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As Movies and Shows Leave California, New Coalition Forms to Keep Production In State
12/18/2024
The group, comprised of 33 businesses and organizations, is looking to push the narrative that voters in...
Topic: Production Incentives
MorePGGB Talent Development Fund: Year Two Reception
11/29/2024
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) recently celebrated the wrap of the second year of its Talent...
Topic: Training and Education
MorePGGB Membership Focus: Talent Development Alumni
11/25/2024
In its latest Membership Focus, the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) spoke to members who have...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreFilm Florida Podcast: Episode 132 – Joe Chianese, Entertainment Partners
11/12/2024
Joe Chianese speaks about his role providing production and legislative consulting, financial, tax, and...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreWatch a ‘Call to Action’ for New California Tax Credits at IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking Summit
11/11/2024
IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking Summit held in Los Angeles this weekend discussed Gavin Newsom's proposed...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreGavin Newsom Tries to Save Hollywood
10/28/2024
The California governor has increased tax credits by more than $220 million to attract film and TV...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreCalifornia Governor Proposes $750 Million in Annual Film Tax Credits
10/28/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to more than double the amount the state offers in incentives, which would make...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreJoe Chianese Talks Tax Incentives with Frank Mottek on the Mottek on Money Show
10/23/2024
In this episode, Chianese shares valuable insights on the current state of Hollywood's TV and movie...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreCalifornia’s film industry is in crisis. Can it be saved?
9/18/2024
California has a film and TV production problem. Industry professionals and experts are trying to...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreOntario Ready for Hollywood Post-Strikes Reality: “It’s a Reset Year for Everyone”
9/9/2024
Slowly but powerfully the major studios and streamers have returned to shoot originals on a tighter budget...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreTV Production Exodus: 'Misery in L.A.', Who's Getting 'Screwed' and What to Do About It
9/3/2024
As streamers ship series elsewhere, lawyers and producers vent, and the state (finally) takes action....
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreCalifornia vs. the World: The Race to Nab Film and TV Productions
8/22/2024
Locales from Atlanta to Tokyo are steadily beefing up their tax relief programs in bids to attract...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreThe Arms Race Behind Where Movies Shoot
8/22/2024
Matt Belloni is joined by Joe Chianese, SVP of Incentives at Entertainment Partners, to talk about where...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreBlack Producer Accelerator Program selects eight participants
7/23/2024
The BSO and CMPA program pairs participants with established producers for skills and job training.
L.A.’s Post-Strike Recovery Stalls, as Reality TV Production Plummets
7/19/2024
Film and TV production declined in Los Angeles over the last three months, as the recovery from last...
Topic: Industry News
MoreReality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown
7/19/2024
'Selling Sunset,' 'American Idol' and 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA' were some of the few...
Topic: Industry News
MoreEntertainment Partners Taps Ray Carpenter for Board of Managers
6/24/2024
Ray Carpenter, Chief Financial Officer of DIRECTV, to bring expertise and innovative mindset as newest...
Topic: Industry News
MoreNavigating the Screen Industry: A Deep Dive into Production Accounting
5/15/2024
Production accountants Tegan Zekirovski and Ramadan Zekirovski on the AFTRS Production Accounting...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreCredits Where Credits Are Due
5/7/2024
Scott Macaulay looks at the state of film tax incentives in 2024.
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreBSO, CMPA Launch Accelerator for Black Producers
4/2/2024
The 20-week program will see emerging Black producers receive paid training at a CMPA member company.
Topic: Training and Education
MoreGeorgia Film Tax Credit Bill Fails
4/1/2024
Georgia lawmakers kill effort to cap film tax credits as production hub continues to rival California.
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreBurbank Temporary Aid Center Celebrates 50 Years of Community Service at Gala
3/19/2024
Entertainment Partners among supporters at BTAC 50th anniversary celebration.
Million Youth Media Wins The Duke of Edinburgh Film & TV Inclusion Award 2024 at PGGB Talent Showcase
2/14/2024
The Duke of Edinburgh Film & TV Inclusion Award presented to Million Youth Media, an organisation offering...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreDo the Math: Production Accountant Shortage Equals New Hollywood Careers
1/17/2024
“Accounting is usually not the way in” to the film business, says Nancy Rae Stone of the California Film...
Topic: Industry News
MoreThe Ongoing Push to Stem the Production Accountant Shortage
12/14/2023
EP's Jill Hewitt gives Jackie Keast an update on its current training programs to address the
industry’s...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreThe Cathy Durant Show: Featuring John Hadity
11/9/2023
Cathy interviews guest, John Hadity, EVP of Incentive Operations who oversees the film financing...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreNFTS, Entertainment Partners establish partnership
10/5/2023
EP the entertainment payroll and production technology company joins as a prominent new Patron of the...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreSCA and Entertainment Partners to Expand Partnership
9/19/2023
EP will have scholarships, host webinars, and contribute new resources.
Topic: Industry News
MoreUSC, Entertainment Partners Expand Collaboration for Film Student Programs
8/28/2023
An expanded partnership will offer Trojan cinema students support including scholarships, training...
Topic: Industry News
More‘The Convert’, ‘The Royal Hotel’, The New Boy’ selected for TIFF
7/27/2023
A trio of Australian films are bound for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): NZ...
Topic: Industry News
MoreScreen Australia announces $1.7 million for below-the-line training initiatives
7/27/2023
Training initiatives are taking shape, with the agency unveiling the recipients and host companies for BTL...
Topic: Industry News
MoreExpanding Opportunities Through Training and Capacity Building
7/6/2023
Location Offset eligibility requirement for a commitment to training and capacity building remains...
Topic: Training and Education
MorePreparation and Tact Are Keys to Promptly Resolving Tax Notices
6/26/2023
Preparation is essential to quickly resolving employment tax notices and avoiding often long and...
Topic: Payroll Tax
MoreEntertainment Partners Offers Free Accounting & Payroll Courses During WGA Strike
6/5/2023
Entertainment Partners, the global payroll and production finance firm, is offering its entire lineup of...
Topic: EP Academy
MoreRemote Work Increases Complexity of Compliance
5/26/2023
Employers should be aware of compliance issues beyond income tax when dealing with US domestic remote...
Topic: Payroll Tax
More'Yellowstone’ Pushes Texas to Up the Ante to Court Film and TV Projects
3/27/2023
New Mexico, Louisiana and Oklahoma in 2022 saw more than $1.5 billion from film and TV productions. Texas...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreNew York Gov. Aims to Boost Film Tax Credits to $700M As New Jersey Rivalry Heats Up
2/4/2023
Since 2020, at least 10 productions chose to film in New Jersey or other jurisdictions instead of the...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreBallet Documentary ‘Call Me Dancer’ Sets World Premiere, Sales Agents – Global Bulletin
1/26/2023
Entertainment Partners and Netflix each pledged £250,000 ($308,000) to form a PGGB talent development...
Topic: Industry News
More6FT From The Spotlight Wins Inaugural Earl of Wessex Award at PGGB Talent Showcase
1/25/2023
Film and TV industry charity 6ft From the Spotlight were awarded The Production Guild of Great Britain’s...
Topic: Industry News
MoreSpecial Report: Entertainment – A Hollywood Education
10/24/2022
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for employment in the entertainment/streaming industry.
Topic: Industry News
MoreSpecial Report: Entertainment – Soundstage Gold Rush
10/24/2022
Hollywood is experiencing an ongoing boom that fills its Los Angeles production hub to overflow levels.
Topic: Industry News
MoreUnion Roundup: Production Incentives Experts Gather, Hoping Hollywood Can Bring Economic Recovery As We Learn to Live With Covid
9/6/2022
Entertainment Partners offered an update on U.S. Production Incentives for 2022. The seminar focused on...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreHollywood production in U.K. soars to record levels as crews complain of burnout
8/22/2022
Spending on film and high-end television shoots reach record-breaking amounts as production activity...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreExplaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a production accountant
8/10/2022
Mark Goldstein speaks to the LA Times about the high demand for production accountants
Topic: Industry News
MoreOutfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Festival 2022 Winners Include ‘Please Baby Please,’ ‘Mars One’
7/27/2022
‘Please Baby Please’ and ‘Mars One’ among winners of the 40th Anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film...
Topic: Industry News
MoreIceland Increases Film Tax Incentive to 35 Percent
6/17/2022
The country puts itself in a position to go toe-to-toe with other international filming hot spots.
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreRemote Workforces Create New Employment Challenges for Employers
5/18/2022
Employers should be aware of any local tax obligations for employees working remotely.
Topic: Payroll Tax
MoreMore Movies Could Soon be Filmed in WA as Inslee OKs Film Incentives Passed by Legislature
4/5/2022
The law will provide tax breaks for filmmakers looking to make movies in Washington
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreGeorgia Proposes Capping and Prohibiting Sale of Film Tax Credits
3/30/2022
The changes, if signed into law, would cap the amount Georgia hands out in film and TV tax credits at $900...
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreHow Oregon’s updated film incentive law could boost the local economy
3/29/2022
A new Oregon film and media incentive law could draw more movie productions to the state.
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreRussian Invasion Hits Ukrainian Production Industry Just Starting to Go International
2/24/2022
"Ukraine was just starting to open up to the world, now everything has closed up again."
Topic: Industry News
MoreThe Stage is Set
2/8/2022
Puerto Rico Beckons to Film & TV Production Industry
Topic: Production Incentives
MoreWhy the Cherokee Nation is Offering Rebates to Film in Oklahoma
2/5/2022
Joseph Chianese speaks to the LA Times on new incentive
Topic: Production Incentives
MorePayTalk: The Recipe for a Successful Payroll 2022 (Part One)
1/13/2022
Davida Lara joins the PayTalk podcast to share strategies for leading successful teams
Film Commission Report Highlights Covid Costs as Production Ramps Up
12/6/2021
Covid-compliance measures impact production budgets, estimating $90 million or more
California productions to spend at least $90 million on COVID-19 safety measures
11/16/2021
A new report has put a price tag COVID-19-related costs, according to data released from the California...
AFM 2021 Online: Entertainment Partners Explores the Future of Production
11/1/2021
Content creators, production technology developers, production finance experts, and media thought leaders...
Topic: Production Technology
MoreHow to solve a compounding problem?
9/8/2021
The perennial shortage of production accountants has been made worse by the competition for resources, but...
Topic: Industry News
More‘No Straight Lines’ & ‘Firstness’ Among Top Winners At Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival – Complete Winners List
8/24/2021
Outfest has announced the award winners of its 2021 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.
Topic: Industry News
MoreGlobal Expansion and the Strategic Partnership With Payroll
7/1/2021
Payroll Operations and Data Considerations when Making Strategic Growth Decisions
Topic: Industry News
MoreGlobal Payroll Titan Award 2021
4/29/2021
Davida Lara, CPP, named this year's Global Payroll Titan
Topic: Industry News
MoreWinning Payroll Solutions Start with the Right Team
4/1/2021
Davida Lara on why the people who make up a payroll team are critical to delivering results
FilmOntario Welcomes Four New Board Members at 2020 AGM
12/4/2020
Andy Micallef appointed to the FilmOntario Board
Topic: Industry News
MoreFilm Tax Credit Programs Face Uncertain Future
8/31/2020
Tax incentive programs draw high profile productions, cautious optimism for California
Topic: Industry Insights
MoreCanadian Industry Directs Financing to Black Media Creators
8/26/2020
Move follows Black producers north of the border demanding end to "systemically racist policies."
Topic: Industry News
MoreBelow The Line Podcast Season 6 Episode 6: COVID-19 and Central Casting
7/27/2020
A podcast about the film industry: stories from the set, told by crew
Topic: Industry Insights
MoreBritish Production Sector Moves Forward Gingerly as Filming Resumes
6/17/2020
British government gives the green light for film and TV production to resume, but how can this be done...
Topic: Industry News
MoreCalifornia Production Can Begin June 12, but Officials Leave Rules Up to the Industry
6/5/2020
The industry is still working on getting buy-in for all parties to coalesce around one set of rules
What a Reopened Hollywood Looks Like: COVID-19 Officers on Set and Budgeting for More Shutdowns
6/4/2020
Hollywood is waiting and ready (as much as it can be) to get back to work
Coronavirus is Going to Make Film Shoots More Expensive. Here’s How.
5/20/2020
Returning to production will mean following new COVID guidelines, bigger budgets
After the Coronavirus, the Race to Resume Film Production Goes Global
5/18/2020
Countries compete for attention as production ramps up following extended shutdowns
Production protocols on COVID-19 expected for early June
5/14/2020
Protocols on how to safely mount production in the time of coronavirus will be available by early June,...
Topic: Industry News
MoreNew Mexico-Produced Show Could be Model for Future Filming
5/3/2020
How self-contained filming locations prove valuable example for safe production practices
Topic: Industry Insights
MoreFilmLA Chief Expects Production To Resume “In Reverse Of How It Closed Down”
4/8/2020
SF film office staffers pressed into duty as triage coordinators
Topic: Industry News
MorePress Releases
Empowering Canada’s next generation of Black filmmakers
7/23/2024
BSO and CMPA announce first cohort of Black Producer Accelerator Program, a mentorship initiative that...
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners and Fully Focused Partner to Support the Future of UK Production
5/7/2024
New partnership aims to foster the next generation of UK production professionals and break down barriers...
Topic: Industry News
MoreBSO and CMPA Launch New BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program
4/2/2024
New Black Producer Accelerator Program focuses on increasing representation and supporting the career...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreEntertainment Partners To Provide Funding For Future Assistant Directors And Floor Managers
3/28/2024
Two new scholarship opportunities are now available for those looking to train in the field of assistant...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreLSA Launches New Production Pathway Course with Support from Entertainment Partners and ITV Academy
12/19/2023
The Production Pathway prepares students for entry-level roles within accounts, production, assistant...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreNFTS and Entertainment Partners (EP) Establish Partnership to Support the Future of Film and Television Production
10/5/2023
By supporting the National Film and Television School through this new partnership, Entertainment Partners...
Topic: Industry News
MoreNFTS and Entertainment Partners (EP) establish partnership
10/5/2023
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) announces a new partnership with Entertainment Partners...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreEntertainment Partners and USC School of Cinematic Arts Announce Expanded Partnership
8/28/2023
Expanded partnership aims to provide essential resources, education and opportunities to support the next...
Topic: Industry News
MoreThe Production Guild of Great Britain Announces New Scotland Committee
3/23/2023
Producer Brian Donovan ('His Dark Materials', 'The Rook') chairs the fifth of PGGB’s National & Regional...
Topic: Industry News
MoreNetflix and Entertainment Partners to Train Next Generation of Production Accountants
1/26/2023
Netflix, in partnership with Entertainment Partners, is calling for applicants to participate in a...
Topic: Training and Education
MoreEntertainment Partners and Netflix pledge £500K ($616K) to new PGGB Talent Development Fund
1/26/2023
Entertainment Partners and Netflix have each pledged £250k ($308k) to form a new £500k ($616k) Production...
Topic: Industry News
MoreEntertainment Partners and Netflix Pledge £500K ($608K) to New PGGB Talent Development Fund
1/25/2023
Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) Talent Development Fund will support the development and...
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners Launches New Production Incentive Tools
6/21/2021
New Online Tools help Filmmakers and Producers to Identify their Best Global Tax Incentives
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners Launches COVID-19 Reopening Tracker
2/17/2021
Digital solution to help productions comply with pandemic regulations
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners Launches Production Finance Studio
10/7/2020
New digital solution helps entertainment industry comply with guidelines, reopen safely
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners Acquires UK-Based We Got POP
3/2/2020
Positions EP as leading global production partner for the entertainment industry
Topic: Press Release
MoreEntertainment Partners Acquires SyncOnSet Technologies
1/14/2020
Creator of collaboration and productivity tools for the entertainment industry
Topic: Press Release
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