John Hadity is the President and CEO of Hadity & Associates, Inc., a consultancy firm that specializes in risk management and production finance for film and television. Recently, he served as the Executive Vice President of Incentive Operations and oversaw the film financing subsidiary of Entertainment Partners, the global leader in entertainment payroll, residuals, extras casting, tax incentives, finance and other integrated production management solutions. Mr. Hadity specializes in the monetization of tax credits and Minimum Guarantees. Projects financed include Oliver Stone’s SNOWDEN, Spike Lee’s CHI-RAQ, Doug Liman’s AMERICAN MADE, Jim Jarmusch’s PATERSON, Peter Sollett’s FREEHELD, and Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT.
With over 20 years of studio experience, Mr. Hadity served as the Executive Vice President of Motion Picture & Television Production Finance for Miramax Films. During his 12-year tenure with the company he was responsible for a portfolio of production budgets valued in excess of $4 Billion. Mr. Hadity oversaw the strategic planning, risk management, labor relations, business affairs, tax, government relations and financial reporting for over 250 production entities, as well as managed all of the parent company’s structured finance and off balance sheet transactions. He worked closely with government policymakers on the regional, state, provincial, and international levels to incentivize the movement of production to these areas, resulting in over $250 Million being brought back into the studio while supporting inward investment in those territories. In addition to his corporate responsibilities at the company, Mr. Hadity also served as production rep on several Miramax releases including Academy Award winners SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, EMMA and RESTORATION.
Mr. Hadity began his film career at Orion Classics, a division of Orion Pictures Corp., where he served as technical and administrative director on art and specialty film acquisitions including Gabriel Axel’s Oscar winninMore...