066: Deep Dive with Grainne Brunsdon & Ian Murray: The Toolkit to Help You Find Private Investment

This episode is sponsored by Getty Images, home to market-leading creative and editorial content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. ---In this special video episode, Kirsty Stark speaks with Grainne Brunsdon, COO of Screen Australia, and Ian Murray, founder of 113 Partners, about the recently released Private Investment Toolkit from Screen Australia: the first resource of its kind designed to help both producers and investors navigate screen finance.Grainne shares where the idea came from and why private investment is a key component of the Australian screen funding landscape, before Ian walks through the toolkit, sharing his screen to talk through the Producer and Investor journeys and all of the tools on offer.With everything from a waterfall analysis tool to investor communication plans, the toolkit is an invaluable asset for anyone financing a screen project.---This episode includes a video walk-through of the Private Investment Toolkit. Watch the video version on YouTube or Spotify to get the most from the episode.---Listen to hear Grainne and Ian discuss:Bridging the gap between producers and investorsThe producer journey vs the investor journey (commercial, impact and philanthropic)How the Waterfall Analysis Tool models recoupment and returnsWhy communication is the key to investors coming backThe massive intergenerational wealth transfer that’s on its way, and what it means for the screen sector---If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast.---Screen Australia’s Private Investment Toolkit: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/private-investment-toolkitGrainne Brunsdon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grainne-brunsdon-a201876aIan Murray on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/icmurrayIan’s book, Learning the Language: A Guide to Private Investment in Australian Film: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/1764660803If you haven’t listened to our recent Deep Dive episode with Ian Murray on Private Investment, it’s a fantastic episode to listen to alongside this one.---This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Kirsty Stark.If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend!Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠---Thanks to Getty Images for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking for historical, contemporary or creative footage, head to gettyimages.com.