Toronto -- After losing traditional Hollywood film and TV shoots to rival U.S. states like Louisiana and New Mexico, the Ontario provincial government is looking to lift its local production sector by luring 3D flicks and 2D-to-3D conversion work up north.
In the wake of "Avatar," the Ontario Media Development Corp. on Friday unveiled a two-year $1.4 million 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D Flic) to expand Toronto's 3D film expertise.
Omdc president and CEO Karen Thorne-Stone said her agency, which markets the province as a film location in Hollywood, is looking to build out Ontario's 3D infrastructure to entice Los Angeles producers with next-level 3D projects to complete.
Jim Mirkopoulos, vp operations at Cinespace Studios, a major Toronto facility, said he is talking to major studios about shooting their movies in the city, and then remaining here to convert 2D content to 3D at partner Creative Post's 3D stereoscopic post facility.
In the wake of "Avatar," the Ontario Media Development Corp. on Friday unveiled a two-year $1.4 million 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D Flic) to expand Toronto's 3D film expertise.
Omdc president and CEO Karen Thorne-Stone said her agency, which markets the province as a film location in Hollywood, is looking to build out Ontario's 3D infrastructure to entice Los Angeles producers with next-level 3D projects to complete.
Jim Mirkopoulos, vp operations at Cinespace Studios, a major Toronto facility, said he is talking to major studios about shooting their movies in the city, and then remaining here to convert 2D content to 3D at partner Creative Post's 3D stereoscopic post facility.
- 4/23/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"I finally got to print one of these!" exclaimed Amy Lemisch from the California Film Commission, waving a printed handout detailing the state's new incentives.
For years, Lemisch watched other states and countries pass out small pamphlets and one-sheets at the Afci Locations Trade Show as regions from around the world jumped on the incentive bandwagon, and all Lemisch could to was watch productions run away. This year, California and its many regional commissions were, in Lemisch's words, "very, very busy" and a strong presence at the show, whose 24th edition was held in Santa Monica from Thursday-Saturday.
The trade show proved that incentives continue to be big business, with the newly created Cayman Islands Film Commission taking the occasion to announce a new 30% rebate while Texas unveiled a new scheme that offers as much as 17.5%, up from its previous 5%.
Canada as usual took a unified approach, though that didn't...
For years, Lemisch watched other states and countries pass out small pamphlets and one-sheets at the Afci Locations Trade Show as regions from around the world jumped on the incentive bandwagon, and all Lemisch could to was watch productions run away. This year, California and its many regional commissions were, in Lemisch's words, "very, very busy" and a strong presence at the show, whose 24th edition was held in Santa Monica from Thursday-Saturday.
The trade show proved that incentives continue to be big business, with the newly created Cayman Islands Film Commission taking the occasion to announce a new 30% rebate while Texas unveiled a new scheme that offers as much as 17.5%, up from its previous 5%.
Canada as usual took a unified approach, though that didn't...
- 4/19/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative agreement on a new TV/theatrical contract Friday afternoon.
The main obstacle for SAG -- the AMPTP's proposed expiration date of three years after ratification -- has reportedly been resolved so that the new agreement, if ratified, will expire June 30, 2011. This will bring the end of the SAG agreement into synch with those of the latest DGA, WGA and AFTRA deals, timing that will allow the unions greater collective leverage in the next round of negotiations.
Additionally, SAG claims resulting from force majeure actions taken by the studios and networks during the 100-day writers strike last year -- a major sticking point on the companies' side of the SAG TV-theatrical debate -- have also found a compromise resolution. The conflict had previously entered arbitration. Details are not yet available.
The AMPTP and SAG had been at an official standoff since Feb.
The main obstacle for SAG -- the AMPTP's proposed expiration date of three years after ratification -- has reportedly been resolved so that the new agreement, if ratified, will expire June 30, 2011. This will bring the end of the SAG agreement into synch with those of the latest DGA, WGA and AFTRA deals, timing that will allow the unions greater collective leverage in the next round of negotiations.
Additionally, SAG claims resulting from force majeure actions taken by the studios and networks during the 100-day writers strike last year -- a major sticking point on the companies' side of the SAG TV-theatrical debate -- have also found a compromise resolution. The conflict had previously entered arbitration. Details are not yet available.
The AMPTP and SAG had been at an official standoff since Feb.
- 4/17/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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