A Next-Generation Investment & Development Platform
APEX
We select and control. Proven partners deliver.
Powered by IP owned by ZQ Entertainment and BOXO — bringing together award-winning talent, capital, creativity and cutting-edge AI to build the next generation of global media and entertainment in the UAE.
$1B+
Platform Target
40+
AAA IP Assets
$50B+
Collaborator Box Office
31%p.a.
Dev. Track Record
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The Core Thesis
Control the IP. Control the economics.
Traditional film funds invest after projects are packaged — buying into someone else's asset at the most expensive moment. APEX begins at the earliest stage of value creation: acquiring and developing intellectual property before production, so it controls the underlying asset and participates across the entire lifecycle. IP first. Capital follows.
$35M+
Owned & developed IP library — 40+ projects co-owned by BOXO & ZQ
10
Films in production today · $100M combined budget
$333.6M
Gross funded movie budgets across the analyzed portfolio
94–96%
Cinelytic box-office forecast accuracy — 3 years running
Four ways we earn — structurally, not speculatively
Most investors wait for box office. APEX earns at every stage of the value chain, with multiple revenue streams that minimize equity risk.
01 · Before Production
IP & Development
We acquire IP — scripts, books, stories — and develop them into bankable packages. When greenlit, our development cost is repaid from the official budget.
Cost returned + 20–50% premium
02 · During Production
Equity Investment
We take the equity gap — often only 10–30% of budget after pre-sales, tax credits and MGs cover the rest — in a preferred return position before normal splits.
Capital + ~20% pref + back-end
03 · At Release
P&A Financing
We finance marketing and release costs. P&A is repaid before equity — from theatrical revenues and all ancillary streams: streaming, TV, digital.
Repaid first, from all streams
04 · Long-Term
Producer & IP Back-End
Because we originate and control the IP, we also participate on the producer side — separate from our investor position. Two pools of upside.
+ gaming, sequels, catalog, merch
Three-Phase Capital Roadmap
From a joint venture to a $1 billion ecosystem
A staged roadmap designed to evolve APEX from a joint-venture platform into a full-scale global media and entertainment ecosystem — a content creation hub built for long-term economic diversification, high-value jobs and international capital.
The APEX vision — from joint venture to a $1 billion media & entertainment ecosystem
PHASE I
$40M
APEX Joint Venture
The parent company of the platform — controlling IP assets, investments and operating businesses. APEX contributes $20M in IP and developed projects, matched by a partner's $20M cash, creating a 50/50 JV. The JV is the GP that launches and manages every future fund.
PHASE II
$120M
APEX Film Fund
A regulated film investment fund (Dubai / Abu Dhabi) focused on film equity, P&A financing, IP acquisition and strategic investments. The JV commits $38M (JV total value $40M; $2M retained at JV level). Classic 2/20 terms, 23%+ target before fees, 10-year term, optional exit after year 3.
PHASE III
$900M
Scale & Infrastructure
A $500M Infrastructure / Movie Studio Fund — sound stages, distribution, VFX, AI workflows, the NAIS operating platform — targeting $1B+ valuation and $150M+ stabilized revenue, plus a $400M Film Fund II expanding IP ownership.
The interactive model below sizes Phase II — the $120M APEX Film Fund: $82M external LP capital + $18M JV cash + $20M JV IP, all deployable. This is the vehicle investors underwrite today.
How We Gained Top Access
Hollywood's best — on our cap table
We partner with top-performing filmmakers, producers and talent with long track records of commercial success — sourced through CAA, WME, UTA, Range, FilmNation and 30 West.
Sam Raimi · Spider-ManMatt Reeves · The BatmanBasil Iwanyk · John WickGore Verbinski · RangoMarc Forster · World War ZTimur Bekmambetov · WantedAdam McKay · Don't Look UpReginald Hudlin · Django UnchainedDavid Yates · Harry PotterGlen Basner · The King's Speech
Sourced & packaged through Hollywood's leading agencies and partners
What sets us apart
01
IP Ownership
We acquire and develop IP before production begins — capturing value at the earliest, cheapest stage of the asset lifecycle.
02
Multi-Vertical Monetization
Film, television, gaming, licensing, distribution and talent management — maximizing lifetime asset value from a single IP.
03
Preferential Deal Flow
Direct agency, producer and distributor relationships give access to premium projects before the broader market.
04
AI-Driven Production
An AI-enabled production ecosystem reduces development cost, accelerates execution and improves portfolio scalability.
05
Platform Economics
APEX earns across development, production, fund management, royalties and platform expansion — recurring, stacked revenue.
06
Slate Diversification
More films, more shots on goal — higher probability of hits and franchises, built on scale and long-term IP ownership.
Our Rules of Selection
Every project clears four gates before a dollar moves
A proprietary methodology funnels the entire market down to roughly five conviction projects. Each gate is a filter — creative, commercial, economic and finally data — so capital only commits to titles that have survived all four.
GATE 01
CAA & top-tier deal flow
Source from CAA and leading agencies — preferential access to premium projects at the development stage.
All deal flow
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GATE 02
Select the top 10%
Curate down to the best ~10% on creative quality, packaging, talent and commercial potential.
Top 10%
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GATE 03
Budget & location screen
Filter on budget fit, shooting locations, tax incentives and production economics.
Best fits
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GATE 04
Cinelytic validation
The final ~5 projects run through Cinelytic to confirm the call — making sure we are correct before capital commits.
~5 projects
The narrowing is the point: preferential access at the top, human curation in the middle, and independent data validation at the gate — so the slate is proven before it is funded.
Data-Validated Slate · The Cinelytic Group
We prove the slate before we fund it
APEX has partnered with The Cinelytic Group — the leading provider of AI decision-intelligence for film & TV. Cinelytic's greenlight-stage platform models box-office and ancillary revenue across 80+ international territories, turning slate selection from intuition into measurable signal.
Official Partner
Cinelytic's platform combines creative instinct with comprehensive data, real-time analytics and predictive forecasting — the same decision-intelligence trusted by major studios including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.
94–96%
Annual box-office forecast accuracy — three consecutive years
88%+
Title-by-title forecast accuracy across recent releases
19
Predictive project attributes per title, machine-learning driven
80+
International territories modeled for box-office & ancillary
122K+
Films with performance & metadata in the platform
652K+
Above-the-line talent analysis profiles
Independently recognized byForbesThe New York TimesScreenRantTheWrap
Greenlight IntelligenceIllustrative
88/100
Composite greenlight score
● Greenlight
Modeled global box office (P10–P90)$142M – $310M
Talent commercial index92
Genre demand signal81
Comparable performance86
Release-window fit79
Illustrative representation of Cinelytic's greenlight-stage output. Each candidate title is scored across 19 predictive attributes before APEX commits capital.
The Financial Model — Live
Move the assumptions. Watch the economics respond.
This engine reconciles to the APEX v4.6 model — the 50-movie register with the Monogram convertible note and value/NAV framing. Capital is $82M external LP + $18M JV cash + $20M JV IP = $120M committed. Choose the LP preferred hurdle and revenue case and every KPI, chart and cash-flow line below recomputes live.
Revenue Case As modeled
LP Preferred Hurdle 8%
Revenue Adjustment 100%
50% haircut120%
Portfolio Engine — 50 movies on $120M (gross, reconciles to v4.6)
Cumulative Profit
233.5%
Net cash to fund/JV on $120M
Portfolio IRR
11.5%
Evergreen basis — no terminal NAV
MOIC
3.33×
Multiple of invested capital
Avg Annual Cash Yield
23.3%
Cumulative profit / 10 years
Fund Investor — $120M · net of 2% management / 20% carry paid to the JV
Cumulative ROI
150.2%
On $120M committed
Fund MOIC
2.50×
Incl. return of capital at par
Avg Annual Cash Yield
15.0%
Net cash to fund investor
Net Profit (10yr)
$180.2M
Cumulative, after 2/20
JV / Sponsor — $40M total value (gross & net of $2M JV-level expenses)
JV Total Return (gross)
32.4%
p.a. on $40M total value
Net of JV Expenses
31.9%
p.a., after $2M JV-level costs
Total Fees to JV (10yr)
$66.3M
Management + performance
JV Gross Income (10yr)
$129.7M
Movie profit + studio + production fees
Cumulative ROI on Capital
Portfolio gross vs. fund investor (net) vs. JV — % of $120M
Annual Net Cash Flow to Fund/JV
Capital deploys early, distributions compound, $M
Capital Deployed vs. Distributions
Fund equity invested vs. pref + profit + back-end, $M
Where the Profit Comes From
Distribution mix — equity pref, profit share, back-end, $M
The 50-Movie Slate Ramp
Active movies per year (bars) and production budget deployed (line) — diversification across the portfolio.
How to read this. The portfolio engine (50 movies, $120M) reconciles to the v4.6 workbook — 233.5% cumulative, 11.5% IRR, 3.33× MOIC, 23.3% average cash yield — after nine titles were re-financed with more external capital and less fund equity. Carry is charged on back-end participation (2% management + 20% performance). The fund investor earns 150.2% ROI (15.0% cash yield) net of fees; the JV earns 32.4% gross / 31.9% net p.a. on its $40M total value. Cash yield pairs with the total-value yield of 18.2% once the Monogram note equity is marked (see below) — the value framing is the headline. The LP preferred hurdle (8% or 6%) sets the return the fund investor earns before the JV takes carry. The Revenue case scales the back-end distributions as a sensitivity. IRR is cash-on-cash (evergreen — no terminal NAV); MOIC includes return of capital at par.
Monogram Convertible Note — v4.6
A note that converts to equity
The fund holds a $24M convertible note in the Monogram studio — 20% of the fund, a single draw at close carrying a 10% cash coupon. In the base case it converts in stages — 30% / 30% / 40% at Years 5, 7 and 10 at a $60M valuation cap — building to 40% ownership. Coupons total $18.2M, and from the first conversion the equity is marked into fund assets. This is what turns a cash yield into a total-value return.
Monogram note & total fund value (indicative until definitive documentation)
Note par outstanding vs. equity mark as the note converts, $M — mark ends $62.2M
Staged conversion (30% / 30% / 40% at Y5 / Y7 / Y10) at a $60M valuation cap builds the fund to 40% of Monogram; the equity mark reaches $62.2M by Year 10 while the note collects its 10% coupon along the way. Terms are indicative until definitive documentation.
Consolidated 10-year cash flow
The full $120M, 50-movie engine, year by year — live with your assumptions above.
Built on a Real Track Record
30 partner films. Conservative assumptions.
Our models are built on the realized performance of 30 partner films and our own development — supplemented by 17 hypothetical loss-making films to stress the downside. The DD number is the budget-weighted return, which honestly weights a $0.5M film against a $72M one.
56%p.a.
Base portfolio model — incl. outlier hits
39.6%p.a.
Budget-weighted realized return (Base anchor)
~23%p.a.
Conservative — downside-loaded DD anchor
31%p.a.
Realized development track record
Realized partner films — profit vs. budget ($M)
Named projects with realized P&L. Bubble = annual ROI. The unweighted average is dominated by tiny-budget multiples; the budget-weighted figure is the portfolio truth.
Why two numbers. Equal-weighting a $1.5M film that returned 66× against a $72M film overstates returns. The model anchors to the budget-weighted return (≈40% realized, ≈23% after loading the downside buffer) — the number that survives due diligence.
Risk Factors & Mitigation
Engineered to protect capital
APEX is designed to protect capital through diversification, high production volume, value-chain participation, completion insurance and institutional revenue collection.
Risk 01
Market Cycling
Managed through a diversified slate across genres, budgets and distribution partners. Higher volume reduces single-project reliance and raises the probability of breakouts.
Risk 02
IP Access
Secured through preferential CAA & top-agency relationships at the development stage, plus ZQ's active, highly selective in-house origination.
Risk 03
Completion Risk
Mitigated through industry-standard completion bonds and comprehensive insurance on every project — capital protected regardless of disruptions.
Risk 04
Production Fees
By participating across the value chain, a significant portion of capital is recouped through fees before profit participation — effective exposure reduced by up to 70%.
Management & Advisory
The operators behind the platform
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Petr Jákl
25+ years in motion picture production — producer, director, IP developer
Director — Mickey (2026), Medieval (#2 Netflix Global), Ghoul, Kajínek
Producer — Locked (Hopkins), Flight Risk (Wahlberg), Land of Bad (Crowe)
$100M+ raised · $400M+ cumulative production budgets managed
Co-founder, ZQ Entertainment · 40+ IP assets contributed to APEX
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
Ara Keshishian
Former CAA motion picture agent · Former President, Lotus Pictures
Producer — Extremely Wicked (Netflix), What Is Life Worth, Kidnap, Replicas
Packaging — Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Swan, Margin Call
$100M+ film financing arranged across multiple productions
