01.24.2011

The Kids are All Right won a Golden Globe for the Best Motion Picture, comedy or musical at the ceremony on January 16th.  Poyner Spruill is pleased to have represented one of the producers on the project. Annette Benning also won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical for her performance in The Kids Are All Right.

Click here to read an article on the win.

1.20.2011

In this week’s local and national news, tax incentives for the film and television industry have come under scrutiny. With states across the U.S. facing billion dollar budget gaps, the question is can states afford these tax incentives?

We’ve included links below to several articles written this week discussing these incentives.

State Government News Service, The Insider

Strengthened film incentives face uphill battle, The Wilmington Star News

States Weigh Cuts in Hollywood Subsidies, New York Times