B.C. Film & TV Sector Expects Significant Growth
Courtesy of Richmond News A tour of the lot at Burnaby’s Bridge Studios reveals something uniform about the whole operation. Each stage is booked. And each production there falls under the banner of Brightlight Pictures. “It’s the first time we’ve had every stage tied up at the Bridge Studios, which is something that’s always been […]
Hollywood Production in Canada Soars on Currency, Tax Credits
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter Foreign location shooting leaped to a record $3.76 billion in 2017 as ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘The Shape of Water’ went north to shoot Hollywood location shooting in Canada soared last year, encouraged by a low Canadian dollar and generous film tax breaks, local producers reported on Thursday. The 43 percent […]
Netflix Deal Will Lead to More Canadian Content & Production
Courtesy of CBC Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly is shedding some light on what Canadians can expect from the government’s agreement with Netflix, amid criticism about a lack of details in the new creative sector policy she introduced this week. The government’s creative strategy, announced Thursday, broadly aims to support Canadian culture and includes plans to […]
Digital Days Ahead for B.C. Film Business
Heart, humour and spectacle – that’s the trinity that production designer Tyler Harron says is key to success in the locally shot DC comics universe shows The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow Courtesy of The Vancouver Sun Bringing those four programs to air requires their creative teams to “play nice” together at a level […]