Risk Management Services
Independent production risk management: due diligence, monitoring, financial forensics, and crisis intervention.
We assess whether a production can realistically be completed on time, within budget, and to the agreed standard. Then we monitor it to make sure it stays on track. If problems arise, we help solve them early, before they become crises.
Our Approach
Four Disciplines, Applied Together
Production
Script analysis, schedule assessment, crew and cast evaluation, location and logistics risk, and on-set monitoring during principal photography.
Technology
Technical feasibility, digital workflow risk analysis, post-production planning, and review of VFX, animation, and delivery pipelines.
Legal
Contract review across distribution agreements, incentive documentation, co-production treaties, financing agreements, and chain of title.
Financial
Budget analysis, cashflow modelling, cost report review, financial forensics on production spending, and ongoing financial monitoring.
Services
Pre-Production Due Diligence
A thorough assessment of the production before a single frame is shot. Due diligence typically takes two to four weeks.
Script feasibility
Assessment against proposed budget and schedule.
Budget realism
Below-the-line cost validation and contingency adequacy.
Schedule viability
Timing risks and potential bottlenecks.
Key personnel
Track record and capacity assessment.
Financing structure
Completeness and conditionality review.
Contracts & legal
Distribution agreements, incentive documentation, and all agreements.
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Our due diligence process covers every dimension of production risk: script, budget, schedule, financing, contracts, key personnel, and technology.
Active Oversight
Production Monitoring
Active oversight throughout the production lifecycle. During principal photography:
Daily call sheets and shooting reports
Weekly cost reports and variance analysis
One to two on-set visits during principal photography
Regular status calls with the production team
Schedule adherence and budget consumption tracking
Early identification of emerging risks
Adapts to Each Phase
In pre-production and post-production, monitoring adapts, tracking preparation milestones, vendor commitments, and delivery timelines.
Specialist Services
Financial Forensics & Crisis Management
Financial Forensics
Detailed analysis of production financial data to verify that reported costs match actual spending.
Pre-Production
Validating budgets, cost assumptions, and financing viability before commitments are made.
During Production
Investigating discrepancies, identifying potential overruns, and verifying funds are used as intended.
Crisis Management
When a production faces serious difficulty, including cost overruns, key personnel departure, schedule collapse, or delivery risk:
Rescheduling and budget restructuring
Facilitating personnel changes
Negotiating with financiers and distributors
Managing stakeholder communication
Supervising through to delivery
Crisis management is always a last resort. The purpose of monitoring is to catch problems before they reach this stage.
Audience
Who Uses These Services
Investors & Financiers
Commission due diligence before committing capital, or engage ongoing monitoring to protect an existing investment.
Producers
Validate your production plan before approaching investors. Independent vetting strengthens your credibility.
Banks & Lenders
Satisfy internal risk assessment requirements with independent analysis designed for institutional decision-making.
Standalone Engagement
Any investor, financier, or producer can engage Intectus for risk management services without a completion bond or media obligation insurance policy being in place. This is a pure consulting engagement.
Integrated with a Product
When a Completion Bond or Media Obligation Insurance policy is in place, risk management is built into the product. Every bonded production receives full due diligence, monitoring, and intervention capability as standard. Our products exist because we identified gaps in the entertainment insurance market and developed solutions to fill them, partnering with leading capacity providers to underwrite the risk.
Our Team
Decades of Specialist Experience
Michaela Rothmund
Production
35+ years
Hundreds of productions supervised
Boris-Alexander Grönemeyer
Technology
35+ years
Digital workflow specialist
Dr. Till Neumann
Legal
30+ years
Film and media law
Veronika Stalz
Financial
30+ years
Production financial controlling
Frequently Asked Questions
What risk management services does Intectus provide?
Due diligence, active production monitoring, financial analysis and forensics, and crisis intervention, available as standalone services or as part of a bonded production.
Do I need to use any of your other products to use risk management services?
No. Risk management services are available as a standalone engagement. You do not need a completion bond, media obligation insurance, or any other Intectus product to engage us for due diligence, monitoring, or forensics.
What industries do you serve?
Film, television, animation, and documentary productions. Our expertise is specific to entertainment production risk.
Get Started
Need risk management for a production? Here is what happens next:
Step 1
Contact us with a brief description of your production and what you need: due diligence, monitoring, forensics, or a combination.
Step 2
We assess the scope and confirm how we can help.
Step 3
You receive a response within two business days.