LIGHTING THE WAY

         TO INSPIRED PRODUCTIONS

What is an Inspired Idea?

ELIZABETH MIHELICH

Producer, Line Producer, Writer

What We Do

Line Producing & Budgeting — Know what your film costs before it costs you.
Detailed budgets, schedules, cash-flow plans and department management. We keep productions on track day to day so directors can stay focused on the work.

Producing — A partner from script to screen.
Packaging, financing strategy, hiring, festival and distribution planning. We treat your project like it's our own.

UPM & Production Coordination — The engine room of a smooth set.
Unit production management and coordination for features, TV movies and streaming projects, including the paperwork, logistics and people.

Development & Story Consulting — Shape the idea before you spend a dollar.
Script and story feedback, pitch materials and development strategy, from a producer who is also a writer.

Colorado

Bringing your production to Colorado? Start here.

Colorado offers mountains, high plains, small towns and a growing Front Range crew base, all within a day's drive. As Regional Film Liaison for Northern Colorado with the Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media, Elizabeth works as your Colorado line producer, UPM or local fixer, and knows the locations, the people and the process. That includes helping you understand how Colorado's film incentive could apply to your project.

— Local crew hiring and department heads
— Location scouting, permits and community relations
— Budgeting and planning around Colorado's film incentive
— Recent Colorado productions: Lovers (Apple TV) and Welcome to the Fishbowl, both in Denver

More about filming in Colorado →

Selected Work

Aporia — Line Producer / Co-Producer
Fantasia Fest 2023 premiere · Gotham Awards nominee, Best Independent Feature · Now on Hulu

Welcome to the Fishbowl — Line Producer
Filmed in Denver · Premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival 2026 · Colorado premiere at the Denver Film Festival

Lovers — Unit Production Manager
Filmed in Denver over 14 days · Now on Apple TV

Always Remember Me — Producer
Shot on 16mm Kodak · Kodak Honorable Mention, HollyShorts · World Narrative Short winner, Key West Film Festival

What Metal Girls Are Into — Producer
100+ festival selections · Now on Amazon

See all 25+ credits →

About

Great films come from sets people love working on.

We build crews that are inclusive, prepared and kind. Across our short films, women have made up nearly half of cast and crew, and often more than half. We think it shows on screen.

Elizabeth Mihelich is the founder and CEO of Inspired Idea Productions. She's a producer, line producer, writer and actress. She describes herself as type A and a creative mind, which is exactly the combination a line producer needs. Her 25+ credits span features, TV movies, shorts, a web series and music videos. She is Programming Chair for Women in Film and Media Colorado and Regional Film Liaison for Northern Colorado with the Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media.

Our mission: to embolden, empower and ignite humanity through the art of storytelling and higher consciousness.

Press

Deadline — 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' premieres at Bentonville Film Festival

NWA Homepage — World premiere of 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' at Bentonville Film Festival

BizWest — Colorado's creative collaboration a great fit for Sundance Film Festival

Set Talks — Line Producer 101 (video)

Ms. In The Biz — contributing writer

Start a Project

Have a project in mind? Let's talk budget, schedule and story.

Tell us a little about your film and we'll reply within 2 business days with next steps. Early conversations are free. Bringing us in at the script stage usually saves money later.