The Incentives Office

08/05/2015

Substantial film incentives money is still available. Find out where.

Who still has funds in the summer of 2015?

07/30/2015

Hollywood is spending its money in the Bluegrass and the Oldham County city of La Grange is already feeling the impact of a new investment in the film industry recently passed by Kentucky lawmakers.

06/23/2015

ABC/Disney puts Louisiana filming on hold following state tax credit caps.
Bad news for local jobs.

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne said Monday (June 22) that Disney-ABC Television Group has put all new film productions in Louisiana on hold due to the film tax credit cap signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal last week. Dardenne made the reference to Disney-ABC in...

04/01/2015

Having helped shape Massachusetts’ successful 25% film tax credit program, The Incentives Office at Ease would be disappointed to see important film and TV jobs eliminated by Governor Charlie Baker’s proposal to phase out the program. Find out more about Gov. Baker’s plans and how it could impact the local economy. http://ow.ly/L5u54

Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts has proposed phasing out the state’s film tax credit program.

03/13/2015

We would like to thank everybody who joined us last week for our Spring Fling Production Incentives and Finance Panel and the Film Commissioner Dinner. We wish you a great spring, and look forward to working with you on your next project.

10/10/2014

The Incentives Office at Ease is hosting another great Production Incentives & Finance Panel. Wed. Nov. 5th ~ 8:30am in West LA.

>Amy Lemsich - Director, California Film Commission
>Chris Stelly - Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development
>Donald Zuckerman - Director, Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media
>Bruce Deichl - President, Tax Credits International, LLC
>Robbert Aarts - Co-CEO, Fintage House
>Leonard Alsfeld - CEO, FBT Investments, Inc. & FBT Film and Entertainment
>Clint D. Mock, CPA - Mock & Associates
>Lonnie Ramati - EVP, Business Affairs, Nu Image Millennium Films
>Heidi Jo Markel - Producer "Lovelace", "Olympus Has Fallen"

Hit the link for details and to register

Commissioners, producers, bankers and attorneys look at various aspects of today’s incentives process. Brought to you by The Incentives Office at Ease.

10/09/2013

Our Winter Incentives Panel at the Landmark in West LA is back! Registration is now open.

On Wednesday, November 6, The Incentives Office at Ease will host it's always-popular Winter Incentives Panel.

06/05/2013

Incentives maven Dama Claire will be appearing at the Chinese Theater this morning in Hollywood discussing US production incentives. A special thanks to our great friends at Dances With Films and congratulations on their Sweet 16!

05/29/2013

NEW PANELIST: Lisa Strout, Director of the Massachusetts Film Office, has just been added our exciting Incentives Panel on June 27 at the Landmark Theater in West LA. Hit the link for all the details and to register. Seats are filling up so get yours now.

The Film Industry's most popular production incentives event is back! The Sizzling Summer Incentives Panel - June 27, 2013 - The Landmark Theater in West LA

05/24/2013

JUNE EVENTS from Ease Entertainment
Click the link for details:

SCENECHRONIZE DEMONSTRATION - Toronto, ON, Canada | June 1, 2013

FILM PRODUCTION PAYROLL WORKSHOP - New Orleans, LA | June 1 - 2, 2013

SUMMER INCENTIVES PANEL - Los Angeles, CA | June 27, 2013

AFCI LOCATIONS SHOW - Los Angeles, CA | June 27 - 29, 2013

Ease will be showcasing Scenechronize, our state of the art Production Office Automation and Document Management Tool on June 1, 2013 in Toronto.

04/01/2013

Please note the DATE CHANGE for the Next Film Incentives Workshop - It is now April 20th.

Dama Claire, our leading Production Incentives Executive, will be speaking at The Next Film Tax Incentives Workshop along with Russ Nissen, former Fox Features estimator.

Dama Claire, our leading Production Incentives Executive, will be speaking at The Next Film Tax Incentives Workshop along with Russ Nissen, former Fox Features estimator.

03/26/2013

Dama Claire, our lead Production Incentives Executive, will be speaking at The NextFilm’s Tax Incentives Workshop.

The event is Saturday, March 30th at 9:00am in Studio City

SEE LINK FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

DAMA CLAIRE is a Production Executive at The Incentives Office, and one of the foremost experts in governmental production incentives. She works closely with independent film producers, studios and lenders to help identify the best location and production incentive package to save money.