CMPA PRIME TIME: Canadian co-pros get boost from feds

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - The federal government has fully implemented the Audiovisual Treaty Coproduction treaty, providing a big boost to Canadian television and film co-productions, Paul Calandra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage announced at the Canadian Media Production Association’s annual Prime Time event on Ottawa on Thursday. “What this will ultimately mean, simply put, is more film and television productions overall in Canada. We are making Canada a more attractive place to do business,” Calandra said during a luncheon keynote, subbing for Heritage Minister James Moore. “And how are we doing this? First we made it easier for...