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Entertainment 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
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
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
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
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
Profiles in Leadership: Martin Mazor, SVP and CISO, Entertainment Partners
2/21/2021
Why Identity is at the Core of Every New Security and Business Initiative
Topic: EP Experts
MoreFilmOntario 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
Entertainment 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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