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Film producer CV: example and template

This example is for film, TV and commercial producers, production managers, production coordinators and assistants, and for film production graduates looking for work at a production house.

The employer and partners want to know which productions you have run, with what budget, where you raised the financing, how you manage the crew and the schedule and where your films have been shown. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: film producer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tomasz Rutkowski

Film producer

Warsaw +48 123 456 789 tomasz.rutkowski@example.com

Professional profile

Film producer and production manager with 11 years of experience in feature films, TV series and ads. I have produced 2 feature films and a series for a streaming platform, raise public and partner financing, prepare budgets and schedules and lead crews of up to 120 people. I also run co-productions with foreign partners.

Work experience

Producer

03.2019 - present

Production house, Warsaw

  • Producing 2 feature films and an 8-episode series for a streaming platform.
  • Public funding applications and talks with investors, a co-production with a foreign partner.
  • Production budgets, cost control and reports for partners.
  • Shooting schedules and hiring key crew members.
  • Contracts with writers, actors and the distributor, festival submissions.

Production manager

05.2014 - 02.2019

Commercial and TV productions, Warsaw

  • Managing the production of more than 60 ads and 2 seasons of a TV show.
  • Planning shoot days, locations and transport.
  • Settling accounts with the crew and equipment suppliers.

Education

Master's degree, film and TV production

2009 - 2014

Lodz Film School

Skills

  • Project development
  • Public and private financing
  • Budget and cost control
  • Shooting schedule
  • Contracts and copyright
  • International co-productions

Programmes and training

  • Training programme for European producers, 2020
  • Copyright in audiovisual production training, 2018

Languages

  • English: C1
  • French: B1

Additional information

  • Filmography: 2 feature films shown at festivals

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a film producer CV

Professional summary

Write which productions you have run, for how long and with what budget or scale. Add the financing you raised and the size of the crew, because this shows your responsibility best. Mention festivals, distribution and co-productions if you have them.

Film production graduate with 3 years of experience as a commercial production coordinator. I plan shoot days, book locations and settle crew accounts. I want to work as a production manager on a film or a series.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe productions, budgets, sources of financing, the crew and the schedule. Show results: premieres, festivals, distribution, finishing the shoot on time. Add contracts and settlements, because the producer is responsible for the whole formal side.

Weaker: Producing films.

Better: Producing 2 feature films and an 8-episode series for a streaming platform.

Weaker: Financing.

Better: Public funding applications and talks with investors, a co-production with a foreign partner.

Weaker: Budget.

Better: Production budgets, cost control and reports for partners.

Skills worth listing

List project development, financing, budgets, schedules, contracts and distribution. In your soft skills show negotiation, managing people and calm in a crisis, because on set something always goes wrong.

Professional skills

  • Project development
  • Financing
  • Budget
  • Schedule
  • Contracts
  • Distribution

Personal skills

  • Negotiation
  • Managing people
  • Calm in a crisis
  • Organisation
  • Decision making

Programmes and training

List training programmes for producers, co-production markets and training in copyright and financing. Give your filmography briefly or as a link.

Producer CV with no experience

Describe student films and events you have organised. Show the budget, the crew and the schedule, even if they were small.

Start as a production assistant or coordinator. Write that you know budgeting and scheduling software.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A film production house looks for project development and financing, a commercial production for quick planning and work with clients, and a streaming platform for series experience and reporting. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a film producer CV

Questions and answers

What should a film producer put on a CV?

Productions, budgets, financing, the crew, schedules, contracts, festivals, distribution, programmes and education.

How does a producer differ from a production manager?

The producer is responsible for the whole project and its financing, while the production manager organises the shoot and the costs on set.

How do you become a film producer with no experience?

Through work as a production assistant and coordinator, student films and programmes for young producers.

Should you give production budgets on a CV?

Yes, approximately or as a range, if your contracts allow it.

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