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Movie Budget - Small Production
As part of my continued focus on financial modeling, Excel tools and FP&A analysis, I've been diving into production finance workflows, building a sample film budget modeled after studio reporting This includes Above-the-line(ATL), Below-the-line (BTL) breakdowns, burn rate tracking, budget vs plan tracking and variance…
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UK DCMS Committee Issues Recommendations to Safeguard Film & HETV Industry
The committee's report contains numerous findings on the state of the UK film and TV industry, as well as recommendations that the government could take to address key issues. On April 10, 2025 a UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport Committee published a report on British film and high-end television (HETV) based on…
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How Will the New Spring Statement Impact UK Film and TV Productions?
Find out how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement 2025 will impact payroll budgets for film and TV productions shooting in the UK. On March 26, 2025 UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Spring Statement to Parliament. Despite a backdrop of low economic growth and increasing government borrowing costs, the…
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How to Get Your Payroll Ready for Year-End: A Guide for UK Productions
Find out how UK production teams can streamline their year-end payroll and ensure a smooth transition to the new tax year. With the UK tax year ending on April 5, now is the time to get your final production payroll in order so that you can ensure your records are up to date and start the new tax year off on the right…
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Watch Now | Budgeting for 2025: What UK Productions Need to Know
If you’re filming in the UK in 2025 there are some significant legislative changes going into effect April 1st that you need to know about. EP's Experts are here to help! In this webinar EP’s team of production experts discuss upcoming changes in the UK, including increases to employer contributions for the UK’s National…
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Ask the Experts – Budgeting for UK Productions in 2025
Thank you for attending this week’s Master Series: Budgeting for 2025: What UK Productions Need to Know It was great to see so many of you in the audience! We covered a lot in the webinar. If you have questions about anything we discussed, please post a comment below and our experts will provide more insights. You may also…
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Register Now! Budgeting for 2025: What UK Productions Need to Know
The UK government has introduced new tax requirements that will directly affect payroll budgets in 2025 and beyond. How will they impact your production? In this webinar you’ll learn from EP’s team of production experts about critical changes you need to know about, including increases in employers’ National Insurance…
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UK Tax Increases Impacting Film & TV Production Budgets in 2025
Learn how changes to UK payroll taxes and minimum wage rates will affect new and existing productions from April 2025. On October 30, 2024 the UK’s new Labour government announced its first Budget, in which it set out its plan to raise £40b in taxes. In line with its New Deal for Working People, the government made no…