Take control of Your film

WITH REDSHIFT FINANCIAL

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, and the existing financing plan to assess your IL tax credit eligibility and provide you with a tax credit estimate.

PRODUCTION & POST

Once a project goes into production, we are with the producers every step of the way as they manage their production spend and collect necessary documentation. 

DEVELOPMENT & PREP

Once a project enters development with RedShift, we consult with producers on their productions cash flow, assess the project’s need for debt financing, and begin the tax credit administration process by submitting an application to the IL Film Office.

POST & WRAP

Once a project wraps, we aim to close the books as quickly as possible, collect all the necessary documents, and work with our network of select IL CPA’s to submit your tax credit attestation to the IL Film Office.

Let’s Move your

film forward

We’ll be with you every step of the way.