B.C.’s service industry is picking up, though still down 50% from last year
Feds fund new Centre of Excellence for digital media and film
The Hollywood studio has picked up Marc Stephenson’s The F-Word, handing the adaptation of the Fringe play to director Alex Holdridge
Faced with hard times, rival post shops come together to run film lab
Docmakers working with tight budgets may soon be getting more help when it comes to fair dealing.
Foreign shoots top $1 billion, while plummeting domestic numbers prompt calls for tax change. All-spend credit would be ‘serious mistake,’ says minister
International partnership opportunities in the TV programming market are strong, with Germany, the U.K. and France among the countries most actively seeking copros with Canada.
Tax credit competition among Canada’s biggest production centers is hotter than ever.
B.C. is sweetening its foreign production tax credit and effects bonus, while also offering a new video game development incentive. The B.C. government proposes to increase the Production Services labor-based credit from 25% to 33%; with the qualified labor expenditure cap rising from 48% to 60%.
Matt Toner has a message for Canadian producers: you don’t necessarily need to spend $250,000 to develop a successful digital strategy for your TV show.
Emily Carr University of Art + Design is establishing a research center for Internet-based media with its $2.3 million funding grant from the federal governtment’s College Community Innovation Program.