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Ontario Film and Television Tax Credits Demystified

Learn how to make the most out of film and television tax credits. The Business Officers who administer the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC) at the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) will help demystify the tax credit and help you determine how to maximize the bottom line before your production begins.

The Business Officers will discuss:

• How much the tax credit is
• What expenditures are eligible
• Who is eligible
• What types of production are eligible
• Rules surrounding the regional bonus
• Rules surrounding the 1st time producer bonus

Speakers:

Mark Sonnenberg has been an OMDC Business Officer for five years. He helped bring in $72 million dollars in tax credits and other Canadian film and TV agencies for Alliance Atlantis, and before that he worked with a number of independent production companies from Alberta & Ontario.

Mara Ravins has been an OMDC Business Officer two years. She has worked in the film industry for over 15 years, starting out as a production designer, then independent producer and director.

Location: National Film Board, 150 John St. (at Richmond) in the screening room
Date: Wednesday, February 7 2007
Registration: 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fee: $20 + GST Members, $25 + GST Non-members

Register for this Program Friday, February 2, 2007.

To register: call (416) 322-3430 x221 or email a completed registration form, to wift@wift.com or fax your registration to (416) 322-3703

Participants will be notified of acceptance via email within two working days of receipt of application and resume. Course payment will be processed on confirmation of acceptance.

* Cancellation of registration with more than 3 business days notice is subject to a $25.00 administration fee; for cancellation with less than 3 business days notice, no refund will be given. WIFT-T reserves the right to cancel, reschedule or substitute guest instructors as necessary. Should the workshop be cancelled, WIFT-T will issue a full refund or credit the fee to another WIFT-T Professional Development program.