Jeff Steele's Film Closings

07/06/2016

Get out of the bubble

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06/01/2016

I went last year and can't wait for this year! This is where the real change happens!

Calling all , thought leaders + changemakers! is coming to DC in July. Register here: www.worldfuture2016.org

WorldFuture 2016 - At a time when people are fearful, and many dystopian futures lurk ahead, it is up to us to collectively imagine and build the future we want. Humans are the only species on the planet that need not just accept or adapt to ch...

05/19/2016

Gianni Blu's track "Feeling It" was posted in the United States top 50 viral songs and in "Discover Weekly". Please give it a plus if you use Spotify so it can rise up the list.

Gianni Blu · Feeling It · Song · 2015

12/21/2015

SECTION 181 is back! Not only is it retroactive for 2015 (as usual), but it's also extended through 2016, if you start production during then. It always shows up just in time to be mostly useless, but this time we have a whole year to look forward to. Attorney Sky Moore (at Stroock) has a great write up summarizing it.

Section 181 of the Tax Code permitted a 100% write-off for the first $15 million of the cost of producing a film in the U.S. if the film commenced principal photography before the end of 2014.  As in prior years, this section was just renewed retroactively to the beginning of [...]

03/01/2015

Check out Chicago Tribune discuss convergence w/ Julie Friedman Steele, CEO The 3D Printer Experience

To Julie Friedman Steele ⇒ , 3D printing isn’t just a way to make a mini bust of yourself. It’s a gateway to understanding the future of technology. She’s founder of the 3D Printer Experience. Run as a benefit corporation, it started as a pop-up location on Clark Street in 201…

02/27/2015

Julie Friedman Steele, CEO of The 3D Printer Experience is featured in the March issue of Entrepreneur!

Julie Friedman Steele was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine!

12/19/2014

I was quoted in Variety today. First as the "experts say", then as me. Check it out...

Sony Pictures Entertainment could lose $75 million over the cancellation of its planned Christmas release "The Interview" after theater owners refused to play the picture amid threats of violence f...

04/18/2014

The 3D Printer Experience was featured Fox Chicago News this morning! Check out Jake Hamilton Fox 32 Chicago interviewing CEO Julie Friedman Steele

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01/21/2013

Why I Don't Film in Michigan

I have never recommended a producer film in Michigan, even in its heyday. Their film tax credit program has had problems on every level, from its inception.

01/17/2013

"Divergent" vs. The Illinois Film Tax Credit

A big studio film every few years is not sustainable. It's time for IL to acknowledge the resources it lacks & modify the credit to be inclusive, not exclusive.

12/07/2012

Who Killed the Electric Car? is #53 of the Top 100 Documentaries of all time!

06/15/2012

When Day&Date knockoffs are de rigueur for Bollywood, the Studios will long for the days of .

With release dates three days apart, both films feature red-haired warrior princesses who must save their family, and both make their debuts in just over a week