Source : www.thestar.com
As the red carpet side of TIFF slows down, the deal-making heats up. The latest business to be done includes:
Source : arts.nationalpost.com
When I last saw Michael McGowan, it was June 1993 and he gave me a list of books he thought I should read over the summer. He thought I should put down my mass-market science-fiction novels and graduate to more challenging stuff — he insisted that, even at 15, I should cultivate lofty ambitions. The idea that great things can be achieved at any point in life is a lesson that pervades McGowan’s films.
Source : www.cmf-fmc.ca
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced, at the Banff World Media Festival, the release of two new research projects. As a catalyst for the Canadian television and digital media industry, the CMF creates, aggregates and disseminates meaningful industry intelligence to assist in its policy decisions and to provide information to its partners and stakeholders. The new publications announced today, provide new perspectives on the convergence of television and connected platforms and the state of financing of the interactive media sector in Canada.
Source : www.cbc.ca
Officials in B.C.’s movie and television industry are in talks with the provincial government, hoping to slow the number of productions heading to Ontario.
The $1-billion B.C. industry has shown little growth over the last few years, and for the first time in nearly a decade, B.C. has fallen behind Ontario in the North American production centre rankings.
Source : www.news.ontario.ca
The Ontario government’s strong support for the province’s film and television production industry has helped the industry record its best year ever — contributing $1.26 billion to the provincial economy last year.
Premier Dalton McGuinty visited Mr. X Inc. visual effects production studio in Toronto today. He talked about how Ontario’s film and television tax credits help the industry compete in an economy challenged by a continuing strong Canadian dollar, aggressive competition from other cities and a lingering global recession.