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.

  • Expand financing opportunities for your project

  • Simplify producer responsibilities by streamlining the tax credit process

  • Get oversight from financial professionals to ensure production compliance with Illinois Tax Credit regulations

  • Get connections to a trusted network of local vendors, crew, talent, financial services, government agencies, etc.

unveil tax credit OPPORTUNITIES with us

  • 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

  • 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

  • RedShift is able to help secure debt financing and working capital for a production against the IL tax credit with competitive terms.

  • 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.