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Ontario records blockbuster year in film, TV production in 2015
Tuesday April 05th 2016Foreign film and television productions in Ontario helped infuse a record-breaking $1.5 billion into the local economy in 2015.
Numbers released by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport shows foreign spending contributed $763 million to the province’s economy compared to $503 million in 2014.
Although there was a slight dip in domestic film and television production in 2015, $761 million compared to $790 million in 2014, the industry supported nearly 32,500 full-time jobs, an increase of 4,500 from the previous year.
The province says this is the fifth consecutive year that the film and TV production industry contributed more than $1 billion to Ontario’s economy.
Academy Award winning films Room and Spotlight were all filmed in Ontario, including the ongoing hit television series Murdoch Mysteries.
Front Page, Headline, Industry News
Ontario records blockbuster year in film, TV production in 2015
Tuesday April 05th 2016Foreign film and television productions in Ontario helped infuse a record-breaking $1.5 billion into the local economy in 2015.
Numbers released by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport shows foreign spending contributed $763 million to the province’s economy compared to $503 million in 2014.
Although there was a slight dip in domestic film and television production in 2015, $761 million compared to $790 million in 2014, the industry supported nearly 32,500 full-time jobs, an increase of 4,500 from the previous year.
The province says this is the fifth consecutive year that the film and TV production industry contributed more than $1 billion to Ontario’s economy.
Academy Award winning films Room and Spotlight were all filmed in Ontario, including the ongoing hit television series Murdoch Mysteries.
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Front Page, Headline, Industry News
Ontario records blockbuster year in film, TV production in 2015
Tuesday April 05th 2016Foreign film and television productions in Ontario helped infuse a record-breaking $1.5 billion into the local economy in 2015.
Numbers released by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport shows foreign spending contributed $763 million to the province’s economy compared to $503 million in 2014.
Although there was a slight dip in domestic film and television production in 2015, $761 million compared to $790 million in 2014, the industry supported nearly 32,500 full-time jobs, an increase of 4,500 from the previous year.
The province says this is the fifth consecutive year that the film and TV production industry contributed more than $1 billion to Ontario’s economy.
Academy Award winning films Room and Spotlight were all filmed in Ontario, including the ongoing hit television series Murdoch Mysteries.
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