VANCOUVER, BC – A new series of regional conferences are scheduled to start this week to help kickstart conversations across the country about how Canadians should celebrate our upcoming 150th anniversary in 2017.
CBC/Radio-Canada, in partnership with VIA Rail Canada and Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), are presenting the Canada 150/2017 Starts Now conference series, in collaboration with other local and national organizations. Developed to inform and inspire, Canada 150/2017 Starts Now begins in Vancouver on April 5. The conferences will be held in both official languages and will bring together citizens and leaders from communities…
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TORONTO – VIA Rail Canada has launched a new interactive digital platform to provide passengers on VIA Rail trains free access to Canadian programming.
Starting in Spring 2013, the On-Board Entertainment initiative will be available to passengers with laptops, tablets and mobile phones travelling on VIA Rail trains within the Québec City to Windsor corridor.
Through a partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and The Historica-Dominion Institute, it will provide free access to Canadian programming, including CBC/Radio-Canada TV shows programs, documentaries and animation from the NFB, and “Heritage Minutes” vignettes and…
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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 Canada…
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OTTAWA – The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will be the keynote speaker at the Prime Time luncheon on Thursday, March 7th.
CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais will also be taking the podium at Prime Time in Ottawa to update attendees on the regulator’s activities.
Veteran Canadian comic Sean Cullen is hosting an evening of comedy and networking at the conference on Thursday March 7th.
The CMPA’s Prime Time in Ottawa conference is a national networking event for some 700 of Canada’s…
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OTTAWA – In Canada’s broadcast and communications industry, knowledge is power. The CWC 2013 Jeanne Sauvé Career Development program is designed to give women both. Whether you work in the private or public sector, the programs give you a "backstage pass" to learn how the other half lives.
The intensive learning experience is designed to give five participants (one each from Industry Canada, Canadian Heritage and the CRTC, and two from private-sector organizations) new perspectives, insights and direct access to some of the industry’s most influential policy and regulatory decision makers, as well as new…
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WHISTLER – Operating in a relatively small market, Canadians have learned to produce great product for less cost than many countries it competes with argues Michael Hennessy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Media Production Association. Speaking today at the China Canada Gateway luncheon held at the Whistler Film Festival, Hennessy said Canada’s status as “Country of Honour” at the MIPCOM TV market this year underscores the nation’s success.
In a speech entitled “Thinking outside the Lens and Beyond Our Borders; A New Strategy for Film in Canada,” he maintained that while quality…
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EDMONTON – Local radio programming to Aboriginal communities in Northern Alberta will continue to benefit from local radio programming, with a leg up from the Government of Canada.
This week, Brent Rathgeber, MP for Edmonton-St. Albert announced funding for the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) for the production and broadcast of radio programming. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
The $354,700 of funding will support 168 hours of radio programming per week, of which 12.5 hours will be in Cree and three hours in other languages including Dene,…
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MONTREAL – The federal government has renewed Michel Roy's mandate as Chair of Telefilm Canada's Board for five years, Heritage Minister James Moore has announced.
"We are delighted with this announcement," said Carolle Brabant, executive director of Telefilm Canada. "For the last five years, Michel Roy's experience and leadership have significantly helped us to redefine our corporate vision, strengthen ties with our clients and partners, as well as making our business practices more efficient. It's with great pleasure that we continue our work at Telefilm to promote the Canadian industry and talent."
Roy is an administrator and a creator who has…
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OTTAWA – Does the “Made in Canada” brand matter to Canadians when it comes to their television and film content? Does it matter internationally? If so, how can the industry better promote it to make it matter?
Those were some of the questions discussed Monday during the pre-conference symposium on the promotion of Canadian film and TV content held in conjunction with the International Institute of Communications annual Canadian conference here in Ottawa. Sponsored by Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund and the CRTC, the symposium delegates tried to come up with ways of better-promoting Canadian film and TV in…
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OTTAWA – Jean-Pierre Blais wasted little time during his keynote at IIC Canada’s annual conference Monday in restating that the interests of Canadians as consumers, creators and citizens will be of utmost importance to the CRTC during his mandate as chairman.
An example of how he will make sure individual Canadians are front and centre will be when the CBC/Radio-Canada appears before the Commission next month for its licence renewal hearing. “I don’t think our proceedings should be attended only by people who are paid to be there in their official capacity. Let’s level the playing field,” he said. “We’ve offered evening sessions…
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