James Gray films are a safe investment, says producer Rodrigo Teixeira
Backing a James Gray film is a safe bet, according to the producer who keeps doing it.
Rodrigo Teixeira told an industry audience at the BFI London Film Festival that his money always comes back on Gray's films and he always makes money, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It was strikingly direct. Returns are never guaranteed.
Teixeira is the founder and producer at RT Features. The company is a Brazilian producer-financier, meaning it both develops films and puts money into them, as described by Screen Daily. A producer oversees a film from development to delivery. A financier provides part of the budget.
Teixeira was speaking as the Brazilian producer of Paper Tiger, his most recent work with Gray. Paper Tiger is a crime drama by Gray. The BFI London Film Festival 2026 paired a screening of the film with a Screen Talk with the director, according to the BFI. A Screen Talk is a public interview. The format gives festival audiences a chance to hear from the film-maker alongside the showing.
The investment comment came during A Shared Vision: Perspectives on Co-production. The session was held in association with The Hollywood Reporter. It was moderated by Wendy Mitchell. She was joined by producers Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, Alan Maher, Adrià Monés and Teixeira.
The subject was co-production. The term covers films backed by partners in more than one country. Partners share the budget. They also share the rights, the paperwork and the risk.
Teixeira arrived with recent festival presence. Two titles associated with RT Features, Glaxo and Furies, had screened at TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Screen Daily. That detail gives context to his remarks in London. Festivals in Toronto and London sit close together in the autumn calendar, and producers often carry projects from one to the next.
What makes this stand out is the framing. Teixeira did not talk about one budget or one release. He talked about a working relationship as the reason to keep investing. For anyone outside the industry, it is a small window into how films reach screens. Directors and producers return to each other. Money follows trust.
