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Watch out for the quiet ones
Anyone who dismisses Carolle Brabant as a glorified bean counter will be surprised.
Auteurs line up against Macerola
Villeneuve, Falardeau and Dolan among 300 filmmakers at odds with SODEC boss over move towards commercial films
Free rent in Saskatchewan
…at one studio, for series and pilots. Government insists offer will keep crews working, critics say it’s too little against the crippling slump
CMF boss fails to impress in Quebec
‘We really didn’t learn much,’ says APFTQ head after Louis Roquet reaches out to producers
Envelopes shrink 3% for 2010/11
Canwest and CBC see less cash, CTV makes modest gain as CMF doles out dollars. English drama to get $57 million
Funding cuts could jeopardize CBC primetime
CBC/Radio-Canada faces a drop of $12.6 million in its new CMF envelope. The cuts have ‘implications for our producing partners,’ says Stursberg
Shaftesbury grants $25,000 to arts school
Shaftesbury Films is entering the public school system, teaming up with the Toronto District School Board to offer master classes and set visits for high school students from the Etobicoke School of the Arts. Shaftesbury CEO Christina Jennings made the announcement from the Toronto set of its new live-action comedy Baxter. (The 13-ep series will debut on the Family Channel this fall.) The ongoing initiative comes with a $25,000 cash donation, and marks the first collaboration of a Canadian prodco with a public school in Ontario.
Macerola looks to curb SODEC spending
New head of Quebec funder and self-described cheapskate distances self from predecessor. Looks to back more commercial films
Industry upbeat on new CMF
Producers, unions and cablers sing from same page as feds unveil $350 million media fund. ‘A good day for Canadian content,’ says Bolen
Manitoba adds second tax break
Producers can choose between 65% off labor or 30% off production costs. Interactive credit extended to 2013
Call for action follows B.C. stats
Foreign shoots top $1 billion, while plummeting domestic numbers prompt calls for tax change. All-spend credit would be ‘serious mistake,’ says minister
De père wins Telefilm prize
Topping Quebec’s box office earns cop comedy another $40,000
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