Take control of Your film
WITH REDSHIFT FINANCES
Production Accounting, Financial Services, and Tax Credit Expertise

HEre to move you forward
RedShift Financial is a production finance and strategic producing company where independent and out-of-town producers can bring their projects and plug into a knowledge base and workforce that knows the local industry and the ins and outs of the IL film ecosystem and IL's Tax Credit program.

unveil tax credit OPPORTUNITIES with us
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RedShift can oversee all steps of the IL tax credit process, including:
Registration of a project with IFO
Collecting all necessary documents (receipts, invoices, etc.)
Submission of the tax credit attestation to a CPA auditor and IFO
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RedShift can maximize the tax credit by:
Making connections to local vendors and crew (qualified expenditures)
Consulting with producers on strategic cash-flow management and business frameworks
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RedShift is able to help secure debt financing and working capital for a production against the IL tax credit with competitive terms.
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Once the final tax credit certificate is received from the IL Film Office. RedShift is able to monetize it using our established network of buyers and brokers, typically within a week of receiving the credit.
OUR PROJECT PROCESS FLOW
INTAKE
When a project is first brought to RedShift…
We review the budget, project timeline, existing financing, etc.
We analyze budget for IL Tax Credit eligibility
If your project is accepted, we execute a Statement of Work (SOW)
PRODUCTION & POST
Once a project goes into production…
We execute a term sheet
We monitor production and post finances
DEVELOPMENT & PREP
Once a project is in development with RedShift…
We have consultation
We analyze cash flow and draw down schedule for a loan
We draft term sheet
We submit a Tax Credit application
POST & WRAP
Finally, after a project wraps…
We close books
We collect necessary documents and submit attestation
IFO Review
We monetize

Let’s Move your
film forward
We’ll be with you every step of the way.