About

Founded by industry veterans Christopher Milburn and Gareth West, Illustrious Media is a leading film production, finance, and service company with bases in London, Los Angeles, and Romania.

At Illustrious, our diverse portfolio reflects our commitment to versatility, encompassing a spectrum of genres, budgets, and production formats. From high-octane blockbusters to intimate indie darlings, we pride ourselves on our ability to shepherd projects of all scales to fruition. Not confined by borders, we've produced productions worldwide, from the bustling streets of China to the scenic landscapes of Eastern Europe, and across North and South America.

Illustrious Media excels in financing, boasting a track record of securing substantial equity investments, leveraging international tax incentives, and navigating complex collateralised production loans. Over the course of our careers, we've orchestrated the procurement and structuring of over $300 million in production financing, with ambitious plans to elevate this figure through a slate of high-profile releases slated for 2024/2025.

In addition to financing film productions, we have been at the helm of groundbreaking financial ventures such as the Ingenious/Heijing fund – a pioneering collaboration that heralded the inception of the UK-China co-productions treaty. Additionally, Illustrious played a pivotal role in securing $150 million in funding for Solstice Studios, which in turn helped raise over $400m for the company.

Among our portfolio are acclaimed productions, including the likes of An American Haunting starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek, Legendary starring Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren, 'Getaway' starring Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez, and Outcast starring Hayden Christensen and Nicolas Cage, among others.

In the past year we have seen the release of The Performance directed by Shira Piven and starring Jeremy Piven and Robert Carlyle, Freelance directed by Pierre Morell and featuring John Cena and Alison Brie, and Hypnotic directed by Robert Rodriguez and headlined by Ben Affleck.

In 2024, we eagerly anticipate the release of Tin Soldier directed by Brad Furman and starring Scott Eastwood, Jamie Foxx, and Robert De Niro, as well as Lionsgate’s reboot trilogy of The Strangers helmed by Renny Harlin and featuring Madelaine Petsch, and The Killer’s Game starring Dave Bautista, Terry Crews and Sir Ben Kingsley.

As our company continues to evolve, Chris, Gareth, and our team continue to look for new stories to tell.