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# UK Financier Behind "Talk To Me" Commits $120 Million to US Indies
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/28/head-gear-films-us-arm/
- Published: 2026-10-28T08:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T11:26:14.000Z
- Description: A British film financier opens a US operation as Congress weighs a federal labor credit for film and TV production.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: US, Head Gear Films, Samantha Allwinton, #pool-2026-10-29, #ai-generated

UK film financier Head Gear Films, which says it has invested more than $600 million across 550 films since 2002, among them "The Apprentice", "Talk To Me" and "How To Have Sex", is committing more than $120 million to US independent film and television through a new arm, Head Gear USA, Screen International reports. Director of operations Samantha Allwinton leads it from Denver and Los Angeles as the company's only US-based executive; the move follows a bill in Congress proposing a 20% federal tax credit on US labor costs, on top of state incentives of 30% or more.

**Source**: [Screen International, 28 October 2026](https://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-financier-head-gear-films-launches-us-arm/5221855.article?ref=scrolletta.com)