COPRODUCTION SALON | GUIDEBOOK 2026REAL PROJECTS. REAL PARTNERSHIPS. REAL INSIGHTS.

REAL DEALS.
REAL STRUCTURES.

How an original Arabic IP combined production, investment, distribution and platform licensing.

Same market. Different structure. A real example of financing an expandable entertainment property.

CASE STUDY

CAPTAIN SHEDEED

TV SERIES | 2026
30 EPISODES × 15 MIN
STOP-MOTION + 2D ANIMATION + LIVE ACTION
FAMILY | ARABIC IP

An original Arabic entertainment property created as a world of characters and stories, with potential to expand through future seasons, spin-offs and commercial licensing.

KEY PARTNERS

11 INVESTORS + PARTNERS

Private investors, strategic/media advisors, Doha Film Institute, CoProduction Salon and Shahid each contributed different roles to the structure.

INSIGHTS FROM

Ramy El Gabry

Creator, Writer, Director & Founder
Divine Touch Productions

PROJECT ORIGIN & PARTNER ROLES

DIVINE TOUCH: Founder & Lead Producer

Ramy El Gabry initiated the idea in 2016
Created and developed the concept
Wrote and directed the work
Led production and built the team
Provided studio and equipment
Financed the project's early stages

THE PARTNER ECOSYSTEM

Investors: capital + media/strategic expertise

DFI: production grant + development support

CPS: marketing & distribution + market access

Shahid: commercial licence + audience access

FINANCING STRUCTURE

PRODUCER CAPITAL CAME FIRST.
Divine Touch financed development and early production before the external financing stack was secured.

39.18%
PRIVATE INVESTORS
55.22%
OTT LICENSE 1ST EXCLUSIVE WINDOW
5.60%
DOHA FILM INSTITUTE GRANT

100% OF THE EXTERNAL FINANCING STACK

OWNERSHIP & CONTROL

IP OWNERSHIPDivine Touch Productions
owns the underlying IP and original rights.

CREATIVE CONTROLProduction house maintains full creative ownership.

MARKETING & DISTRIBUTIONCoProduction Salon handles marketing & distribution of this project.

INVESTOR RETURNS

3× producer-estimated stake value

Divine Touch estimates that the value of an early investor's stake increased to three times its entry value after one Ramadan season — a 200% increase in estimated value, not cash profit already distributed.

Investment participation is separate from IP ownership. Cash distributions depend on contractual entitlement after permitted fees, expenses, obligations and recoupment priorities.

AFTER THE FIRST WINDOW

Divine Touch retains the underlying rights. CoProduction Salon handles marketing & distribution of this project, including subsequent sales and licensing opportunities within the scope and term of its agreement.

Investor economic participation continues according to the relevant investment agreements; the end of the first release window does not automatically end those rights.

WHERE IT WAS RELEASED

SHAHID
Premiered during Ramadan 2026

HOW THE STACK WORKED

PRODUCER CAPITAL → PRIVATE INVESTMENT → PLATFORM AGREEMENT → INSTITUTIONAL GRANT

Investment ≠ IP ownership ≠ distribution rights. Each layer has a different commercial function and contractual basis.

IMPACT

What the partnership unlocked:

Completion of a full 30-episode season
Access to a major regional platform
Creative, capital, commercial and distribution expertise in one ecosystem
A foundation for future seasons, spin-offs and licensing

KEY LESSON

“Choose partners who believe in the project and add value beyond their financial investment.”

For Ramy El Gabry, patience, commitment and alignment with the right partners were central to turning a long-term creative vision into a produced and released property.

ADVICE TO OTHER PRODUCERS

DON'T LEAVE THESE UNDEFINED:

Ownership • Roles • Decision-making • Recoupment • Deductible expenses • Reinvestment • Distributions • Reporting • Review rights • Term • Exit

Choose partners carefully first, then translate that alignment into clear contractual rights and obligations.

REAL DEALS.REAL STRUCTURES.