I’ve heard people talk about doing this for years and now it’s finally here: an online tax credit exchange to buy and sell all those state and federal tax incentives offered for economic development. eTax Credit Exchange, the online marketplace for trading tax credits, has closed more than $350,000 in seed funding to develop its [...]
SeNSE is hosting its 13th Pitch Night for entrepreneurs and business owners across Louisiana. Unlike the film industry pitch night hosted in March, this event is calling for business plans of any and all types. The event will again be at the Manship Theatre at The Shaw Center from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. The purpose of this [...]
SeNSE, the forum for entrepreneurs in the greater Baton Rouge region, announced today the panelists for its Film Industry Pitch Night on March 22 from 6-8 p.m., at Manship Theatre in downtown Baton Rouge. The panelists include Jacky Lee Morgan of Cineworks, Amy Mitchell Smith of Cinega Motion Picture Group and Daniel Lewis with Active [...]
Pixomondo, the international visual effects studio, will open a new studio in Baton Rouge that will create 75 new direct jobs in film, TV and commercial production work. The company’s work won an Oscar at Sunday’s 84th Annual Academy Awards for visual effects, or VFX, in Hugo. Pixomondo will occupy more than 6,000 square feet [...]
On Sunday evening, the entire state of Louisiana cheered when the Academy Award in the animated short film category went to Moonbot Studios for, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. “We created our film and our studio at the same time,” said Brandon Oldenburg, co-founder of [...]
Out to Lunch, the business-minded weekly podcast by It’s New Orleans always has interesting guests. Peter Ricchiuti, Founder and Director of Research for the Burkenroad Reports sits down to lunch at Commander’s Palace each with with two different people making waves in local business. Here are a few recent podcasts covering #SiliconBayou goodies we don’t [...]
The success of Hollywood South in Louisiana has been well documented, from its lucrative tax incentives to its recent infrastructure development, like the opening of new post production studios and full service stages. Now, P3 Update , the internationally-distributed trade publication has ranked Louisiana number one in the entire nation for film production. In their [...]
Louisiana Entertainment is pleased to welcome Heath Williams as our new Director of Digital Media and Software Incentive Program. Since 2002, Heath has worked as an IT Auditor for the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office. While at the Legislative Auditor’s Office, Heath has managed computer forensic examinations using proprietary methodologies and the latest cutting edge forensic tools. Additionally, he [...]
FotoKem, the Burbank-based post-production company, has opened a new office in New Orleans to support local productions and provide quick deployment of its award-winning nextLAB services and expertise. The new downtown location near the French Quarter provides a range of industry post production services and support with an infrastructure for file-based dailies, file delivery services [...]
During the early 20th century, much of the world went through periods of prohibition. Now, nearly a hundred years later, we live in a time when the act of consuming alcoholic beverages has become part of our culture. It has affected the way we establish social and professional connections, build relationships, celebrate momentous occasions, stimulate [...]
