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B.C. NDP election promise includes expanding film, TV tax credits
Party leader Adrian Dix says that if his party wins the May 14 vote, the province’s labour tax credit would be boosted 7% to 40%.
Telefilm invests $6.2M in eight features
Mike Clattenburg’s Trailer Park Boys III and Sylvain Archambault’s La Garde are among the films receiving coin through the Canada Feature Film Fund.
Harold Greenberg Fund relaunches shorts-to-features program
Three prizes of $30,000 are available for the short film initiative, comprised of a contribution from the fund and pay-tv broadcast licence fees from TMN and Movie Central.
TIFF announces date for 2013 Asian Film Summit
The second annual industry event will this year take place on Sept. 10, 2013 at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel.
Canada Media Fund ends exemption for foreign doc narrators
The elimination came as the $375-million industry fund unveiled its 2013-2014 program budget, guidelines and deadlines.
Canadian crowdfunding to get easier?
The Ontario Securities Commission is considering changes that would let content creators issue company shares as a crowdfunding tool. (Interactive Ontario CEO Donald Henderson pictured).
B.C. film and TV spending grew to $1.215 billion in 2012
The Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia however says newly released government statistics don’t properly reflect the drop in production.
Exploring the darker side of Halifax in Melski’s Charlie Zone
The Cape Breton director’s latest feature showcases an often unseen face of Nova Scotia’s capital city.
90 indie teams vying for $1 million CineCoup funding
The social media-driven film accelerator program is being supported by ads running in Cineplex theatres throughout March.
Weekly roundup: Awards, distribution sales and TV premieres
Among this week’s briefs is news of Yung Chang’s doc The Fruit Hunters (pictured) winning a top honour at the annual International Environmental Film Festival in Paris and TV season premieres for Continuum, The Next Step, Wingin’ It and Life with Boys.
Telefilm announces eight micro-budget program finalists
A total of eight projects will receive $120,000 apiece in funding towards a feature-length film that includes a multi-platform and digital release strategy.
NSI announces 2013 drama prize teams
The four filmmaking teams receive $10,000 cash and up to $25,000 in services towards development and production of a short film.
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