The operating system for film financing
Filmmakers and investors speak two different languages. New Path Pictures is the mechanism that connects them, opening new paths to get films financed and made.
Bloomberg-grade insights meet YouTube-scale discovery. For film.
The Opportunity
Two languages, one system
Filmmakers describe a film one way. Capital hears it another. New Path Pictures sits in the middle and turns one into the other.
The Engine
One system. New paths.
The Engine brings financing, tax credits, audience research, and investor-ready structure into one place, so a project can move from an idea to a financed film with far less guesswork. The grant stream is one path. We are built to open more.
Show up ready
- Audience research and insights that show who will actually watch.
- A clear read on the tax credits available where you shoot.
- Budget tightening and the consistency investors need to commit.
- Ways to connect your project to real, existing followings.
- More routes to capital than grants alone.
Finally, a way in
- A plain answer to how a film makes money, in language you already use.
- Every project explained the same way, with the numbers behind it.
- Due diligence done for you: incentives, budget, audience, structure.
- Explore project by project, at your own pace.
- Sign up and start with the questions no one else answers.
How a project moves through the Engine
Where we are now
This is already happening
New Path Pictures is an operating company, not a someday idea. The work is underway and the network is growing.
An active slate of films moving toward financing.
A growing network of filmmakers, investors, and partners.
Technology MVP launching in 2026.
Founders of Film Fridays.
Based in Calgary, Alberta.
Built by experienced film, distribution, and media operators.
Who We Are
The team
New Path Pictures is built by operators who know film from the inside, across development, financing, production, and distribution.
Tom Acton
Founder · CEO & Chief Creative
A multi-time award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur with experience across development, financing, and production in Canada and internationally, spanning documentaries, series, and commercial work. He has worked inside the constraints this model is built to solve, from fragmented financing to opaque deal structures, and brings the production and execution perspective behind New Path Pictures.
Jared Dielwart
Co-founder · President & Chief Strategy Officer
Platform and distribution experience from building and scaling content businesses, including his work with A Parent Media Co. and leadership roles in streaming and digital media. He has operated on the buyer and platform side of the industry, with direct insight into how content is evaluated, structured, and monetized at scale.
Questions
Good questions, plain answers
We are the operating system for film financing. We connect films with the capital that funds them, and we make the whole process clearer for everyone involved.
No. We make films and run them through our own system to prove it works, and we help other filmmakers and investors do the same. We are the layer that connects the two sides.
No. You keep ownership of your film and your IP. Full stop. We help you finance and launch it, and it stays yours throughout.
Two simple ways. Getting started is free. Once a project is financed, we become a single line item in its budget, agreed with you before anything starts, for the work of getting it funded and to market. No hidden fees, and the full breakdown is shared up front.
Book a meeting. Whether you are a filmmaker, an investor, or a partner, email us and we will set up a time to talk.
Book a Meeting
Let's talk
For filmmakers, investors, and partners who want to understand New Path Pictures and the Engine. Email us and we will set up a time.