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Supplemental Disclosures | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Supplemental Disclosures [Abstract] |
Supplemental Disclosures | Supplemental Disclosures Film Costs Film costs, which were included in prepaid and other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:
| September 30, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Individual Monetization: |  |  |
Feature films | $ | 1,712 |  |  | $ | 1,707 |
Total | $ | 1,712 |  |  | $ | 1,707 |
The Company had no material amortization of film costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023. Governmental Assistance Production tax incentives reduced capitalized film costs by $0.7 million as of December 31, 2023 (no material change as of September 30, 2024). The Company had receivables related to our production tax credits of $2.2 million and $3.5 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, included in prepaid and other current assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2024 |  | 2023
Cash paid for income taxes, net | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 1,126 |
Cash paid for interest | 6,750 |  |  | 9,599 |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property and equipment | 217 |  |  | 245 |
Accrued deferred offering costs | 83 |  |  | 597 |
Exchange of accounts receivable for investment in equity securities | — |  |  | 750 |

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