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Quebec’s campaign to push culture to the top of the Canadian political agenda – again – has begun. And this time the talk might get constitutional.
After a sluggish few years, American producers finally appear hot on Quebec again.
Canada Media Fund chair Louis L. Roquet is a well-connected Quebec public sector veteran, reputed for keeping a close eye on the bottom line.
Newly appointed Canada Media Fund board member Guy Fournier is a controversial figure in Quebec.
Quebec now offers film producers one of the best tax incentives in North America. All production costs, not just labor expenses, are now eligible for a 25% tax credit.
Something must be done to save Canadian documentary film.
A Canadian Heritage committee report on local TV has sparked controversy after it failed to take a stand on the thorniest issue in Canadian broadcasting: fee-for-carriage.
A coalition of English-speaking arts and community groups in Quebec has joined the campaign to save the CBC launched in June by Radio-Canada’s largest union, the Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada.
Studio boss sees ‘very busy summer’ following labor settlement and new tax credit
If only English Canada would take its TV personally, like Quebec does, CBC EVP Richard Stursberg lamented at a recent Montreal conference on the pubcaster’s future.
Cannes darling Xavier Dolan, who burst onto the international film scene last month with his moving love story about a single mother and her son, J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother), has already sold his prize-winning film to 14 countries.