GATINEAU — Canada’s minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault, and France’s minister of culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, signed a new film and television co-production agreement during a videoconference today.
Canada and France are frequent co-production partners, having co-produced almost 100 projects between 2015 and 2020.
The new agreement replaces the two co-production agreements currently in force, which were signed in 1983, covering cinematographic works and television works, respectively. Today’s agreement covers all audiovisual works, whether they are intended for distribution in cinemas, on television or through on-demand media platforms, says a Canadian Heritage press release.
“To be recognized as a co-production under this agreement, and thus be eligible for the support mechanisms that are contingent on this recognition, the works must comply with strict conditions regarding the hiring of artists or technicians from the two co-producing countries, and the minority partner must make an active contribution to the production. This obligation demonstrates the desire of France and Canada to intensify their audiovisual cooperation,” reads the press release.
“I am proud to formalize this new and more modern agreement with France, our most important partner in French-language co-production,” said Guilbeault, in the release. “The special relationship between our two countries is reflected in this strong new support for our cultural sectors.”
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