IFP Producers Series
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Eye-Witness - Focus On Documentaries April 4-5 & 18-19 Film Row Cinema Columbia College Chicago 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor Full series passes start at $125. More information at: ifpchicago.org |
MCAI
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Podcasting and Original Music Scoring Wednesday, April 1st Tanner-Monagle Studios, 1120 N. Market St. 5:30 to 6:30 - Social Hour, Networking and Refreshments 6:30 to 8:30 - Presentations Members and Students: Free Non-Members: $5 RSVP requested: RSVP@MCAI-Milwaukee.org |
| David Connor will share an audio engineer's insights about podcasting and the future of advertising. He'll explore what it is, how it works, how its efficacy compares to major media and how to make it work for you. Bob Monagle and John Tanner will present an interactive discussion about scoring original music for TV commercials, theater and long-form video. They will explore various topics about adding music to picture, including some of these intriguing teasers: "Hey, What's That Sound?," "Not Tonight, I'm Getting Killed By An Airplane" and "Puccini, Prog Rock Or Polka?" - basically sharing their expertise about everything original music from message enhancement, to talking composer talk, to pricing and workflow. |
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48 Hour Film Festival
Milwaukee’s 48 Hour Film Project is back!
Registration Begins: April 6
Filmmaking weekend: June 5 – 7
Film Screenings: June 10
Call Angie at 414-698-3509 or visit their website for more information.
48hourfilm.com
Film Incentive Counter Proposal
Amazingly, during a budget debate that raises taxes and fees almost everywhere around the state, proposals to give tax credits to film and video game companies keep coming forward. Tamara Grigsby (18th Assembly District - Democrat) in a March 19th letter to Mark Miller and Mark Pocan (Co-Chairs, Joint Finance) proposes per project caps, closing the non-resident loophole, and opening the credits to existing companies.From the Proposal:
| Currently due to the Department of Commerce's misinterpretation of the law, Wisconsin allows out-of-state employees paid through a payroll company to count as a "production expenditure" credit instead of a "salary and wage" credit. If Commerce counted Mann's salary under "salary and wages" only the first $25,000 of Mann's Salary would have been eligible. This proposal creates incentives for the hiring of Wisconsinites by limiting the credits to the first $50,000 paid to each non-Wisconsin resident employee. Under this proposal no worker being compensated at or above $1 million is eligible for credits. This proposal requires that a minimum of 35% of the project's total budget must be spent in Wisconsin to be eligible for the credits. A cap of $15 million per project. Opens the 15% investment tax credit to existing production companies. Eliminates the non-refundable tax credit for sales tax spent on the purchase of tangible personal property and taxable services that were used directly in producing an accredited production. Charges an application fee of 2% or $5000, whichever is less. Require more extensive annual reporting. (Requires the Commerce Department to use financial tracking forms and permits standard to the industry.) |
Even though this proposal ends the payroll company loophole, a company can still get a 25% tax credit for hiring a non-resident. The only difference is that the credits are limited to the first $50,000 of wages paid to each non-resident. This doesn't seem to put residents at much of an advantage. A company can still hire a crew person from Chicago and get a 25% tax credit. Unless that worker will be making more than $50,000 on that project there is no tax advantage to hiring a resident.
