US House Passes Important Crowdfunding Legislation
The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed its first significant crowdfunding legislation, allowing entrepreneurs to crowdsource up to $2 million per year.
View ArticleURGENT: 2 weeks to Grandfather Your Section-181-Benefit
We are fast approaching the end of the year and that means you have two weeks left to grandfather your Section-181 benefit.
View ArticleThe New ABC of California Corporations
There are two brand new corporations that could be kind of cool for socially-conscious filmmakers: They are the “B Corp.” and the “Flexible Purpose Corp.”
View ArticleTop 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent 03-26-12
A Theatrical Screener (TS) copy being propelled into the Top 10 could bode well for 21 Jump Street's marketing team...
View ArticleDivergent and the Illinois Film Tax Credit
A big studio film every few years is not sustainable. It's time for Illinois to acknowledge the resources it lacks and modify the credit to be inclusive, not exclusive, to the global industry.
View ArticleWhy I Do Not Film in Michigan
I have never recommended a producer film in Michigan, even in its heyday. Their film tax credit program has had problems on every level, from its inception.
View ArticleIllinois Updates Film Tax Credit for Non-Resident Stars
Somebody in Springfield must follow my blog, because it appears they're going to update the film incentive to include non-resident cast.
View ArticleRight to Work is Right to Picket
The topic of Right to Work has resurfaced with IL Gov. Bruce Rauner proposing Right to Work zones throughout the state. What does this mean for Producers?
View ArticleSection 181 is Back! Again! and Again!
SECTION 181 is back! Everybody's favorite on-again, off-again federal film funding incentive is back.
View ArticleCan China’s Social Credit System Curb Pirating?
China’s burgeoning Social Credit System, whose self-professed mission is to build “Glorious Trustworthiness” creates a data-driven social credit score using algorithms based on financial credit,...
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