OTTAWA – The Canadian film and television production industry showed only limited growth in the last year, according to a new report from the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA).
Profile 2010 is an annual economic report on the screen-based production industry in Canada providing a snapshot of Canada’s three main production segments: Canadian production (which includes Canadian television and theatrical production), foreign location and service production, and broadcaster in-house production.
The report noted a modest overall increase in production volume from $4.8 billion to $4.9 billion between 2008/09 and 2009/10. Total numbers for independent television production were down by 3.4%, despite an overall 1% rise in activity in the industry, due in large part to a 7.8% decrease in English-language production levels.
While Canadian theatrical production and foreign location and service production regained some momentum in 2009-2010, both production segments are below peak levels reached in the last 10 years, the report continued.
The report is produced by the CMPA, in collaboration with the APFTQ and the Department of Canadian Heritage. The full copy of Profile 2010 is available here.
