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Feature Films and Broadcasting
Presentation to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Ottawa
March 8, 2005
Definitions
- Feature films are a sub-category of drama and comedy programs which are
defined as:
- Entertainment productions of a fictional nature, including dramatizations of
real events
- Must be comprised primarily of dramatic performances (i.e. more than 50%)
- Programs are certified as Canadian if they meet the following criteria:
- Canadian producer
- Canadians as key creative personnel
- 75% service costs and post-production lab costs paid to Canadians
- Feature films certified by Telefilm Canada as official co-productions are
considered Canadian
Broadcast Windows for Canadian Feature Films
- Video-on-demand
- Pay-per-view
- Pay TV
- Specialty
- Conventional
Video-on-Demand (VOD)
- Allows viewers to select from a list of program titles and to choose when
they view the program
- Also includes the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind
- 13 video-on-demand services approved:
- several launched, including Rogers, Shaw, Videotron, Cogeco
VOD Contributions to Feature Film
- All new Canadian feature films made available
- Minimum 5% English-language and 8% French-language feature films must be
Canadian
- Remit to the rights holders of Canadian films 100% of revenues earned from
their exhibition
- 5% gross annual revenues to Canadian program production funds
Pay-per-view (PPV)
- Provides programming at scheduled times
- Viewers select and pay for each program
- Viewers cannot pause, fast-forward or rewind as with VOD
- PPV services:
- Viewer’s Choice (Astral) - English
- Canal Indigo (Astral) - French
- Shaw PPV - English
- Bell ExpressVu PPV - English & French
PPV - English-language Contributions to Feature Film
- All new Canadian feature films made available
- Minimum 12 Canadian feature films/year
- Minimum 1:20 ratio of Canadian to non-Canadian films
- Remit to the rights holders of Canadian films 100% of revenues earned from
exhibition
- 5% gross annual revenues to production funds
PPV - French-language Contributions to Feature Film
- All new Canadian feature films made available
- Minimum 20 Canadian films/year
- Minimum 1:12 ratio of Canadian to non-Canadian films
- Remit to the rights holders of Canadian films 100% of revenues earned from
exhibition
- 5% of gross revenues to production funds
Pay TV
- A discretionary service that viewers pay for monthly
- Subscribers have access to multiple channels with scheduled feature films
and programs
- Astral
- The Movie Network + MoviePix (Eastern Canada)
- SuperEcran
- Corus
- Movie Central + Encore Avenue (Western Canada)
Pay TV Contributions to Canadian Programming
Service
|
CPE*
|
Cancon
(Overall)
|
Cancon
(Evening)
|
TMN |
32% |
25% |
30% |
MovieCentral |
31% |
25% |
30% |
Super Écran |
24% |
25% |
30% |
Moviepix! |
25% |
20% |
20% |
Encore Avenue |
25% |
20% |
20% |
*CPE: Canadian Programming Expenditures as a percent of total revenues
Pay, PPV and VOD Services
Canadian Programming Expenditures and Contributions to Canadian Production
Funds
![This line clustered-column on 2 axes chart depicts the Canadian programming expenditures and contributions to Canadian Production funds (in thousands of dollars) from Pay, pay-per-view and video-on-demand services from 2000 to 2004: English & bilingual services: 21,407, 29,106, 50,172, 61,241, 73,304; French-language services: 5,650, 5,843, 8,110, 9724, 11,323, Total: 27, 058, 34,949, 58,282, 70,965, 84,628](/web/20061110184847im_/http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/SPEECHES/2005/p050308a.jpg)
Note:
Revised definition of "revenue" to include DTH subscriber and return on
investment revenues, came into effect in 2001 for the Moviepix service, and
in 2002 for the TMN, Movie Central, Encore Avenue and SuperÉcran pay
services.
Source: CRTC
Specialty Services
Examples of services focussed on drama, including feature films
- ASTRAL
- ALLIANCE ATLANTIS
- Showcase, Showcase Diva, Showcase Action,
Independent Film Channel
- CHUM
Conventional TV
CBC/SRC
In 2000:
- CBC committed to invest $30 million over 5 years in Canadian feature films
- SRC committed to invest $20 million over 5 years in Canadian feature films
Conventional TV
Private Networks
- CHUM Ltd. (CITY-TV stations) committed to broadcast minimum 100 hours/year
of Canadian features during peak viewing hours
- TQS committed to increase the presence of Canadian films in its schedule by
0.5% in each year of its licence term, from 7% in 2001 to 10.5% in 2008
- TVA committed to ensure an increased presence of Canadian feature films in
its programming
Viewing to Canadian English-language Feature Films
(as % of viewing to all English-language Feature FilmsCanadian & Foreign)
BBM Fall Surveys
All Persons 2+ |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
Viewing to Canadian French-language Feature Films
(as a % of viewing to all French-language Feature Films Canadian & Foreign)
BBM Fall Surveys
All Persons 2+ |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
2.1 |
** |
5.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
13.2 |
8.1 |
Note: In 2002, the large increase can be attributed to the popularity of
3 movies broadcast by TVA: “La vie après l’amour”, “Laura Cadieux…la suite”
and “Miracle à Memphis: Elvis Gratton II”; (**) 1995 data not available.
Source: CRTC
Promotion of Canadian Feature Films
- The CRTC does not count Canadian feature film promotions as advertising
under the 12 minute rule
- Priority programming includes entertainment magazine programs devoting 2/3
of their time to promotion of Canadian entertainment
The Canadian Television Fund (CTF)
- CRTC created Cable Production Fund in 1994
- Canadian Television Fund established in 1996
- Cable & DTH licensees contributed $113.9 million in 2003
- $15 million is set aside for feature films that will be broadcast on TV
Independent Production Funds
- Independent funds created through new licensing and transfer benefits
- Support the production of Canadian feature films and other television dramas
Independent Production Funds
Annual Contributions
Fund
|
Annual Contribution in
$ millions
|
A-Channel Production Fund |
0.5 |
Astral – Harold Greenberg Fund |
7.0 |
Canwest Western Independent Producers Fund |
4.8 |
Cogeco Program Development Fund |
2.3 |
Corus (Family Feature Fund) |
5.0 |
Corus (Made-with-Pay Development Fund) |
1.5 |
Rogers Telefund |
13.0 |
Rocket Fund |
5.0 |
Telus Broadcast Fund |
2.0 |
CRTC Incentives for Canadian Drama
- In 2004-05, the CRTC instituted an incentive program to encourage the
broadcast of more original Canadian television drama
- Canadian feature films broadcast for the first time on conventional or
specialty television qualify for these incentives
Date Modified: 2005-03-16 |