Industry News · September 11, 2026
Time Zone Capital and TIFF add fresh indie finance routes
| Source | What it reported | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline | Deadline reported the Time Zone Capital launch, its founders, its New York and London base, and its focus on projects in the $5 million to $15 million range. | 2026-09-10 |
| The Hollywood Reporter | The Hollywood Reporter reported TIFF: The Market and the International Financing & Project Market, including TIFF's takeover of Ontario Creates' longtime financing forum. | 2026-09-11 |
What did Deadline report about Time Zone Capital?
Deadline reported September 10 that former DreamWorks and MGM TV executive Brian Edwards joined Alpha Film & Television founders Jon Hamm and Zack Sherman and finance investor Jaan Bains to launch Time Zone Capital. Deadline reported that the company is based in New York and London.
Deadline reported that Time Zone Capital plans to provide institutional capital and media finance expertise to premium indie film and television projects in the $5 million to $15 million range. Deadline also reported that the company plans to finance production, distribution, minimum guarantees, prints and advertising, tax credit facilities, presale advances, gap financing, and remaining rights structures.
What did The Hollywood Reporter report about TIFF's market?
The Hollywood Reporter reported September 11 that TIFF launched TIFF: The Market for global film, television series, and immersive content. The Hollywood Reporter reported that TIFF also added the International Financing & Project Market as a financing and co-production forum.
The Hollywood Reporter reported that the IFPM puts Ontario Creates' International Financing Forum under TIFF's market umbrella after that forum ran for 20 years during the festival. The Hollywood Reporter quoted TIFF's Geoff Macnaughton saying the market was built to create more opportunities for producers.
Why does this matter for independent producers?
Deadline's report is about a private finance company entering the independent content capital stack. The Hollywood Reporter's report is about a festival market giving producers another place to seek financing and co-production partners before projects are finished.
For FourBoys' production lane, the practical point is budget fit before spending. FourBoys' independent family-values film and TV production guide explains why audience, script, budget, and distribution need to match before a values-led project moves forward.