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New B.C. credits aimed at games, foreign shoots
Break on service work rising to 33%, DAVE and new interactive credit look to lure gaming dollars
DeWalt wins Clean Out case
Minds Eye Entertainment has won a court battle against the State of Iowa over millions of dollars worth of frozen tax credits for its latest feature Clean Out. A Polk County District Court judge has ordered the Iowa Department of Economic Development to issue $6.5 million in film tax-credit certificates for Clean Out, an $18.7 million movie that had been set to shoot in Iowa in October but was forced to postpone production when the state suspended its film-incentive program.
Calgary’s new studio – for real, this time?
The Alberta industry is banking on a new Calgary studio, combined with the province’s grant incentive, to boost production – though area producers have heard talk of purpose-built soundstages before, only to be disappointed.
Vital Signs wins Borsos
Quebec film takes top prize and $15,000 at Whistler, followed by another win for Last Train Home
Trotsky, trees on screen at Whistler
Jacob Tierney takes the class struggle to B.C. fest, joined by bow of Brian Nash’s lyrical Out of the Woods
APTN’s Jean LaRose: Balancing business and social conscience
Jean LaRose, CEO of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, says the hardest part of his job is balancing the expectations of over 600 First Nations communities, hundreds of Métis settlements, and northern Inuit, each with their own language and experiences.
Patron Media launches in B.C.
Former Canwest and Insight Film Studios execs have teamed up to launch Patron Media, a new Vancouver company that will serve as the unscripted development arm of established West Coast producer Reunion Pictures.
Calgary’s new studio — for real, this time?
Area producers have heard talk of purpose-built soundstages before, only to be disappointed. So what makes the city’s latest plan any different?
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