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Tending to the 'water' or ecology rather than simply tending to you requires an awareness of forces that shape and impact the You that you are.
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Will Oprah throw us over for L.A. in 2011? If so, the local film industry will feel the pain
Over the 25 years Oprah has broadcast her daily talk show from Chicago, it was inevitable that one day she would move the show to Los Angeles.Apparently that day will arrive in 2011 when her CBS syndication contract ends and she will transition to her own Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on cable in a joint venture with Discovery Communications.
The world will await [… Continue
Posted by John Patterson on November 9, 2009 at 3:51pm
Local investors are new $80 M studio owners - Mirkopoulos brokered deal, will manage the facilities
Steel plant to convert to stagesWhile it was believed the owner of three Toronto movie studios was also the owner of an $80 million movie studio for Chicago, it turns out that a local group of investors are the real owners.
Nick Mirkopoulos, chairman of Cinespace Studios, who is brokering the deal for the purchase of the Ryerson Steel property, said his company will simply manage the studio.
In fact,… Continue
Posted by John Patterson on November 9, 2009 at 3:44pm
Federal Film Incentives End The Year
If you are involved in any type of film or TV or theatrical production and have not taken advantage of the federal tax incentives, please do so before January 1, 2010. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which took effect October 22, 2004, extended Section 181 and Section 199 and provides significant tax breaks and tax incentives if you have the proper investor documents and have filmed at least one day between December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2010.
I recommend that you consult… Continue
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