According to British Columbia Film, representatives from the screen-based media industry in BC, comprising the Film, TV, Animation, Visual Effects and Video Games sectors – have drafted a multi-year 'Human Resource Strategy' that will be used to consult with industry stakeholders.
"...The aim of the strategy is to ensure that BC has a workforce today and in the future that is highly skilled in creating world class entertainment on the global stage..."
"We need the views and support of our industry colleagues to ensure the strategy is sound, and will meet the needs of industry" said Howard Donaldson, Vice-President, Studio Operations for Disney Interactive Games Studios Canada. "Consulting with the broader industry is a very important step in our initiative."
"Amazingly talented, creative people continue to make British Columbia’s screen-based media internationally successful,” said Hon. Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “BC’s entertainment industry generates expenditures...
"...The aim of the strategy is to ensure that BC has a workforce today and in the future that is highly skilled in creating world class entertainment on the global stage..."
"We need the views and support of our industry colleagues to ensure the strategy is sound, and will meet the needs of industry" said Howard Donaldson, Vice-President, Studio Operations for Disney Interactive Games Studios Canada. "Consulting with the broader industry is a very important step in our initiative."
"Amazingly talented, creative people continue to make British Columbia’s screen-based media internationally successful,” said Hon. Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “BC’s entertainment industry generates expenditures...
- 12/6/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Members of the British Columbia film/television industry packed Vancouver's downtown Vancity Theatre May 26, for a BC Film Commission information session, introduced by BC Film president/CEO nm2463908 autoRichard Brownsey[/link]. BC Film's Robert Wong moderated a panel of provincial/federal reps including Steven Pleva of the BC Ministry of Finance, Robert Soucy and Placide Turenne of the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (Cavco), and Pierre Mercier of the Canadian Revenue Agency (Cra). The BC Ministry of Finance's presentation included an overview of recent changes to the tax credit program, including a revised definition of BC-based individual, tax credit increases to offset the high Canadian dollar and the expansion of the Film Incentive BC requirement of 'BC-controlled' production corporations to 'Canadian-controlled'. Further details of the meeting can be accessed at the BC Film website, @ www.bcfilm.bc.ca/...
- 5/28/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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