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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>deepfocus.law</title> <atom:link href="https://deepfocus.law/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://deepfocus.law</link> <description>Just another WordPress site</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:23:40 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title>The SAG-AFTRA strike and independent films: What indie producers need to know and what they can do.</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/sag-aftra-strike-what-indie-producers-need-to-know/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dane Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:28:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Business Legal Affairs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guilds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motion Picture and Television Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SAG-AFTRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strike]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=2283</guid> <description><![CDATA[SAG-AFTRA announced yesterday that a strike of the Producers-SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts of 2014, as amended by the 2017 and 2020 memoranda of agreement, will begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 14. 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Equity financing for independent films Funds for indie productions may be raised […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Do WGA writer-producers have to cross picket lines to keep working for the studios as producers during the strike?</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/are-studios-correct-that-wga-writer-producers-must-perform-producer-work-during-the-strike/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dane Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 17:48:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=2191</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most major studios recently informed WGA writer-producers that work done in a “producer” capacity is still required despite the ongoing writers’ strike. But is the position taken by the studios a correct interpretation of this aspect of the WGA Minimum Basic Agreement? Probably not. 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The panel will introduce Oregon Law students to leading attorneys who practice media, […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Filmmakers + Friends</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/filmmakers-friends/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[DeepFocus Law]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=2077</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nothing keeps your project moving forward like momentum, and regularly sharing updates with other indie producers, directors, screenwriters, and more is a great way to get it. Join this month’s DeepFocus Entertainment Law virtual gathering. Bring your own coffee and talk film finance, business and legal affairs, whatever you want to share with other industry […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Four ways to find the money to make movies.</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/four-ways-to-find-the-money-to-make-movies/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dane Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:52:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Film Finance]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=1970</guid> <description><![CDATA[Unless you’re shooting a Super 8 short, your film likely needs financing. It’s the difference between cinematic dreams and reality, so raising money may be the most important aspect of making movies. But how do you go beyond Indiegogo? The path to funded production can seem like one giant snarl. Here are a few key […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Anatomy of an independent film business plan.</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/anatomy-of-an-independent-film-business-plan/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dane Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:55:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Business Legal Affairs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Film Finance]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=1846</guid> <description><![CDATA[Planning is key to the successful development, production, release, and profitability of independent films. As an indie filmmaker, you’re in the business of making and selling a product that just happens to involve entertainment. Like any entrepreneur, your business plan should be considered essential. You wouldn’t start making a movie without a shooting script. Probably […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Start a year for successful filmmaking with a solid business and legal foundation</title> <link>https://deepfocus.law/start-a-year-for-successful-filmmaking-with-a-solid-business-and-legal-foundation/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[DeepFocus Law]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:04:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Business Legal Affairs]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://deepfocus.law/?p=1815</guid> <description><![CDATA[Register now to join DeepFocus Entertainment Law for a virtual coffee get-together monthly in 2023. The first online event kicks off January 27, 2023, from 8 AM to 9:30 AM PST. Clients, prospective clients, and friends are welcome. Register now here. 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Scars of the Mind Motion Picture Company Cal Ct App August 31, 2022 Whether production crew members on low-budget indie films are employees rather than independent contractors is an extremely important business and legal affairs issue for film producers. That’s because a production company that allegedly fails to […]]]></description> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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