Archive for category Canada Industry News

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/opinion/Minister+inept+with+film+issue/6610320/story.html THE STARPHOENIX The Friday afternoon timing the provincial government used to announce a replacement for a film tax credit whose cancellation raised a bigger fuss than it likely had counted upon, says a good deal about the politics driving this issue. Late Fridays usually are seen by governments as a good time to announce [...]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/05/08/sk-film-subsidy-1205.html CBC News Saskatchewan’s new film industry subsidy is being panned by the NDP Opposition and industry representatives. The non-refundable film, TV and digital tax credit, worth about $1 million according to the government, will replace the old film tax credit, worth about $8 million, that was cancelled in the provincial budget as a cost-cutting [...]

http://metronews.ca/news/regina/213457/revised-tax-credit-plan-wont-work-fill-industry-says/ By Carrie-May SigginsMetro Regina Members of the Saskatchewan film industry are raising concerns over a revised provincial tax credit plan, with some saying it just won’t work. On Friday, Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson announced that the ministry would offer a 25 per-cent, non-refundable tax credit on all production expenses, including [...]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/05/04/sk-film-credit-program-1205.html The Saskatchewan government is offering the film industry a new program to replace the tax credit it killed in the budget. The government says the new program will provide a 25 per cent tax credit on production costs. That credit would be deducted from taxes paid in Saskatchewan. The government says under the old [...]

http://metronews.ca/news/saskatoon/114336/support-for-film-tax-credit-creates-petition-blitz/ By Morgan Modjeski Metro Saskatoon Supporters of the Saskatchewan film and media industry were out in full force over the weekend circulating a petition asking the province to create an incentive program that would replace the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC). The petition blitz organizers, Saskatoon Media Production Industry Association, considered the event [...]

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=41220 by: SooToday.com Staff NEWS RELEASE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO **************************** Ontario’s strong plan for economy includes support for strong film and television industry Industry contributed $1.26 billion to Ontario economy last year, up 31 percent The Ontario government’s strong support for the province’s film and television production industry has helped the industry record its best [...]

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Film+credit+cancellation+illogical+public+policy/6382861/story.html BY DOUG CUTHAND, SPECIAL TO THE STARPHEONIX The loss of the Saskatchewan film employment tax credit has been a blow to the industry, but it will also be felt in Indian country, where aboriginal people were playing a major role in the film industry. Dark Thunder is a company owned by Dennis and Melanie [...]

http://www.leaderpost.com/Film+industry+given+extension/6370134/story.html Tax credit ‘breathing room’ BY JOE COUTURE, STARPHOENIX A three-month extension before the film employment tax credit stops accepting new applications gives industry members some “breathing room,” but filmmakers are not exactly “breathing easier,” a spokesperson says. “By fall, I would say, if we don’t have something of interest for the marketplace again, people [...]