Can EB-5 Investments Be Used To Fund Films?

Has anyone used EB-5 investments for film financing? This is an interesting “scheme”:
http://qz.com/177743/forget-banks-us-small-busineses-are-tapping-wealthy-chinese-investors-for-loans/

And now it is being used by studios for films:

http://hollywoodfc.com

Perhaps this is the latest in creative financing. From insurance-backed funds to Sale/Lease back to Monte Carlo Scenario funds, this could be the latest in a long line of creative mechanism to invent a better mousetrap.

(Thanks to Whit Stillman for alerting me to this).

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