The Yellow Affair — International Sales for Commercial Feature Films

What's on offer

  • The Yellow Affair is a Nordic sales company seeking feature film and TV acquisitions for international sales

What they are looking for

  • Feature films that are already at financing stage rather than early development.

  • Projects should have at least 50% of the budget in place, with both director and cast attached.

  • Budgets typically in the €1M to €6M range.

  • Lower-budget horror may also be considered below €1M

  • Commercially minded genre films.

  • Particularly interested in horror & thriller.

  • Action films considered if sitting sub €10M

  • Festival-driven films with a clear commercial component are also of interest.

  • They are particularly drawn to films that can spark conversation as well as entertain.

  • TV - ideally completed series or fully financed.

Who can apply

Filmmakers and producers with feature projects at financing stage.

  • Teams with key elements already in place, including 50% finance.

  • First-time directors may be considered case by case if they have a strong short film track record and the project is not dependent on a sales advance or minimum guarantee.

Producers with completed or fully financed TV series

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.

  • Visual references (poster/concept art optional)

  • Budget

  • Finance Plan

  • 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

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

  • Build your Snapshot with the required elements above.

  • Hit 'Share Project' and select The Yellow Affair from the Call Out page.

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Important Notes

About The Yellow Affair

The Yellow Affair is a World Sales Agent and Executive Producer for films & TV series from around the world. Since its formation in 2010, in today’s complicated and volatile film market, The Yellow Affair boasts a proven track record and has a growing reputation in areas of development, financing, marketing and selling films and TV series of all types and genres. The Yellow Affair is one of the most prominent international sales companies based in Helsinki and London with a catalogue of over 100 films and TV series and owned by prolific production companies in Scandinavia.

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