The Funding Studio

Funding craft,
productized.

Investor decks, broadcaster pitches, grant applications, and Consulting Producer retainers for filmmakers and creative founders. Built by a working producer with active film slate, recent investor packages, and a verified intelligence layer across 108 funding deadlines.

Anchor Engagement
$28M IP Co, 3 weeks
Active Slate
Becoming John Horse (feature)
Intelligence Layer
108 Funding Deadlines
Investor Deck Director's Vision Broadcaster Pitch Grant Application Financing Package Consulting Producer Strategy Call Application Review Investor Deck Director's Vision Broadcaster Pitch Grant Application Financing Package Consulting Producer

The Offering

Three lanes.
One craft.

01 / DECKS

Pitch a believer.

Investor decks, broadcaster pitches, and director's vision documents that position the project, anchor the valuation, and open the meeting.

  • Investor / Buyer (private capital)
  • Broadcaster Pitch (CBC, APTN, Knowledge, CTV)
  • Director's Vision (Telefilm, Bell, CMF labs)
  • Look book + appendix integration
From $4,000
02 / APPLICATIONS

Win the file.

Grant applications and full financing packages, built with a 12-category scorecard and the 13-document file structure refined across 30+ submissions.

  • Single grant (Tier 1: Telefilm, CMF, Bell Fund)
  • Single grant (Tier 2: Creative BC, BC Arts)
  • Full Financing Package (3+ filings + dossier)
  • Application review (existing draft audit)
From $1,500
03 / RETAINER

Stay in the room.

Consulting Producer or Strategic Advisor engagements. Ongoing funding calendar, monthly strategy, funder network access, and one deck refresh per quarter.

  • Starter retainer (1 call / quarter deck refresh)
  • Full retainer (weekly cadence, slate work)
  • Three-month minimum, then month-to-month
  • Equity participation available on qualifying deals
From $5,000/mo

Recent Engagement

$28M consumer IP company,
11-book library, $10k deck.

Case Study 01 / Investor Deck

From book platform to institutional pitch, in three weeks.

The Problem

A consumer IP company with an eleven-novel library and an active feature film adaptation needed an investor pitch deck for institutional capital. The materials they had were product-focused. What they needed was a financing instrument: positioning, market frame, revenue projection, valuation anchor.

The Process

Three weeks. Strategic positioning workshop, financial model integration, comparable company research, custom visual system mapped to the existing brand, and integrated look book sourcing chapter art alongside the slide grid.

The Deliverable

Twenty-four-page investor deck, accompanying one-pager, and a gated look book live at the company's domain. The deck did the work of opening the conversation. The retainer that followed kept us in the room as the round formed.

The Outcome

Consulting Producer retainer at $7,500 per month signed within two weeks of the deck delivery, with 2% IP-entity equity and Co-Producer credit on the feature attached. Total first-twelve-month engagement value above $100,000 in fees alone.

He brought a producer's eye and a designer's hand. The deck did more than open doors. It set the valuation.

$28M Consumer IP Company · Founder + CEO

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Deck Fee $10,000
Retainer Signed $7,500/mo
Equity Participation 2% IP entity
Time to Deliver 3 weeks
Engagement Year One > $100,000

The Offer

The hour that changes the math.

Most producers spend 12 to 18 months trying to raise their first $1M and burn out before the deck ever lands. The free strategy call exists because the right 30 minutes, on the right week, can shave a year off that timeline.

3 free strategy slots remaining this week

Free Funding Strategy Call

30 minutes. Written punch list within 48 hours. No card, no obligation, no upsell on the call.

Plus, you walk away with all of this:
01
The 2026 Funding Playbook PDF 40 pages, 15 funder profiles, full deadline calendar. $79 value.
02
Custom 12-Category Project Scorecard Your project scored against the rubric we use on every Matista engagement. $250 value.
03
Personalized Funder Fit Memo Three "go" funders with deadlines, two "skip" funders with why. $350 value.
04
Industry Timeline Pro Access 90-day complimentary access to the full deadline tracker normally $19/mo. $57 value.
05
Strategy Call Recording + Transcript Yours to keep, reference, and forward to your producing partner. $150 value.
Total real value of what you walk away with $886 FREE

The Matista Promise

If the call doesn't produce at least one specific, actionable funding move you would not have found on your own, tell us, and we send you the $149 Pitch Deck Template Pack at no cost. Nobody walks away empty.

Yes, claim my free strategy call → No credit card · No spam · No follow-up unless you say yes
$10K Recent deck fee, anonymized $28M IP company
108 Canadian funding deadlines tracked weekly
$7.5K Monthly retainer signed within two weeks of delivery
30+ Active funding applications across the Matista slate

Build engagements (decks, applications, retainers) are scoped on the call. Plain rates, half-upfront / half-on-delivery, two revision rounds, kill-fee clause, governed by BC law. Custom proposals delivered within 48 hours of the call when there is fit.

How It Works

Four steps,
no theatrics.

01

Strategy Call

Free, thirty minutes. We map the project, the funders, and the materials gap. You get a written punch list within 48 hours and a quote if a build is the right move.

02

SOW + Deposit

Scope locked in writing: deliverables, timeline, two revision rounds, kill-fee clause. Half upfront via Stripe, half on delivery. Strategy call fee credited.

03

Build

One to six weeks depending on scope. Weekly check-ins, shared draft access, no surprises. You see the work as it forms, not at the end.

04

Delivery

Final files, source docs, and a thirty-day support window. If a retainer makes sense, we discuss it. If not, the file is yours and we are done clean.

Frequently Asked

The honest answers.

Do you guarantee the grant or the investment?
No, and anyone who does is lying. Funding decisions are subjective and panel-driven. What we guarantee is a submission-ready file that meets every published criterion and reads with intent. Across thirty active filings on the current slate, our methodology has produced consistent shortlists. Past performance is not future success, in this craft.
How is this different from hiring a freelance designer or grant writer?
Designers think in slides. Grant writers think in paragraphs. We think in financing instruments. Every deck is built to set a valuation, anchor a meeting, and feed a retainer. Every application is scored against a twelve-category rubric and reviewed against published winners. The intelligence layer is the timeline at matistacreative.com/industrytimeline, which we keep current ourselves.
Why is the strategy call free?
Two reasons. One, the conversation produces value on its own. A written punch list within 48 hours is yours whether or not you ever sign a build with us. Two, free removes the friction at the front of the funnel; the producers and founders who book are the ones who actually want to talk, which means our time goes to real conversations instead of payment pages. Limited slots each week to keep quality up.
Do you take equity instead of fees?
On qualifying projects, yes, in addition to a reduced cash fee. The Life Chest pattern was cash retainer plus 2% IP equity plus Co-Producer credit. Pure equity deals are rare and reserved for projects where we are already convinced of the founders and the upside. The strategy call is the place to discuss this.
What's the difference between a pitch deck and a financing package?
A pitch deck is one document for one audience. A financing package is the full stack: multiple applications filed across multiple funders, a dossier, broadcaster outreach, and a live dashboard tracking every submission. The package is what producers buy when the project is moving toward greenlight and the calendar is the constraint.
Are you taking new retainers right now?
A small number, yes. Retainers compete with our active slate and acting work, so we run two to three at any one time. The strategy call is the gate. If the fit is right and we have a slot, we close. If not, we tell you straight.
What if I do not need a full engagement yet?
Two productized options handle the most common smaller asks. The 2026 Canadian Film and Doc Funding Playbook ($79) is the 110-page operator's manual we use internally, available for instant download at matistacreative.com/playbook. The Pitch Deck Template Pack ($149) ships three production-grade templates (Investor, Director's Vision, Broadcaster) plus a 15-minute Loom walkthrough at matistacreative.com/templates. Both come with a seven-day refund window and quarterly updates for twelve months.

Book a Strategy Call

Tell us about the project.

Fill the brief. We will reply within one business day with a Cal.com booking page for your free 30-minute strategy call.

Reply within 1 business day Strategy call FREE No credit card required, no obligation

The Last Step

Stop guessing. Get the room.

One strategy call. Sixty minutes. Two hundred and fifty dollars. The clearest hour you will spend on your project this quarter.

Vancouver, BC · Canada wide remote · US engagements available