Le Film Français - 30.08.2019

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N° 3873 du 30 août 2019

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The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) lie northwest

of central Canada, bordering Nunavut to the east,

Yukon to the west and to the south, the

northeastern corner of British Columbia, as well

as the entire northern borders of Alberta and

Saskatchewan. It is the third largest province of

the country. For years, the N.W.T. was one of the

few places in Canada that had no film production

incentive program. This has changed in 2015.

The Northwest Territories Film Commission offers

financial incentives to productions filming

on location. The program categories include

25 to 40% cash rebate for the purchase of good and

services, travel to and within N.W.T., and wages for

training and hiring local residents, particularly

in film industry positions. The rebates are higher

if producers choose to shoot outside of Yellowknife,

the territory main town. The popular TV show Ice

Road Truckers is shot in N.W.T. since 2017. F.- P. P.- L.

Newfoundland and Labrador are composed of the

island of Newfoundland and a larger mainland

sector, Labrador, to the northwest. It is the newest

of Canada’s ten provinces. The Newfoundland and

Labrador Film Development Corporation (NLFDC) has

been mandated to promote the development of the

indigenous film and video industry in the province,

as well as the province as a location for film,

television, and commercial productions in national

and international film and video markets. A Film and

Video Industry Tax Credit is available. It is a fully

refundable provincial corporate income tax credit

administered by the NLFDC. The program

encourages the developing, training and hiring

of Newfoundland film personnel in all disciplines.

The credit is based on a calculation of eligible labour

limited to the lesser of 25% of the total eligible

budget or 40% of the total eligible labour

expenditures. Recently, major US blockbusters such

as Aquaman of event miniseries like American Gods

were shot in this province. F.- P. P.- L.

Seated on the east coast of North America, Prince
Edward Island is one of the four Atlantic provinces
of Canada. The country’s smallest and emptiest
province, it is home to only 140,000 persons.
Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown, with
only over 40,000 inhabitants. Prince Edward Island
is reknown for its natural beauty and its beaches
on 800 km. Eighteen months ago, the provincial
government launched two new film initiatives
funded by $350,000 from the Department of
Economic Development and Tourism. In the first
place, the Film Media Fund provides support via a
rebate of up to 25% of eligible Prince Edward Island
expenditures to eligible producers of a qualifying
production. Applications must be submitted prior to
starting the production. In complement, Film 4Ward
program is a new training fund helping four teams
to create proof-of-concept, short versions of their
films, in hopes of attracting even more funding.
The successful Anne of Avonlea T V series and film
were shot on Prince Edward Island. F.- P. P.- L.

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Northwest Territories:

Incentives now in place

Prince Edward Island:

The Garden Province

Newfoundland

and Labrador