Samantha Allwinton
COO
Head Gear
About the Speaker
SamanthaAllwintonis the Chief Operating Officer at the London-based financier Head Gear Films. Prior to Head Gear, Sam worked at Ingenious Media where she evaluated projects and managed the financial closing of independent feature films and TV series across Europe, the US and Australia. Before that, Sam worked for Working Title and Prescience.
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Attending
Disrupted Distribution: How Tech Reshaped Film Financing - and What We Missed
EP Presents: Hot Topics and Common Pitfalls in UK Incentives
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Conference
Disrupted Distribution: How Tech Reshaped Film Financing - and What We Missed
Exhibitor Presentation
EP Presents: Hot Topics and Common Pitfalls in UK Incentives
Speaker's Sessions (1)
Date
Session
Exhibitor Presentation
Monday, Dec 8, 2025
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
FOCUS 2025 Exhibitor
Presentation Theatre 2
English
EP Presents: Hot Topics and Common Pitfalls in UK Incentives
If you’re looking to produce content in the UK, don’t miss this session with Entertainment Partners and their special guests as they discuss hot topics in UK incentives and how EP can help you to streamline the administration process and avoid common pitfalls.
Our expert panel will discuss:
Our expert panel will discuss:
- Practical tips on estimating UK incentives
- How the different regimes co-exist under AVEC
- The enhanced AVEC for VFX spend
- Financing the UK incentive
- Connected party transactions
- Effective production structuring and foreign incentives
- The key risks to a successful application
- How EP’s integrated budgeting and accounting solutions can strengthen your position with lenders
- Lloyd Gunton, VP, Incentives UK, Entertainment Partners
- Samantha Allwinton, Chief Operating Officer, Head Gear Films
- Tom Cross, Senior Production Executive, Passion Pictures
- Christos Michaels, Partner, Lee and Thompson
Speakers (4)
Samantha Allwinton
COO, Head Gear