Women in Film and Video

WIFV/NE member Jocelyn Ajami's film, Queen of the Gypsies, about Carmen Amaya, the revolutionary flamenco dancer.

Program & Events

Past Workshops

"TURNING SOFT MONEY INTO GOLD"

TAX SEMINAR WORKSHOP at FINISH EDITORIAL with MEDIA SERVICES & TAX CREDITS LLC

Thursday, June 4, 2009 |6-9PM
Finish Editorial, 162 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116

The seminar, "Turning Soft Money Into Gold," will provide a look at tax credits and rebates in structuring a financing plan for the independent film project. Economic times are tough and financing a project is even more challenging. Presented by Women in Film & Video New England and hosted by Media Services and Tax Credits, LLC, the seminar will take filmmakers through the nuts and bolts of securing soft money. Attendees will learn best practices in payroll processing and management, including how to meet the structuring, hiring, and filing requirements in the appropriate jurisdictions, to take full advantage of payroll credits. The seminar will also address how to use tax credits and rebates to plan a budget, how to monetize a budget or use tax credits and rebates as collateral for financing, and the important paperwork and filing requirements needed for the state and banks

Please RSVP to wifvne.events@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

HANDS-ON WEB TRAINING FOR FILMMAKERS

SAT, SEPT 15, 2007 10-12 & SAT, NOV 17, 2007 10-12

MIT. Maclaurin Building 182 Memorial Drive Room 4-261

(Directions from MIT main entrance (77 Massachusetts Avenue) to building 4:

Walk East (parallel to the river) down the main corridor. Along the main corridor the succession of building numbers (you can tell from the room numbers) is 7, 3, 10, 4, 8. When you see rooms numbered 4-xxx, you are in building 4. Once you get to building 4, take the first set of stairs up one flight and go down the corridor to the hard right. 4-261 is on the left.)

Women in Film & Video/New England (WIFV/NE) will offer hands-on web training sessions for filmmakers and other media makers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall. Center. The first program, on Saturday September 19th, will focus on social networking, blogging, rss feeds, and uploading video. The second session, on Saturday November 17th, will provide tips on cross-promotion, including tagging your work, hosting video, and using aggregate communities to get your work seen.

Both sessions are open to the public, with free admission for WIFV/NE members and a $15 fee per workshop for non-members. The workshops will be held on Saturday mornings from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Participants should bring a laptop or someone to share with. To RSVP, contact Rosalie Barnes at rosalie@womeninfilmvideo.org or call (617) 987-0259.

TAX PLANNING FOR FILMMAKERS & ARTISTS

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007
10 AM- 12PM
National Boston
115 Dummer Street
Between St. Paul and Pleasant, in Brookline

WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO/NEW ENGLAND invites you to join Beryl Denker, owner of A B R Associates since 1990, which offers tax preparation and accounting services to self-employed individuals, especially those in the entertainment industry, for this informative workshop in tax preparation.

She will talk about tax changes at the federal and state levels, and discuss issues unique to those in the entertainment industry. Other topics may include the difference between wages and self employment income, reporting travel expenses using per diem rates, calculating home office and auto expenses, taking real estate sales deductions, new deductions for education expenses, and retirement plans. She will be available to answer your tax questions.

Beryl Denker is both a Certified Management Accountant and an Enrolled Agent - a tax professional licensed by the United States Treasury to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. She is a graduate of MIT with a degree in mathematics and did graduate work in accounting and finance at Northeastern University.

Breakfast and refreshments will be available

$15 for WIFV/NE Members; $25 for non-members

Pre-register by Monday, February 26, 2007!
email or call (617) 987-0259

Past workshops include:

Redefining Success with media executive Niki Vettel
Self-Distribution for Independent Filmmakers
Introduction to Editing workshop (co-sponsored by Future Media Concepts)
Tax Planning for Filmmakers and Media Artists