Stakeholders say Nova Scotia’s cuts to film, TV, production tax credits “cripple an entire industry”

TORONTO – Industry organizations ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and WGC (Writer’s Guild of Canada) were quick to denounce the Nova Scotia provincial government’s budget that slashed the film and television production tax credit and shuttered Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia, the province’s film commission.According to ACTRA, Nova Scotia’s film and television production sector generated more than $140 million in economic activity in 2014 and was responsible for generating over 2,000 jobs in the prior year. This success is bolstered, in part, by the Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit which helps offset the labour...