The producers' innovative approach to raising the finance for the shoot - through the proceeds of sperm donations - attracted an unprecedented amount of national and international publicity for a film of this length - 12 minutes - Channel 5 news, Screen International, Empire Magazine, and was awarded Best Pitch in Cannes by The Times. Fuji, Panavision, LEM and Lipsync were the official sponsors of the project. No Deposit, No Return was shot over three days on 35mm at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, in August 2003.