THE STELLA HOUSE
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We are a film, television and entertainment consultancy and production services company, delivering end-to-end solutions under one roof.
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ABOUT
The Stella House is a film, television and entertainment consultancy and production services company, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Founded by Sonia Borella and Amy Noble, The Stella House draws on our more than 25 years of experience, supported by our deep local and international creative, production and financing networks, and our team of trusted collaborators, consultants and partners.
We offer a broader, more integrated range of services than traditional production service providers. With expertise spanning executive production, financing, physical production, legal, business affairs and employment, we can offer tailored support to projects from early strategy through to delivery.
Our model is designed to scale with you. We can step in to deliver a critical element or partner with you to provide a full-service production team for your project.
We offer a broader, more integrated range of services than traditional production service providers. With expertise spanning executive production, financing, physical production, legal, business affairs and employment, we can offer tailored support to projects from early strategy through to delivery.
Our model is designed to scale with you. We can step in to deliver a critical element or partner with you to provide a full-service production team for your project.
approach
ABOUT
The Stella House is a film, television and entertainment consultancy and production services company, with offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Founded by Sonia Borella and Amy Noble, The Stella House draws on our more than 25 years of experience, supported by our deep local and international creative, production and financing networks, and our team of trusted collaborators, consultants and partners.
Ability
to set-up international and local co-productions as well as being full-service producers and acting as a co-production company
Proven
track record in strategy, problem-solving and crisis management in financing and production
Access
to finance sources through our trusted circle of financiers
Strategy
commercial, legal and business affairs including workplace advisory and training services, with access to our streamlined documentation and process
SERVICES
General Consultancy
With executive-level experience across the screen and entertainment sector, our team can help shape practical, commercial, business and governance solutions at a whole-of-business level or with a focus on a particular department or issue.
Feasibility and Incentives
We can advise you on project feasibility, including location packages, create or convert budgets and schedules. With extensive hands-on experience and a deep technical understanding of the nuances of Australian screen incentives, we can provide you with strategic advice on Australian Federal and State incentives in combination with other financing sources.
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Availability of Federal and State incentives
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Advice on finance plan, potential finance sources and co-production options
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Script review, location packages, and budget requirements
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Budget and schedule assessment or creation (including international to local conversion)
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Local creative advice and facilitation, including accessing talent and key crew
Corporate Set Up and Financing
We can advise you on structure of companies and facilitate their set up and act as company officers, local production or co-production company, and provide executive producer services. We can also provide or manage all transactional and financing legal and business affairs and manage funding applications.
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Corporate structuring and set up, acting as company officers or co-production company
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Qualifying spend assessments
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Provisional certificate applications
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Access to funding (soft finance, loans, equity)
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Transaction management and financing legals
Pre-Production and Production
We can service all aspects of pre-production and physical production, including negotiating union agreements, recommending and/or engaging cast, HODs, other crew and suppliers, provide immigration support and manage all production legal and business affairs, workplace advisory, training and complaints handling.
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Executive Producer / Producer / Line Producer / UPM / PM services
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Financial Controller / Production Accounting services, including cost reporting
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Crewing - HODs, other crew, suppliers
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In-house production legal and business affairs, including cast / crew deals, union agreements, immigration services
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Workplace advisory, training, complaints management and policies
Post-Production and Delivery
We can service all aspects of post-production and manage delivery, including post accounting, final certificate applications, incentive returns and loan discharge. After you have completed your project, we can also assist with revenue and rights management.
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Post-supervision and accounting, managing delivery
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Final certificate applications
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Incentive returns and loan discharge
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Managing recoupment waterfall and distribution statements
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Ongoing rights management
Expertise
in advising on and structuring finance including Australian Federal and State screen incentives for feature films and television projects
Ability
to set-up international and local co-productions as well as being full-service producers and acting as a co-production company
Proven
track record in strategy, problem-solving and crisis management in financing and production
Access
to finance sources through our trusted circle of financiers
Strategy
commercial, legal and business affairs including workplace advisory and training services, with access to our streamlined documentation and process
why us
SERVICES
With executive-level experience across the screen and entertainment sector, our team can help shape practical, commercial, business and governance solutions at a whole-of-business level or with a focus on a particular department or issue.
We can advise you on project feasibility, including location packages, create or convert budgets and schedules. With extensive hands-on experience and a deep technical understanding of the nuances of Australian screen incentives, we can provide you with strategic advice on Australian Federal and State incentives in combination with other financing sources.
-
Availability of Federal and State incentives
-
Advice on finance plan, potential finance sources and co-production options
-
Script review, location packages, and budget requirements
-
Budget and schedule assessment or creation (including international to local conversion)
-
Local creative advice and facilitation, including accessing talent and key crew
We can advise you on structure of companies and facilitate their set up and act as company officers, local production or co-production company, and provide executive producer services. We can also provide or manage all transactional and financing legal and business affairs and manage funding applications.
-
Corporate structuring and set up, acting as company officers, production or co-production company
-
Qualifying spend assessments
-
Provisional certificate applications
-
Access to funding (soft finance, loans, equity)
-
Transaction management and financing legals
We can service all aspects of pre-production and physical production, including negotiating union agreements, recommending and/or engaging cast, HODs, other crew and suppliers, provide immigration support and manage all production legal and business affairs, workplace advisory, training and complaints handling.
-
Executive Producer / Producer / Line Producer / UPM / PM services
-
Financial Controller / Production Accounting services, including cost reporting
-
Crewing - HODs, other crew, suppliers
-
In-house production legal and business affairs, including cast / crew deals, union agreements, immigration services
-
Workplace advisory, training, complaints management and policies
We can service all aspects of post-production and manage delivery, including post accounting, final certificate applications, incentive returns and loan discharge. After you have completed your project, we can also assist with revenue and rights management.
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Post-supervision and accounting, managing delivery
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Final certificate applications
-
Incentive returns and loan discharge
-
Managing recoupment waterfall and distribution statements
-
Ongoing rights management
Co-Founder
SONIA BORELLA
Sonia Borella is a Producer, Executive Producer, Executive Consultant and Lawyer, with over 25 years’ experience of working on local and international television series and feature film projects, behind the scenes and on set, from creative development, financing, physical production and through to distribution.
Co-Founder
AMY NOBLE
Amy Noble is an experienced commercial, film and television lawyer, commercial executive, Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary. She has worked across more than 100 screen projects in senior roles at Screen Australia, Fremantle Australia and Flying Bark and has extensive experience in financing, production, screen incentives, industrial relations, employment and governance.
