Bank Loans

Films In Motion has worked with several banks in financing film projects with bona fide minimum guarantees or negative pickups. Let the team help put together the film financing puzzle.

Tax Assisted Financing

In an attempt to attract and promote local film industries for job creation, many local and national governments offer tax incentives to film productions. The specific mechanisms of these incentives vary across different jurisdictions, but many have become valuable financing tools for filmmakers.

Films In Motion is a direct lender against production incentives. Films In Motion has significant experience in production and incentives, having handled over 30 projects in the state of Louisiana and handling tax credit placement on an additional 20 film projects. The major competitive advantage for the company is through its experience in production it can accurately predict the amount of tax credits or rebate a project will qualify. In addition since the company is on the ground handling production, internal controls and insure compliance along with maximizing the amount of incentives the project will qualify. The result is the company can offer higher amounts to producers over those offered by traditional incentive based lenders who must make a calculation of the amount of incentives and then discount that calculation by 10%-15%. Unlike banks and traditional financiers, who are typically passive investors, Films In Motion exercises strict oversight over investments, using our in-depth experience in monitoring film productions to ensure compliance with production milestones, projected budgets, and regulatory standards.

Films In Motion’s experience in evaluating and structuring government production incentives for film productions is a significant competitive advantage. Having structured these transactions and committed it’s own capital, the company has a thorough understanding of the risks inherent in tax-based finance. The company provides strict production oversight and manages the associated certification and placement risks inherent in these transactions.