Jeanette B. Milio: Producer, author and financier in Los Angeles, California.

Fantastic! Great opportunity!

2 more cays until the lab begins!

Thaaaank you!

You guys are too kind. Jack - happy to help you in any way :). Just email / message me direct.

We had six great sessions and today is our last day. We all spend a wonderful 6-weeks together, and I'm already planning the next level up class with Sydney :)

Thank you all for an amazing lab experience! Jeanette, your guidance over these past six weeks has been invaluable. I’ve just reached out to the group about the upcoming Level Two lab. If you're interested in continuing, please feel free to email me at edu@stage32.com!

Sam Sokolow me too, Sam. The demise of the UK Film industry started before the pandemic and I think it will take a while before we see the benefits and the evidence of a recovery. But at least we are moving in the right direction.

This is indeed good news. That said, the UK always had a very strong incentive in place, which is why a lot of content is being produced there. This expansion will increase the flow of productions to the UK, which I believe is something that works well for the UK and for Hollywood. I would, however, caution everyone considering shooting in the UK about the potentially higher production costs when shooting in the UK ( in comparison to shooting in the U.S.). I have shoot a number of projects in the UK and found that feasible budgeting can at times be challenging. This is obviously very project specific, and it also relates to the coproduction partner in the UK that you ( the US producer) would choose to work with when realizing a project in the UK. You will likely need to select a local UK producer to help you with obtaining / optimizing the incentive funds and also with realizing the physical production in the UK. On various of my projects, that I have produced there, I chose UK co-production partners to optimize the incentives and help manage costs effectively, to decrease costs wherever possible. These are my two cents and hopefully they can help a little.

If anyone is looking for professional UK production partners, feel free to reach out and I’m happy to provide you with some suggestions.

Jeanette B. Milio thanks for chipping in to the conversation. If you stay out of London and filmed say in Bristol, that would provide you with a cheaper option. Films@59 have great post-production services and workstations. https://filmsat59.com/

We have shot in the UK and found their subsidies quite reliable and helpful. However, we worked with a local UK producer to maximize them to include as many line items possible. Looking into UK companies that have obtained subsides on recent film could be advantages.

The tax credit, combined with newly built studios, presents an opportunity for independent filmmakers.

Great knowledge and advice from Jack and Jeanette here.

Film financing can be a very complex. But there are some simple things to know that will move the needle for Producer and an investor. I’m truly excited about sharing some of these things with you in this upcoming webinar. I’m looking forward to meeting you all.

Thank you for the great questions today. Sorry, we didn't have enough time to answer them all. But, feel free to post your questions here, and I'd be happy to respond.

Amanda Toney I think Jeanette B. Milio's comment answered my question. "As an equity financier we are always looking to partner with compatible financiers in the lending space."

Congrats !

From their website:

https://ipr.vc/investments/

"Strategic partners are companies and teams having an established position in global film and TV entertainment industry and successful commercial track record.

IPR.VC offers the partners strategic capital – not one-off single-project financing. The financing provided by IPR.VC Funds helps the partners to reach their strategic goals, such as growth of their business. As the partners receive strategic value, they will enjoy their upside from the growth of their business. This also enables the Fund to target high returns of the investments. Working with strategic partners is an ongoing collaboration, which maintains the creative freedom and responsibility on the partner’s side."

This is actually something we have been looking into in places with a limited film tax credit. We're building a fund that would be a VC investment in innovative production companies / studios with a strategic plan because there are existing credits for VC investment where there aren't any for film.

@Martin - agreed. We all have to be creative and business savvy to produce something that makes sense creatively, professionally and can generate profits.

Jeanette B. Milio Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback, "subject to" you receiving our gratitude. :) :)

Great tips and information Jeanette B. Milio!

Jeanette is amazing and such a generous educator. And the indie film market is booming. This is going to be a great lab. Thanks for sharing, Sydney S!

Thank you Sam. I’m excited about teaching this class. It’s not easy to navigate through the entertainment industry and it’s my absolute pleasure to provide some guidance on how to maneuver through this industry in a way that is efficient and successful. Can’t wait.

I was sad to miss the first class, but the recording was amazing, and I am so glad I signed up for this class!