Manage your production finance with Centtrip

Stay in control of your budget, reduce foreign exchange risk and cost and manage crews’ expenses with Centtrip’s multi-currency account, app and Global Production Card.

What’s on offer

  • Centtrip is an operational banking platform for film/TV productions.

  • Services under one roof:

    • Production accounts setup

    • Foreign exchange management

    • Payroll and payments

    • Cards (virtual/physical per diem)

    • Escrow accounts

Please Note - Centtrip does not lend or provide debt facilities

Service Differentiators

  • Everything consolidated under one roof vs multiple providers

  • Centtrip Now: instant, free payments between Centtrip clients

  • Full safeguarding (not just FSCS £85-120k limit)

    • FCA regulated e-money institution

    • Client funds held in statutory trusts with banking partners

    • All client money returned if Centtrip becomes insolvent

  • Multi-currency escrow with administrative control/visibility

  • Tech-centric platform with permissions and controls

What they are looking for

  • Film and Television projects.

  • Target budgets: £4-50 million productions.

When to Contact Centtrip

  • When SPV setup begins and lawyers are involved

  • When you need a bank account to receive finance funds

What you need to include in your SMASH Pitch

Your SMASH Snapshot must include at minimum:

  • Logline

  • Format; Genre; Setting; Runtime

  • Brief Biog of key creatives

  • Synopsis with all major plot points - set up; inciting incident; rising conflict; mid story twist; crisis; climax and resolution.

  • Creative vision

  • Visual references (poster/concept art optional)

  • Budget range

  • Cast ideas (That would work with your budget)

  • Comparables (recent TV or Film at your budget level that capture a similar feeling or energy)

Any projects submitted without this information will not be accepted.

How to Apply

  1. Create your FREE SMASH Pitch at app.mysmash.media.

  2. Build your Snapshot with the required elements above.

  3. Hit ‘Share Project’ and select Centtrip from the Call Out page.

Protect your IP

At SMASH, protecting your creative work is at the heart of everything we do. Every project uploaded to the platform is automatically timestamped and securely stored, giving you a verifiable digital record of ownership. Your pitch is only shared when you choose, and with the people you choose - ensuring your ideas remain yours, always. We call it Pitch Protection, and it’s how we make sure creators can share their work with confidence, knowing their IP is safe and traceable.

Important Notes

About Centtrip

CENTTRIP is your dedicated account manager and FX consultant, on hand and available for day-to-day support and specialist services.

We provide fair and transparent pricing that is both clear and competitive. All fees are guaranteed, fixed and tailored to your specific needs and budget.

We understand your industry and your business and have experts in banking, payments, foreign exchange, wealth management, compliance and technology. We believe in long-lasting relationships based on trust and work with you to create a tailored approach to managing your expenditure, payments and foreign exchange.

Our multi-currency account, card and app are built on innovative API-driven technology which has won multiple global tech awards.

Authorised and regulated by the FCA we adhere to strict protocols to maintain best-in-class compliance procedures and ensure total security of your finances and data.

About My SMASH Media

SMASH is the pitch builder and pitch protector for creators. It helps you build a professional, shareable pitch deck that can be discovered by industry decision-makers. SMASH is free for creators. Upgrade to SMASHPro for SMASHCupid support & advanced tools to make your pitch perfect.

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