Union Busting 101
The 3 biggest obstacles to getting a movie made are unions, agents and producers. They're self-serving, only say "no", and care most about their credit.
View ArticleGrandfather Your Section-181 Benefit Now
Section §181 expires at the end of 2011. If you grandfather it correctly, then your film or series (up to 44 episodes!) will remain eligible for the benefits indefinitely.
View ArticleAFM Sees Currency Gains
Good news for AFM! Foreign buyers are coming to the market with increased buying-power thanks to major rebounding from Euro, Yen, Canadian & Australian dollars.
View ArticleAFM Currency Update
Great news for the first day of the American Film Market: the GBP and the Euro are both trading high against the USD, which is elevating the AUS as well. This should stimulate early film buying.
View ArticleUS 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 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 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.
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