Finance & Banking – May 23, 2012

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/22/2012

Ernst & Young LLP earlier this month released a study assessing the "economic benefits of film production tax incentives". The study, entitled "Evaluating the effectiveness of state film tax credit programs" was commissioned...more

by Pryor Cashman LLP on 5/14/2012

Legal Update On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). Specifically of interest to independent filmmakers, the JOBS Act introduces reforms to certain...more

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/30/2012

In This Issue: 2012 Annual Inspection for Foreign Invested Enterprises Kicks Off; China Amends the Measures for Disclosure of Franchise Information; China Clarifies Import Duty Treatment for Foreign Invested Projects;...more

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/9/2012

Two items of note relating to the issue of international treaty co-productions which I believe indicate their re-emergence as a way of producing (especially in the current financial climate). First, Telefilm Canada...more

by Doron Eghbali on 11/27/2011

Procuring and securing financial backing from investors constitutes the sine qua non of entertainment deals. in fact, lack or dearth of money is translated into death knell of the deal especially a motion picture project....more

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 8/3/2011

With apologies for the delay, this is the sixth installment in our series about the new Terms of Trade applicable to the English-language Canadian private broadcasting industry (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5). This...more

by Law Offices of Douglas Slain on 6/21/2011

HOW TO FUND A FEATURE FILM I. Non-recourse loans from family and friends. This is usually the easiest money to find. II. One or two active partners with money. This is the partnership route, with you providing...more

by Doron Eghbali on 4/21/2011

Film's Net Profit Statement ( the "Statement") encompasses multitude of industry terms which would seem unfathomable to untrained eye, at first. Let us rather briefly analyze the anatomy of the Statement and make some sense...more