Illinois 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.
2010 Toronto Film Festival: Part 2
The Toronto Dutch Auction has picked up some steam, but it's going to take at least another AFM to clear out the supergap glut...
The Politics of Zombies, An Indie Filmmakers Guide
As society's go-to metaphor for its Pandora's "box o' phobias" (genetic testing, big pharma, pandemics, rogue comits, religeon, communism, terrorism, and any other anti-Americanisms), zombies have, for decades, plagued the streets of small towns everywhere. It was only a matter of time until they clawed their way out of such pedestrian constraints and stormed the halls of international relations theory
AFM 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.
Update: Cable Industry Launches Its Own Netflix
Time Warner Cable, Comcast, and Cox have banded together to launch Vutopia, a subscription VOD service that is being touted as a response to Netflix.
Hollywood’s a Small Town, and So is Second City
On Monday October 4th, La Grande Orange in Santa Monica hosts Windy City West, a private party for those from Chicago working in the entertainment industry. It is a hot ticket item and I'm told a crowd expected to top 400. Expect to see all the top Chicagoans walking the red carpet.Chicago is a tight-nit community with everyone knowing at least someone who is somebody in the buisness by at least one degree of seperation. It's a great group of people to be a part of and as with most tribes, is very loyal to their own.
Netflix Can’t Sustain Premium Content
Netflix is being called to task on their streaming business model and their low-ball quest for in-season television series. Could stepping out from behind the first sale doctrine and their business method patents be their undoing?
Note: Oscars Don’t Finance Films
Why are Kathryn Bigelow & Mark Boal, the Oscar wining director & writer of The Hurt Locker, having to leak their pitch to the press to drum up financial support?
Don’t Look East for Film Financing – Hungary Releases Dismal Projections
If you are planning on shooting in Hungary in the near future (or preselling to Eastern Europe), then you may find great opportunity as well as great opportunity for concern in the "very grave situation" facing the region.
25 Million in Fraudulent Tax Credits
The Iowa Attorney General is reviewing the official audit of the film tax credit fraud cases, which identifies 22 films that raked in over $25,000,000 in illegal credits.
