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		<title>Why I Do Not Film in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2013/01/why-i-dont-film-in-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Divergent and the Illinois Film Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Moved to Chicago</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2013/01/moved-to-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having successfully moved my family and business from Santa Monica to Chicago, I am now back from my self-imposed, life-cycle sabbatical.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent 03-26-12</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Theatrical Screener (TS) copy being propelled into the Top 10 could bode well for 21 Jump Street's marketing team...]]></description>
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		<title>The New ABC of California Corporations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.”]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT: 2 weeks to Grandfather Your Section-181-Benefit</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2011/12/urgent-2-weeks-to-grandfather-your-section-181-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are fast approaching the end of the year and that means you have two weeks left to grandfather your Section-181 benefit. ]]></description>
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		<title>US House Passes Important Crowdfunding Legislation</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2011/12/us-house-passes-hr-2930-crowdfunding-legislation/</link>
		<comments>http://filmclosings.com/2011/12/us-house-passes-hr-2930-crowdfunding-legislation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed its first significant crowdfunding legislation, allowing entrepreneurs to crowdsource up to $2 million per year.]]></description>
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		<title>AFM Currency Update</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2011/11/afm-currency-update-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>AFM Sees Currency Gains</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2011/10/afm-currencies-swing-our-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for AFM! Foreign buyers are coming to the market with increased buying-power thanks to major rebounding from Euro, Yen, Canadian &#038; Australian dollars.]]></description>
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		<title>Grandfather Your Section-181 Benefit Now</title>
		<link>http://filmclosings.com/2011/10/grandfather-your-section-181-benefit-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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