Film, Media & Creative

At Crowe RS, we have an unrivaled lineage in the Film, Media and Creative Industries space. We were pioneers in the structuring of Film, Media and Creative Industries financing and continue to represent clients involved in film-making, television production and animation, on domestic and international projects.

CroweRS has unparalleled experience on Serbian market in providing professional services to firms in Film, Media and Creative Industries. Our client list includes production firms, TV broadcasting networks, industry related agencies, as well as regional governments an institutions. We conducted audit and assurance services for film, TV series and commercials enabling our clients to receive money from incentive funds and creating credibility to their financials. We are assisting film production companies in their efforts for partnership with international investors and development projects, through M&A activities, as well.

Our advisory, tax and compliance departments assist our clients in all aspects of their financial governance, including:

• Assistance with fund-raising
• Financial structuring of projects
• Project management and corporate finance services
• Company secretarial services including company formation and compliance
• Accounts preparation and statutory reporting
• Liaison with legal and banking partners
• Compliance with legal and tax regulations
• Personal tax and wealth management advice for industry professionals and high net worth individuals
• International tax and withholding tax planning
• Cross jurisdictional projects and co-production arrangements
• Strategic reviews of oversight bodies in the industry

We also act for a range of clients in the “chain” including the production companies, the producers, commissioning distributors and sales and distribution agents. Our experience and expertise in the Advertising and Media areas has been earned through hard work over an extended period of time with major clients in those industries. We act for digital agencies, creative agencies, media buyers, market research agencies and through to full-service agencies. We work with our clients on all aspects of their business and with their international partners, including some of the largest international advertising groups in the world.

Most importantly, we consider ourselves as advisers and partners to our clients. We consider it a fundamental aspect of our role to engage with business owners on their wider business strategy and the alignment of their own personal financial and tax planning aspirations, in order to assist with their personal planning. Our services are structured to ensure we add real value to our clients.