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What do guarantors and funders say a production must supply or accept for a completion guarantee: budget and schedule review, personnel approval, reports, contingency, takeover?

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Film Finances (page versions last modified 15 Sep 2026) describes: analysis of script, budget and schedule; review of key crew; legal documents (completion guaranty and completion agreement); daily shooting progress reports and weekly cost updates; periodic site visits; post-production schedules and cost reports. A 2008 lawyer's article adds: cash funding in hand as a precondition, approval of producer/director/lead cast (stated as not creative approvals), a weekly production-accountant report with amount expended and cost to complete, and a takeover right if substantially over budget or behind schedule that is 'rarely exercised'. Agencies set when a guarantee is needed: NZ Film Commission (Terms of Trade effective 22 Dec 2025): equity above NZD500,000 and/or budget over NZD1 million, with waiver factors; Telefilm (2016): risk-assessed above CAD500K participation; Screen NSW (June 2026): guarantor letter of interest or waiver request in the application.

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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Film Finances (page versions last modified 15 Sep 2026) describes: analysis of script, budget and schedule; review of key crew; legal documents (completion guaranty and completion agreement); daily shooting progress reports and weekly cost updates; periodic site visits; post-production schedules and cost reports. A 2008 lawyer's article adds: cash funding in hand as a precondition, approval of producer/director/lead cast (stated as not creative approvals), a weekly production-accountant report with amount expended and cost to complete, and a takeover right if substantially over budget or behind schedule that is 'rarely exercised'. Agencies set when a guarantee is needed: NZ Film Commission (Terms of Trade effective 22 Dec 2025): equity above NZD500,000 and/or budget over NZD1 million, with waiver factors; Telefilm (2016): risk-assessed above CAD500K participation; Screen NSW (June 2026): guarantor letter of interest or waiver request in the application. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts source

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