BANFF 2015: Why Irish eyes are smiling!

By Bill Roberts

BANFF - Ireland (the republic), has a population of roughly 4.5 million folks, and yet it was one of the first countries to create a tax relief program for independent producers back in 1987.That original approach is now much like the U.K. tax credit scheme. Although it still retains a penchant for encouraging doctors and dentists to invest, an approach Canada found illusory and awkward in our salad days of tax credits, it has succeeded – the Canada-Ireland co-pro Vikings series being a powerful case in point. The show has won eight major awards and been nominated for another 25...