SBA Loans for Motion Picture and Video Production
SBA has approved 3,360 7(a) loans worth $591M to Motion Picture and Video Production businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 9% versus the prior decade.
- 3,360
- 7(a) loans
- $591M
- Approved dollars
- $175,900
- Average loan size
- #97
- Rank among industries
- -9%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 11.0%
- Active-loan distress
Motion Picture and Video Production is the #97 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,360 such loans worth $591M, averaging $175,900 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 9% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 11.0% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.