Joseph Chianese
Expertise: Production Incentives, Tax Credits, Incentives Administration
Joseph D. Chianese is SVP & Production Incentives Practice Leader at Entertainment Partners. In his role at EP, Chianese provides production and legislative consulting, financial, tax, and administrative services for domestic and international production incentives.
Joe has over 30 years of accounting, government affairs, production and tax experience including positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, the ABC Television Network, Paramount Pictures and Ernst & Young. Today, he is recognized as a leading expert on production incentives for the global film industry.
Joe is a CPA, earned his BBA in Accounting from the University of Connecticut, an MBT and MBA from Fordham University, and completed the UCLA Certificate Program in Film and Television.
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What is the number one question producers ask about production incentives?
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What is the difference between domestic and international production incentives?
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What are the top 3 production incentive tips for film and television producers?
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What should producers know about production incentives?
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What are common misconceptions about production incentives?
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