Loan collateralized by state tax incentives. These incentives come in the form of a credit or rebate. Lending occurs before a film starts production, during production, or after production has been completed.

Gap financing is a form of mezzanine debt financing. Producers complete financing by securing a loan against unsold territories. Production. Lending occurs during production or after production has been completed.

Funding backed by a US distributor who pre-commits to a project before it’s made. Depending on who the distributor is(i.e Netflix, Disney, Fox, etc) lenders are more comfortable to lend against the minimum guarantee contracts vs new distributors that do not have the same record as established credible distributors.

Funding against preliminary international sales that the borrower has already made on their project. Pre-sales are made with distributors before film production. The sale amount is predicated on strength of the project's marketability and box office potential in each respective territory. This is typically based on a combination of cast, director, producer, and script.