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Archives for: February 20135
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Government budgets – and Canadian economy – hurt by film tax breaks
Monday February 25th 2013It’s government budgets season once again and the governments wanting to narrow deficits should not forget about the billions of dollars in tax-based expenditure programs that are delivered through the tax system. For example, the federal and almost all provincial governments provide inducements to Hollywood film producers to shoot films in Canada, at a cost of about $475 million each year, but research shows that Canadians are poorer, not richer, as a result of this spending.
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Banff Mountain Film Fest features astounding adventuring films over three nights at the Rio
Friday February 22nd 2013There are two kinds of people who go to see the films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival world tour – those who watch the astonishing accounts of rock climbing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, whitewater rafting and the like and say to themselves, “Man, would I like to be there”; and[…]
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Paul W.S. Anderson to shoot Pompeii in Toronto
Thursday February 21st 2013Pompeii, a 3D action film set in ancient times and sure to have an explosive ending, is coming to Toronto’s Cinespace Film Studios. The film, a co-production of Don Carmody Productions and Germany’s Constantin Film, is set to begin shooting in April at Cinespace’s 30-acre Kipling Ave. studio site. “It’s very exciting. It’s a huge visual effects project. It’s going to be a big action adventure with very cool visuals and a lot of suspense,” said veteran producer Don Carmody (Chicago, Good Will Hunting). The film will be directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who has previously laid waste to Toronto locales with the gory and highly profitable Resident Evil franchise.
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Canadian Telecom Giants Target High-Speed Internet Subscribers
Thursday February 21st 2013With increasingly more digital contents like streaming video and music are consumed in Canada, giant telecom companies like Rogers Communications, Telus and Bell are not only targeting mobile wireless customers but also, high-speed Internet subscribers. “The Internet is the connection for all sources of entertainment and communication,” Joe Natale, Telus’[…]
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Fairmont Royal York Hotel still in demand for movie roles
Wednesday February 20th 2013There’s no Academy Award for stand-ins, but if there was Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel would have a credible claim on a nomination. The Front St. institution, opened in 1929, has doubled for American hotels whenever an opulent ballroom, magnificent lobby or luxurious suite was needed for a film shoot. The Royal York, almost always disguised, has appeared in about 20 features – including the Oscar-nominated Cinderella Man (2005) and Oscar-winning The Killing Fields (1984) – and her casting calls keep coming.
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Archives for: February 20135
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Government budgets – and Canadian economy – hurt by film tax breaks
Monday February 25th 2013It’s government budgets season once again and the governments wanting to narrow deficits should not forget about the billions of dollars in tax-based expenditure programs that are delivered through the tax system. For example, the federal and almost all provincial governments provide inducements to Hollywood film producers to shoot films in Canada, at a cost of about $475 million each year, but research shows that Canadians are poorer, not richer, as a result of this spending.
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Banff Mountain Film Fest features astounding adventuring films over three nights at the Rio
Friday February 22nd 2013There are two kinds of people who go to see the films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival world tour – those who watch the astonishing accounts of rock climbing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, whitewater rafting and the like and say to themselves, “Man, would I like to be there”; and[…]
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Paul W.S. Anderson to shoot Pompeii in Toronto
Thursday February 21st 2013Pompeii, a 3D action film set in ancient times and sure to have an explosive ending, is coming to Toronto’s Cinespace Film Studios. The film, a co-production of Don Carmody Productions and Germany’s Constantin Film, is set to begin shooting in April at Cinespace’s 30-acre Kipling Ave. studio site. “It’s very exciting. It’s a huge visual effects project. It’s going to be a big action adventure with very cool visuals and a lot of suspense,” said veteran producer Don Carmody (Chicago, Good Will Hunting). The film will be directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who has previously laid waste to Toronto locales with the gory and highly profitable Resident Evil franchise.
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Canadian Telecom Giants Target High-Speed Internet Subscribers
Thursday February 21st 2013With increasingly more digital contents like streaming video and music are consumed in Canada, giant telecom companies like Rogers Communications, Telus and Bell are not only targeting mobile wireless customers but also, high-speed Internet subscribers. “The Internet is the connection for all sources of entertainment and communication,” Joe Natale, Telus’[…]
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Fairmont Royal York Hotel still in demand for movie roles
Wednesday February 20th 2013There’s no Academy Award for stand-ins, but if there was Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel would have a credible claim on a nomination. The Front St. institution, opened in 1929, has doubled for American hotels whenever an opulent ballroom, magnificent lobby or luxurious suite was needed for a film shoot. The Royal York, almost always disguised, has appeared in about 20 features – including the Oscar-nominated Cinderella Man (2005) and Oscar-winning The Killing Fields (1984) – and her casting calls keep coming.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20135
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Government budgets – and Canadian economy – hurt by film tax breaks
Monday February 25th 2013It’s government budgets season once again and the governments wanting to narrow deficits should not forget about the billions of dollars in tax-based expenditure programs that are delivered through the tax system. For example, the federal and almost all provincial governments provide inducements to Hollywood film producers to shoot films in Canada, at a cost of about $475 million each year, but research shows that Canadians are poorer, not richer, as a result of this spending.
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Banff Mountain Film Fest features astounding adventuring films over three nights at the Rio
Friday February 22nd 2013There are two kinds of people who go to see the films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival world tour – those who watch the astonishing accounts of rock climbing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, whitewater rafting and the like and say to themselves, “Man, would I like to be there”; and[…]
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Paul W.S. Anderson to shoot Pompeii in Toronto
Thursday February 21st 2013Pompeii, a 3D action film set in ancient times and sure to have an explosive ending, is coming to Toronto’s Cinespace Film Studios. The film, a co-production of Don Carmody Productions and Germany’s Constantin Film, is set to begin shooting in April at Cinespace’s 30-acre Kipling Ave. studio site. “It’s very exciting. It’s a huge visual effects project. It’s going to be a big action adventure with very cool visuals and a lot of suspense,” said veteran producer Don Carmody (Chicago, Good Will Hunting). The film will be directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who has previously laid waste to Toronto locales with the gory and highly profitable Resident Evil franchise.
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Canadian Telecom Giants Target High-Speed Internet Subscribers
Thursday February 21st 2013With increasingly more digital contents like streaming video and music are consumed in Canada, giant telecom companies like Rogers Communications, Telus and Bell are not only targeting mobile wireless customers but also, high-speed Internet subscribers. “The Internet is the connection for all sources of entertainment and communication,” Joe Natale, Telus’[…]
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Fairmont Royal York Hotel still in demand for movie roles
Wednesday February 20th 2013There’s no Academy Award for stand-ins, but if there was Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel would have a credible claim on a nomination. The Front St. institution, opened in 1929, has doubled for American hotels whenever an opulent ballroom, magnificent lobby or luxurious suite was needed for a film shoot. The Royal York, almost always disguised, has appeared in about 20 features – including the Oscar-nominated Cinderella Man (2005) and Oscar-winning The Killing Fields (1984) – and her casting calls keep coming.
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