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Tax Credit Lending for
Film & Television Productions
Burbank Film Capital provides short-term production financing secured by pre-approved state tax incentives, offering investors structured opportunities tied to qualified film and television productions.
A Smarter Way to Invest in Production
Film and television productions across the United States rely on state tax incentive programs to finance a portion of their budgets.
Burbank Film Capital provides bridge loans against these confirmed tax credits, allowing productions to access capital immediately while investors participate in a structured, collateralized lending opportunity.
How It Works
Many U.S. states offer tax incentive programs designed to attract film and television productions. These programs reimburse a portion of qualified production spending within the state.
Because these incentives are often received after production is completed, productions frequently require short-term financing to bridge the gap between production spending and the receipt of the tax credit.
Burbank Film Capital provides that bridge financing.
As Simple as Three Steps
1.
Production Qualifies for a Tax Credit - A state film office issues a tax credit certificate tied to verified production spending.
2.
Burbank Film Capital Provides Bridge Financing - We lend against the value of the credit, secured by a priority interest in the tax credit and its proceeds.
3.
When the credit is refunded by the state, the loan is repaid to investors according to the loan terms.
Why Burbank Film Capital
• Active film professionals working directly within the industry
• Hands-on understanding of film budgeting and production finance
• Established relationships with production companies and filmmakers
• Transparent communication and disciplined project oversight
About Us
Burbank Film Capital was founded to bring greater clarity and practicality to the film financing process.
With more than 35 years of combined industry experience, our team approaches financing from the perspective of working filmmakers who understand the realities of production.
Having navigated film budgets and production financing firsthand, we recognize that many projects struggle not because of creative limitations, but because of financing structures that fail to align with the practical realities of filmmaking.
Our approach combines real-world production experience with disciplined financial execution to support projects that are properly structured for success.
2026 Investment Opportunities
Burbank Film Capital is raising capital to support a slate of tax credit backed production financing opportunities.
Investment proceeds will be deployed as working capital across multiple productions utilizing state tax incentive programs.
Structure
Investments are structured as company-level debt with repayment sourced from tax credit proceeds associated with the productions being financed.
Capital is deployed across multiple projects within the slate, providing diversification within the lending strategy.
No management fees or performance fees are charged by Burbank Film Capital.
Team
Michael Day oversees production operations and capital execution, ensuring projects remain on budget, on schedule, and are delivered for distribution. He works closely with financing partners and vendors, coordinating documentation, reporting, and rebate-backed production financing across the company’s slate.
Prior to co-founding BFC, Mike amassed over a decade of experience in film accounting and physical production, contributing to major studio features including Top Gun: Maverick, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Transformers: The Last Knight. His background in production finance, budgeting, and execution positions him to oversee operational strategy and disciplined capital deployment across multiple productions.
Michael Day
Jourdan Henderson oversees creative strategy and project selection, identifying material that aligns with defined budget levels, production realities, and viable paths to distribution. She works closely with creative and financial partners to ensure projects are scoped appropriately from the outset, balancing creative ambition with disciplined execution.
With over two decades of experience across studio features, television, and independent film, Jourdan began her career in Austin, Texas, working on Spy Kids 2 & 3, Idiocracy, and There Will Be Blood. Her art credits include Cruella, Jurassic World: Dominion, Manchester by the Sea, and Madame Web, as well as producing As They Made Us, Clawfoot, Fog of War, and Stranglehold. She is currently in post-production on The Twelve and developing Sister Sarah.
Jourdan Henderson
Budget:
Tax Credit:
$290M
$42.7M
Budget:
Tax Credit:
$145M
$22.8M
Budget:
Tax Credit:
$35M
$8.75M
Budget:
Tax Credit:
$25.4M
$7.4M
Experience
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