Patricia Bailey

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Olympic doc to close Montreal fest

Beijing pic The Everlasting Flame among 400 titles. Losique snubs, then praises reporters at one-sided press conference

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Will the cultural issues in Quebec kill the Conservatives?

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.

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Quebec: New initiatives are the difference

After a sluggish few years, American producers finally appear hot on Quebec again.

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Louis L. Roquet: New CMF chair reputed to keep an eye on bottom line

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.

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Guy Fournier: Controversial board member a columnist for Quebecor

Newly appointed Canada Media Fund board member Guy Fournier is a controversial figure in Quebec.

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Quebec now 25% off

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.

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Docmakers at odds with CMF

Something must be done to save Canadian documentary film.

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Heritage dodges fee-for-carriage

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.

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Anglos rally round CBC

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.

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Quebec gets back on its feet

Studio boss sees ‘very busy summer’ following labor settlement and new tax credit

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CBC’s Stursberg envies Quebec

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.

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Dolan makes a killing in Cannes

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.