From the moment a screenplay is selected, we take complete responsibility for everything that follows.
Most production companies hand a filmmaker a budget and a schedule, then step back. YESYES does the opposite.
From selection through to the last festival submission, we are an active partner in every part of the process that surrounds the creative work — so that the filmmaker never has to be. The business is ours. The creative is yours.
No algorithms. No first-page filters. No quotas by country, genre, or filmmaker background.
We receive submissions through yesyes.world/submit. Every screenplay is read in full by the YESYES selection team. Selection is based on a single criterion: the quality of the writing and the strength of the story.
Every writer receives a response within 12 weeks — regardless of outcome. If we select your screenplay, we reach out directly to begin the production conversation.
Selected screenplays enter a focused development phase before any production begins.
Once a screenplay is selected, we work closely with the writer — and director, if they are attached — to prepare the script for production. This is not development as delay. It is development as precision.
We identify what the film needs structurally, logistically, and creatively before a single euro is spent on production. We handle all pre-production administration — contracts, clearances, crew and location research — while the filmmaker focuses on the work itself.
The floor, not the ceiling. Every selected film is produced to professional standard — without exception.
YESYES finances and physically produces every selected film. A minimum budget of €50,000 per project — supplemented by Austrian and EU grant funding through YESYES GmbH — ensures that no production compromise has to be made for financial reasons.
Professional crew. Proper shooting schedules. Real equipment. The filmmaker's only job on set is to direct.
Every film leaves us finished to the technical specification of the most demanding festival circuits in the world.
Post-production is handled entirely in-house by the YESYES team. Colour grading, sound design, mix, and DCP mastering — all completed to the exact technical requirements of Cannes, Berlinale, Venice, Sundance, and Toronto.
The filmmaker remains closely involved in the creative decisions of post while YESYES manages all the technical and logistical overhead. Nothing leaves without being right.
Festival submission is a strategy, not an afterthought. We treat every film as if it could win.
YESYES manages the full festival strategy for every film — identifying the right circuit, preparing press materials, and submitting strategically to maximise the chance of selection. We attend the festivals we submit to. We make introductions. We actively pursue distribution.
The filmmaker's relationship with their film does not end when the edit is locked. With YESYES, it continues through the entire festival life of the work — and into its distribution and streaming afterlife.
A typical YESYES production timeline — from open call to world premiere.
The floor, not the ceiling.
Up to four productions annually.
Every submission. Every time.
Maximum wait for a response.
The first submission call is open now. No submission fee. No restrictions on country, genre, or career stage. The only criterion is the quality of the writing.
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