Scriptdevelopment
We read for what gets a film financed and watched: structure, stakes, and an audience you can name. Then we work draft by draft alongside the writer.
- Coverage and development notes
- Rewrite direction
- Draft-by-draft development
From the film
Development
Script and project development from a director and a producer who have taken 26 features from the page to distribution.
What we do
From the pageto the franchise
One team, from the first draft to the third film. Come in at any stage.
Projectpackaging
Turning a script into a project a financier can say yes to: the right director, cast attachments, and a pitch that travels.
- Director and cast attachments
- Lookbook and pitch materials
- Tone and comparable titles
Budget &financing
Budgets and schedules built by producers who deliver to studio requirements, and a finance plan that can draw on partners in the US and the Gulf.
- Budget and schedule
- Finance plan and structure
- US and Gulf-side co-production
Distributionstrategy
Positioning the film for the buyers who will release it — before a frame is shot, not after it's cut.
- Buyer and platform strategy
- Festival path
- Market positioning
Franchisedevelopment
Building a film that earns a second one. Both of our franchises are on their third instalment.
- Sequel and series development
- World and character bibles
- IP strategy
The proof
Recent franchisedevelopment
Two franchises we developed from a first film. Each is now on its third.
26 featuresDirected or produced
Two franchisesEach on its third film
No.1Most-watched title on Amazon Prime Video, US, November 2024
Since 2006Los Angeles and Dubai
Development inquiries
Let's developit together.
How to start
Send a logline, a one-page synopsis and where the project stands today. We'll come back to you before we ask for the script.
Send a project
hello@azfilmz.com