GPP Consulting is the only creative economy advisory practice that starts with storytelling infrastructure and works toward economic value — not the other way around.
Governments invest billions in studios, incentive programmes, technical crews, and post-production infrastructure. Consulting firms produce rigorous assessments of that investment. The reports are excellent. The question they cannot answer is: does this sector produce internationally competitive original stories?
That is an above-the-line question — about writers, directors, showrunners, development labs, story funds, and the cultural infrastructure that turns raw creative potential into global IP. It requires a different methodology, a different analytical lens, and a different set of interventions.
GPP Consulting was built to provide all three.
We advise governments, screen agencies, and development banks on building the writers' rooms, story funds, director pipelines, and development ecosystems that produce internationally competitive original content.
Engagements range from a 2-week Rapid Assessment to a full 24-week Implementation Roadmap. Every engagement produces a scored baseline, a benchmarked gap analysis, and a prioritized set of interventions.
GPP Fund is a $15–25M film development vehicle targeting internationally competitive productions from the markets GPP Consulting serves. Every consulting engagement generates the relationships, the IP intelligence, and the creative pipeline that feeds the fund's production slate.
The fund targets Oscar International Feature Film submissions from underrepresented nations — markets where the creative infrastructure is being built, where GPP's presence is direct, and where the probability of selection dramatically outperforms competitive markets.
The consulting practice and the fund are governed by an explicit ethical wall. GPP Consulting's assessments are independent and score what the evidence supports. GPP Fund's investment decisions are made separately and disclosed fully.
Emmy Award-winning producer and film industry veteran with over 30 years of experience spanning productions from $2M independents to $150M studio features. Former Senior Vice President at NBC Universal, with deep expertise in international film incentives, production operations, and the economics of screen sector development.
John was the first production into Troy Studios Limerick — the Night Fliers project — and helped design the original Irish co-producer credit and training requirement now recognized as foundational to Ireland's screen sector development. He is currently Chief Product Officer at filmIQ.ai.
Managing Partner of Trinity Motion Pictures, with over 30 years at the forefront of international film production and financing across animation, television drama, and features. Conor brings deep European co-production expertise and established relationships across every major financing, distribution, and broadcaster ecosystem in Europe.
Board Member of Animation Ireland and Chair of its Tax Incentive Committee. Co-founder of CMAI (Training by Industry for Industry) in animation and VFX. Promoter of the Greystones Media Campus — a 50-acre integrated studio development backed by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
Cannes 2026 is GPP's first public market moment. We're meeting with screen agencies, institutional partners, sales agents, and co-production partners. If you're working on building a screen sector or producing internationally competitive cinema from an underrepresented market, we'd like to talk.