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Incentives Symposium
SUMMER SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION INCENTIVES SYMPOSIUM
Friday, July 30 -- 8:30 am – 11:45 am
Landmark Theatre
10850 W. Pico at Westwood Blvd
West Los Angeles, CA
AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00am REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 - 10:15am SOFT MONEY FOR HARD TIMES
Private and bank sources for cash-flowing film incentives and
gap to maximize your money.
D. Jeffrey Andrick, XL. Ent Media Group
Andrick is a banker with substantial experience in the entertainment industry.
Jeff Geoffrey, Blue Rider
An important source of bridge financing.
Amy Lemisch, Director, California Film Commission
California provides $100 million per year in film production tax incentives.
Justine Grant or Michael Kane (Crowe Horwath, LLP)
A CPA firm qualified to perform the required audit for the California incentive.
Schuyler Moore, Stroock, LLC
Attorney, author of “The Biz, Taxation of the Entertainment Industry, and What They Don’t Teach You in Law School.”.
Christine Peluso, Tax Credits LLC
Tax Credits is a tax credit placement specialist, active throughout the U.S.
Moderator, Dama Claire, The Incentives Office.
10:15 - 10:30am BREAK
10:30 - 11:45am WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE INCENTIVES WORLD
Mark Damon, Producer, Foresight Entertainment
Producer of “Jungle Book,” “Monster,” “Universal Soldier.” Now filming in Louisiana.
Sharon Miller, Producer, Biddywell Entertainment
Recently completed “The Good Doctor” with Orlando Bloom.
Lisa Strout, Director, New Mexico Film Office
NM offers one of the oldest and most successful incentives programs in the country.
Aaron Syrett, Director, North Carolina Film Office
NC is in the process of approving an expanded incentive.
Vince Porter, Executive Director, Oregon Film and Video Office
Oregon has a unique way of funding an incentive.
Moderator, Jeff Begun, The Incentives Office
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