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Seasoned film and television executive and producer. Data scientist. Writer on mathematics, physics, cinema, and music.
Neil Forcadela is a seasoned film and television executive and producer with deep experience across scripted development, production, and distribution. He has shepherded projects from the earliest creative spark through to screen, working with writers, directors, networks, and studios to bring ambitious stories to life.
His dual background in production and data science gives him a vantage point few in either field share, one where creative instinct and rigorous analysis inform each other at every stage of the process.
Executive producing original scripted series from pitch through greenlight. Working closely with showrunners and writers' rooms to develop distinctive, commercially viable voices for premium platforms.
Producing feature films and scripted long-form television. Hands-on throughout pre-production, principal photography, and post, with a sustained focus on creative integrity and delivery.
Working with broadcasters, streamers, and distributors to shape content strategy. Bridging creative vision and business reality by applying analytical frameworks to the storytelling business.
Budget architecture, jurisdictional allocation, and estimated incentive recovery across all 10 episodes. SPV structure and intercompany funding mechanics for Forcadela Productions, Inc.
Comprehensive production accounting procedures, chart of accounts, cost reporting standards, and financial controls for the full production lifecycle.
Standardized journal entry templates and coding conventions covering development costs, production expenditures, incentive receivables, and intercompany transactions.
Full audit program for television production covering budget compliance, vendor verification, incentive qualification, and completion bond reporting procedures.
Neil builds analytical systems, dashboards, and data pipelines that help organizations make clearer decisions. From exploratory analysis to production BI solutions, his work spans the full intelligence stack.
End-to-end BI system integrating multi-source data into a unified executive view. Real-time KPI tracking with drill-down capability across revenue, operations, and customer metrics.
View project →Predictive analytics pipeline identifying at-risk customers 60 days ahead. Built with Python and deployed as an actionable signal feed into existing CRM infrastructure.
View project →Replaced 40 hours of weekly manual reporting with a fully automated pipeline. ETL architecture pulling from 6 data sources, normalized into a clean analytical layer.
View project →Interactive geospatial dashboard mapping supplier dependencies and delivery risk in real time. Enabled faster response to disruption and reduced procurement blind spots.
View project →Comprehensive review of an organization's analytical capabilities against a structured maturity framework. Produced a prioritized roadmap to close critical insight gaps.
View project →Time-series forecasting model reducing inventory overstock by 22%. Integrated seasonal decomposition, external signals, and anomaly detection into a production-ready service.
View project →Neil Forcadela is a seasoned film and television executive and producer with deep experience across scripted development, production, and content strategy. He has worked with writers, directors, networks, and studios to bring ambitious projects from concept to screen.
In parallel, Neil has built a career in data science and business intelligence, helping organizations extract meaning from complex data and translate it into decisions that matter. His dual background gives him a vantage point few in either field share.
Music is a constant thread. Neil writes and composes music, plays several instruments, and thinks seriously about sound as both craft and language. Outside of work and music, he writes on the ideas that genuinely fascinate him: the beauty of mathematical structures, the strangeness of physical reality, and the ways film and television reveal truths that other forms cannot reach.
Get in touch
Available for film and television production, data science consulting, speaking, and commissioned writing. Always open to conversations about music, ideas, and ambitious projects.
neil@forcadela.com