Film Production Company

11 Tips For Starting A Successful Film Production Company (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own film production company? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a film production company:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a film production company?
-> Pros and cons of a film production company

Need inspiration?

-> Other film production company success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a film production company
-> Film production company slogans
-> Film production company names

Other resources

-> Profitability of a film production company
-> Blog post ideas for a film production company

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a film production company:

#1: Hope Horner, founder of Lemonlight :

We chatted with with Hope, founder of Lemonlight ($1.5M/month). In our interview, Hope says:

Have everyone go through the same steps so that you can make an objective decision with all the relevant facts.

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#2: Hope Horner, founder of Lemonlight :

We chatted with with Hope, founder of Lemonlight ($1.5M/month). In our interview, Hope says:

Make buying your product or service as easy as possible for your customer. Simplify. Productize.

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#3: Hope Horner, founder of Lemonlight :

We chatted with with Hope, founder of Lemonlight ($1.5M/month). In our interview, Hope says:

We wanted to validate the market so we built a $12 website on Squarespace, signed up for a free Mailchimp account, and hacked together a rough sales presentation.

Additionally:

Focus on sales and marketing early. The sooner you start generating sales, the sooner you get customer feedback and use it to shape what you’re building.

Further:

Lastly, nobody has a secret formula for success. It’s all about working hard and being consistent in your approach.

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#4: David Phillips, founder of Iconic Productions:

We chatted with with David, founder of Iconic Productions ($50K/month). In our interview, David says:

No business is the same with their challenges. Remembering the basics has been key to our quick success.

Additionally:

So many of us give up as soon as we encounter the first obstacle. In truth, this is when the journey begins. To be an entrepreneur you cannot be a quitter.

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#5: Latham Ford, founder of No Idea Films, LLC:

We chatted with with Latham, founder of No Idea Films, LLC ($5K/month). In our interview, Latham says:

I’ve learned to fail and fail big. The more I have failed the more successful I became.

Additionally:

Being a producer is all about learning through experience and to gain that you must… produce.

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#6: Joshua Dixon, founder of Mbrella Films:

We chatted with with Joshua, founder of Mbrella Films ($250K/month). In our interview, Joshua says:

If you're gonna operate an organization right with a team, your team needs to know what they're doing daily, weekly, and monthly. Everything needs to be able to function without you.

Additionally: