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		<title>Michigan Talent Spotlight &#8211; Jenny Januszewski, Director of &#8220;The Shadower&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our commitment to promote Michigan talent in film, this month we have interviewed Jenny Januszewski, director of the upcoming 3D short film &#8220;The Shadower&#8221;. Jenny was born in Vietnam but raised in Michigan as part of Operation Babylift at the tail end of the Vietnam War. Since moving to Los Angeles two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2011/07/michigan-talent-spotlight-jenny-januszewski-director-of-the-shadower/</link>
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		<title>Why Michigan should keep investing in the future of emerging Walt Disneys, Steven Spielbergs, and Warner Brothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Economies expand or shrink. They are never static. Creating a creative-friendly economic and cultural environment for filmmakers in Michigan and other arts has many long-term benefits to the locality where movies are shot. One of these is the possibility to change how we see ourselves, as well as how others from other regions perceive us.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2011/02/creating-a-creative-friendly-economic-and-cultural-environment-for-filmmakers-in-michigan/</link>
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		<title>How is Hollywood Learning to Tame Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If anyone has been following the angry rants of Christian Bale very closely since the first time I heard of it, and something doesn’t feel right. It started with the video (well, audio, conveniently video-dubbed and posted on YouTube for maximum exposure) of the actual rant. Then, all possible angles of the event were explored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2011/02/how-is-hollywood-learning-to-tame-social-media/</link>
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		<title>An Oscar Does Not Guarantee Financing of a Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s kind of sad that Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow, The Oscar winning writing &#38; directing masterminds behind The Oscar winning Best Picture &#8216;The Hurt Locker&#8216;,couldn’t muster up the courage to re-team with Nicolas Chartier, The Oscar winning financing and sales mastermind behind The Oscar winning Best Picture “The Hurt Locker“. Instead, the Untitled Black-Ops picture [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/12/an-oscar-does-not-guarantee-financing-of-a-film/</link>
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		<title>Things We Learned From the American Film Market 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Predicted: Indie Distribution Is Alive And Well - The upward trend in the distribution business that we saw at Toronto continued at this year’s American Film Market (AFM) presented by the Independent Film &#038; Television Alliance (IFTA).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/11/things-we-learned-from-the-american-film-market-2010/</link>
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		<title>Is attached talent helpful to secure film financing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There really is no benefit to seeking letters of intent from actors (or their reps).  Producers hate asking for them, reps hate writing them, and financiers ignore them.  They’re usually out of date.  They’re not binding, nor are they conditional to anything that’s relevant.  And yet, they still rampantly persist within indie producing and packaging. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/11/is-attached-talent-helpful-to-secure-film-financing/</link>
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		<title>Importance of Cash Flow Projections in your Film Business Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Importance of Cash Flow Projections in your Film Business Plan Most film business plans I see do not contain a projection of cash flows. What are cash flows? They are literally the cash that flows into and out of your film project. Early on they will chiefly consist of cash flowing out of your investment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/11/importance-of-cash-flow-projections-in-your-film-business-plan/</link>
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		<title>SEC Insight into Film Crowdfunding Via a Public Securities Offering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEC Insight into Film Crowdfunding Via a Public Securities Offering   Before I begin, let me remind you that I am not an attorney. So, if you have legal questions or would like to act on something you learn from this posting, please consult with the appropriate attorney first! Thank you. Onward… Crowdfunding in film [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/11/sec-insight-into-film-crowdfunding-via-a-public-securities-offering/</link>
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		<title>Digital Hollywood Fall Session :: Santa Monica, CA :: Valuing 3D Content</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this Fall 2010 Session:  Rob Hummel – CEO, Prime Focus  Seth Shapiro – Principal, New Amsterdam Media LLC  Warren Littlefield – Former President of CBS Entertainment  Lisa Farries – Founder of CMO, Inc.  Kris Brown – VP, Warner Home Video  Moderator– Larry Gerbrandt – Principal, Media Valuation Partners Here are some notes from this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/10/digital-hollywood-fall-session-santa-monica-ca-valuing-3d-content/</link>
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		<title>FilmEmerge&#8217;s Hollywood Ryder Cup Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of the 2010 Ryder Cup golf matches in Ireland, I would like to introduce the FilmEmerge Hollywood version of a Ryder Cup Team based on the history of filmography for the sport of golf. Captains: Clint Eastwood &#8211; playing himself; and a Pebble Beach Golf Club owner; Assistant Captains: Carl Spacklar &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filmemerge.com/blog/2010/09/filmemerges-hollywood-ryder-cup-team/</link>
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