Muzamil Naseer
Writer, Producer, Director & Co-FounderOversees client-facing projects across pitch decks, business plans, financial plans and financial modeling.
About FilmDrafts
A film budgeting company built from production reality
FilmDrafts is a founder-led film budgeting company supporting independent producers with budgeting, scheduling, financial modeling and investor-ready production planning. As a film production finance company, we connect story requirements with practical schedules, cost assumptions and decision-ready financial documentation.
Founder-Led
The People Behind FilmDrafts
FilmDrafts is led by co-founders Muzamil Naseer and Bilal Ahmad, combining creative development, production experience, financial planning and practical line-producing expertise across client projects.
Bilal Ahmad
Producer, Line Producer, Actor & Co-FounderOversees script breakdowns, scheduling, budgeting, line producing and client-side production coordination.
Specialist Support
Specialists Behind the Work
Beyond the founders, FilmDrafts is supported by specialists across accounting, line producing and visual presentation. This allows each project to be reviewed from both production and financial perspectives.
Chartered Accountants
Financial analysis, cash-flow logic, cost structure review, financial modeling and investor-facing financial documentation.
Line Producers
Independent film budgeting, production schedules, logistics, crew and vendor assumptions, and practical film production planning.
Graphic Designer
Business plans, investor decks, presentation systems and visual communication of production and financial information.
Our Origin
The work began with a production that ran out of budget
FilmDrafts did not begin as a branding exercise. It grew from an expensive production lesson and the decision to understand the planning work that should happen before a camera rolls.
A first-hand lesson in 2019
Muzamil and Bilal were trying to produce their own feature film. After only a few days of shooting, the available production budget was exhausted. The experience made the importance of development, budgeting, scheduling and production planning impossible to ignore.
Learning the planning work
They began studying and improving film development packages, budgeting, scheduling and production planning through courses and real client projects. Each assignment became an opportunity to refine the connection between a screenplay, a practical schedule and a workable financial plan.
Growing through Fiverr and Upwork
To support their expenses while continuing to work in film, the founders began selling services on Fiverr and later Upwork. Across the founders and wider team, multiple Fiverr accounts were operated, with two reaching Top Rated status. Repeat clients, referrals and long-term producer relationships followed.
Building an independent platform
One of the team's Top Rated Fiverr accounts was later closed. The experience reinforced the founders' decision to reduce dependence on third-party marketplaces and grow FilmDrafts as a direct and independent client platform.
What the work represents today
Since 2019, FilmDrafts has supported more than 200 clients. The budgets, financial models, schedules and production-planning materials developed across those engagements represent more than $300 million in combined production value. Some supported projects have completed production and reached audiences, while many client engagements remain private and confidential.
Client Relationship
How We Work With Producers
FilmDrafts provides a direct professional service relationship built around a defined scope, clear communication and production documents that remain reviewable after delivery.
Clear Scope
Deliverables, required materials and the work involved are defined at the beginning of the engagement.
Transparent Pricing
Pricing is connected to the agreed scope so the client understands what is included before work begins.
Structured Feedback
Clients receive a clear review process for questions, production updates and feedback on working documents.
Revisions
Revisions are available within the agreed scope and are handled against the same project assumptions.
Confidentiality
Scripts, budgets, plans and production documents are handled as confidential client materials.
Refund Handling
Any applicable refund is handled according to the terms agreed for that specific engagement.