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Is content still king? Or is Less Moonves Bluffing while steering the Titanic?

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:24:02 +0000

A colleague at Newseum in Washington paosted on Facebook: Daily skirmishes between Legacy Media and New Media. Should there be an LM/NM Scoreboard at the end of each news cycle? http://markcoddington.com/2010/10/05/cbs-les-moonves-you-may-have-the-flashy-devices-but-we-still-ha markcoddington.com Bigger discussion here really than I have time for – but I have blogged it extensively in the past – see my ear;lioer [...]

Nuts & Bolts of Film Finance: Seminar with Real-World Financier on 2/21 in L.A

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:17:42 +0000

IIFF/LA Film Financing Workshop with Tricia van Klaveren *** Review all details at http://gla.filmfinancing.org/022109l *** The Los Angeles chapter of the Institute for Int’l Film Financing (IIFF) continues its successful Film Financing Workshops with a powerful seminar about GETTING MOVIES FUNDED. Â Don’t miss this intensive learning experience at the junction of filmmaking and finance! Act [...]

The Stranger | Slog | Lies, Damn Lies, and the Religious Right’s Statistics

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:18:47 +0000

Dan Savage writes abuot politicizing of film financials in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere: Lies, Damn Lies, and the Religious Right’s Statistics. I hadn’t heard of City of Ember or Fly Me to the Moon until I read about their amazing box office returns in “Houses of Worship.” It’s weird for films that pull [...]

Sat, 2/14: “Pitching Your Movie to Investors” in SF.

NewsEditor — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:05:03 +0000

Learn from ANGEL INVESTOR how to raise money! The Institute for Int’l Film Financing (IIFF) continues its acclaimed Film Financing Workshops with a hands-on seminar about SUCCESSFULLY PITCHING TO INVESTORS. Join us on Saturday in San Francisco for this special occasion! *** For all details, go to http://sfb.filmfinancing.org/021409l *** Our expert instructor, Dr. Patrick O’Heffernan, [...]

Pay TV providers fret over penny-pinching viewers

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:12:12 +0000

“This time there is a real, viable alternative” to cable. But pay TV providers are right to be alarmed. Not only has a flood of TV shows and movies become available online, but the video quality has gotten better. Netflix is expanding its service that lets subscribers stream movies and shows from the Internet at [...]

Top Ten Low Budget Films Under 600K (Adjusted for inflation)

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:53:36 +0000

Daily Film Dose listsÂ top indie film budgets adjusted for inflation. Inspiration or rude awakening for filmmakers everywhere.

Ireland sets up tax incentives for filmmakers

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:26:12 +0000

Maryland is not the only place setting up and refining taz incentives. So is Ireland. “Irelandâ€™s film and television industry has received a welcome boost from the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen. In a press release issued on 8 December 2008, the Minister outlined significant enhancements to the Section 481 relief for [...]

Making sense of Maryland’s Film Finance Plans

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:22:30 +0000

Jay Hancock, Business Columnist for the Baltimore Sun, struggles to make sense of Maryland plans to be in the film investment biz: Good thing for Maryland, too. Louisiana taxpayers had to pay the Benjamin Button producers $27 million, according to state officials. The sales tax from Cate Blanchett’s hotel bill and income tax paid by [...]

Film Finance News Today: 2009-01-13

NewsEditor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:55:28 +0000

MovieMaker Magazine Navigating the New Independent Film Marketplace MovieMaker Magazine – New York,NY,USA He has served as counsel to numerous award-winning writers, directors and producers, as well as industry-leading film production, film finance and film … Future cloudy for California solar farm Los Angeles Times – CA,USA It manufactures its own thin-film photovoltaic panels to [...]

Hollywood: Show Me the Money! 2009-01-12

NewsEditor — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:42:44 +0000

Equanimity, Power, Gaza, and the Times Dissident Voice – Santa Rosa,CA,USA We see pleasant photos of four top donors, including international mega-billionaire George Soros, Hollywood uber-mogul Stephen Spielberg, and Hollywood … The genius of Darren Aronofskyâ€™s wildly imaginative directing style North by Northwestern – Evanston,IL,USA Thereâ€™sa great deal of financial strife associated with making films [...]