CptStern
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the other day I reported this perhaps a little prematurely:
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95072
"Effective January 2006 German films that lose money will be only that, German films that lose money. No more incentive to invest in bad films means Boll's stream of investors has just dried up"
since then there's been much discussion on the intranet about the future of Boll's career ..and some mighty disturbing info has surfaced:
"GameSpot's rumor control took a look at the issue, pointing out that much more profitable loopholes can be found by way of distribution deals in various contries such as Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Britain, and Japan. A Slate article from April points out that due to these distribution deals, the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was essentially able to secure a $95M distribution deal by artificially inflating the budget on paper--for a movie that cost under $8M to make. Boll's films too are international productions, so it seems reasonable to assume that even without starting with the German tax break step, if he really is such a clever businessman he should be able to keep exploiting the system in an investor-friendly manner. He was surely aware of the law change before any of us were, and if it was going to be so devastating to his business model it seems unlikely he'd have so much on his plate, with more projects announced by the month."
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there is no god
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95072
"Effective January 2006 German films that lose money will be only that, German films that lose money. No more incentive to invest in bad films means Boll's stream of investors has just dried up"
since then there's been much discussion on the intranet
"GameSpot's rumor control took a look at the issue, pointing out that much more profitable loopholes can be found by way of distribution deals in various contries such as Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Britain, and Japan. A Slate article from April points out that due to these distribution deals, the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider was essentially able to secure a $95M distribution deal by artificially inflating the budget on paper--for a movie that cost under $8M to make. Boll's films too are international productions, so it seems reasonable to assume that even without starting with the German tax break step, if he really is such a clever businessman he should be able to keep exploiting the system in an investor-friendly manner. He was surely aware of the law change before any of us were, and if it was going to be so devastating to his business model it seems unlikely he'd have so much on his plate, with more projects announced by the month."
;( ;( ;(
there is no god
