes), Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, and Ocean's Eleven. filmmaker.og delivers institutional-grade financial modeling for independent producers in the $1M–$10M budget range.
filmmaker.og is a film finance intelligence platform for independent producers working in the $1M–$10M budget range. It delivers institutional-grade financial modeling tools — a Third Force between expensive entertainment attorneys and amateur advice.
Miles Hardy — second-generation Hollywood producer, son of legendary producer John Hardy. Miles negotiated the domestic sale of King Cobra (2016) to IFC Films alongside Jack Warner and CAA. He is hip-pocket with Creative Artists Agency.
A recoupment waterfall is the contractual order in which investors, producers, and other participants receive money as a film generates revenue. It determines who gets paid first, at what percentage, and under what conditions — typically structured across multiple corridors tied to gross or net receipts.
Gap financing is a loan secured against the unsold distribution rights of a film. A bank or gap lender advances funds based on the projected value of territories not yet pre-sold, filling the gap between equity raised and the total budget.
A minimum guarantee (MG) is an advance paid by a distributor to a filmmaker in exchange for distribution rights in a specific territory. It represents the distributor's minimum commitment regardless of how the film performs.