Creative Rebel Productions
An Independent Motion Picture Studio
WE MAKE FILMS THAT TALK BACK.
Founded by Craig Stovel and Rajiv Maikhuri, Creative Rebel Productions develops and produces feature films built around stubborn characters, uncomfortable truths, and a script that earns every scene.
A studio built for the film your notes app said no one would fund.
Creative Rebel Productions exists because the two of us kept reading scripts that got softened into safety — trimmed, test-screened, and sanded down until nothing was left to argue about.
We started this company to back the version writers were talked out of, and to give it a real production behind it: financing structure, a crew that respects the page, and a release plan that doesn't end at a hard drive.
We are small on purpose. Every project gets both founders in the room, from the first table read to the final color pass.
2
Founders, one long argument about final cut
100%
Independently developed material
24/7
The hour a rewrite note actually lands
What we actually do
Four stages, one continuous conversation. We stay attached from the first draft to the last playback.
01
Development
We option, commission, and rewrite alongside the writer — not around them. Coverage is a conversation, not a verdict.
02
Financing & Packaging
Independent capital stacks, cast attachment, and sales strategy built before a single day is scheduled.
03
Production
Line producing and on-set leadership from two people who still answer their own phones during a shoot.
04
Post & Festival Strategy
Edit, mix, and color, followed by a festival and distribution plan built around where the film actually belongs.
Two producers, one company, zero committee
Craig Stovel
Co-Founder & Producer
Craig runs point on financing, scheduling, and the day-to-day of getting a script into production without losing what made it worth making. He reads every draft twice before he says a word about it.
Rajiv Maikhuri
Co-Founder & Producer
Rajiv leads development and post, sitting with writers through rewrites and staying in the room through color and mix. He is the one who argues for the cut nobody tested for.
Get in touch.
For press, festival inquiries, and general questions, reach us directly.