Events
American Film Market: Finance Conference
EP Financial Solutions’ Joe Chianese will lead a panel at the AFM Finance Conference entitled, “The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen.” A panel of experts will review five film packages – submitted by Finance Conference attendees – and discuss how they would finance each project. Panelists include: Micah Green, Co-Head, Film Finance, CAA […] Read More
New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference
EP Financial Solutions’ Joe Chianese will speak on the Incentives panel at the New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference in Albuquerque on Friday, October 30, at 10:30 am. Tobi Ives, Senior Manager of Production at the NM State Film Office, will present the ins and outs of the NM Refundable Film Production Tax Credit. How well […] Read More
Produced By NY Conference
Joe Chianese will moderate a panel at the Produced By NY conference entitled “Tomorrow’s Tinsel: The Future of Film Financing.” Producing a movie takes more than drive, ambition, and vision—it takes money. For the savvy producer/entrepreneur, today’s financing landscape offers numerous possibilities for raising the capital you require. Film incentive programs can be found in […] Read More
Choice of Business Entity Issues in Entertainment
Marco Cordova spoke at an event hosted by Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Section on October 14. The panel addressed the process of selecting the appropriate form of entity for entertainment projects, including whether (and if) to set up an LLC or corporation for a project-specific single purpose vehicle (SPV); when and where to set […] Read More
International Black Film Festival of Nashville
Melissa Wiseman led a panel on Movie Magic Budgeting and Production Incentives. Film financing may not sound like magic, but veteran production accountant Melissa Wiseman of Entertainment Partners — whose credits include No Country for Old Men, Killing Them Softly, and Now You See Me — shows how to work hocus-pocus on cost projections and budget estimation using comprehensive Movie […] Read More