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Silverlining offers a specialist finance brokering service. We work with broadcasters and producers across the globe to source the funding needed to get non-scripted programmes funded and into production.
Since launching in 2012, we have raised more than £20 million in production finance by winning full commissions and brokering co-productions and pre-sales with 60+ broadcasters including: Reelz Channel, PBS, Smithsonian Channel, Discovery US, Animal Planet US, Science Channel, BBC America, AHC, I.D, Lifetime, A&E, Bell Media, CBC, Shaw, C4, C5, Paramount+, S4C, BBC4, RTE, C&I, APUK, NGCI, Nine Network, ABC, SBS Australia, Foxtel, Ten, Animal Planet EMEA, ZDF, France 5, RMC D, M6, Moviestar, ARTE, Terra Mater, ORF, RTL Germany, Welt, N-TV, Talpa, SVT, TV4, DR, TV2 Norway, Discovery Asia and Discovery Latin America.
Every project and client is different. So we work on a case-by-case basis, responding to what you need from us in terms of commercial, editorial and business affairs support. Top of mind is how to get your programme funded quickly through smart match-making of channel buyers with factual content.
Kauffman Productions had ABC committed to this special. We raised 50% finance by partnering them with Smithsonian and Terra Mater.
Newroad Media asked us to raise 50% of the total budget for this 12 x 60'. We got Science Channel on board.
We raised 100% of the budget for this ITN Productions fast turn-around for I.D US/|SBS/C4.
We secured gap finance from S4C for this Dragonfly/BBC2 specialist factual 3-part series.
100% finance secured for this 1 x 60' from NGCI, for Testimony Films.
We brokered a co-production for this 1 x 60' from Aquavita by partnering Smithsonian with Terra Mater.
We raised multiple pre-sales on this 3-parter from Spun Gold for ITV which raised more than 50% of the total budget in production funding.
We raised 100% of the budget by brokering a co-production between Zee and Smithsonian.
We raised 100% production finance for this fast-turnaround from Emporium Productions.
Raised 100% of production budget from More 4, for Emporium Productions.
Raised 100% of the series budget for the 10 x 60' from MSP by partnering NGCI, Science, Welt and C4.
Brokered a multi-way co-production for this documentary special by partnering Paramount+ and Reelz US with more than 10 channels around the world.
We raised more than 60% of the production budget for the 4 x 60' series by partnering Love Nature with ARTE, for Blakeway Films.
We raised co-finance for ITN Productions award-winning documentary.
100% Production Funding raised for 2 hour special through multi-way co-production with PBS, Nat Geo, BBCWW and C5.
100% co-finance raised by partnering C5, AP, France 5, Discovery Asia and Latin America.
About doing the best job that we can – for you. Our raison d’etre is to make things happen and to make a difference.
In your idea and our ability to represent it. We work on a no-win, no-fee basis – so if we take your idea on, we have faith in it editorially, creatively and commercially!
To both programme-makers and channel buyers. We listen carefully to the needs of all parties with the intent of brokering happy, successful and long-lasting partnerships.
The international marketplace and have long-standing relationships with the key commissioners and an instinct for knowing who wants what!
With you with one aim in mind: to get your ideas funded and into production in a way that makes sense for you both creatively and commercially.