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The Canadian Cultural Observatory lists publications and resources as a public service only and does not promote or endorse them in any way.
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"The aim of the Canadian Journal of Film Studies/Revue canadienne d'études cinématographies is to promote scholarship on Canadian film and television while, at the same time, publishing articles, book reviews and archival materials relevant to all aspects of film and television studies."
Creator(s): Film Studies Association of Canada | Date Published: 2004
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"Canadians are witnessing one of the most exciting periods in the history of audio-visual production and distribution. Changes abound in the manner in which producers are able to take advantage of audio-visual media and the new digital routes by which they can reach audiences."
Creator(s): Canadian Film and Television Production Association | Date Published: 2007-02
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« Le présent document formule des propositions à l'égard du financement de l'industrie du cinéma au Québec. »
Creator(s): M. François Macerola | Date Published: 2007-02
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« Rapport concernant le processus d'appel d'offres sur les festivals de films à Montréal. »
Creator(s): M. Denis Vaugeois | Date Published: 2006-05-04
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"Canada’s film and television industry needs a new policy. Canada’s broadcast industry needs a new policy. As do our partners in government, at Canadian Heritage, CAVCO, Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Television Fund and the CRTC. Together, we need to chart a new path forward in a changing media landscape."
Creator(s): Canadian Film and Television Production Association | Date Published: 2006-02
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"Report of the Standing Comittee on Canadian Heritage."
Creator(s): Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2005-11
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"Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage."
Creator(s): The Canadian Film and Television Production Association | Date Published: 2005-09-15
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"Culture and its expression is one of the defining characteristics of all societies. We do not judge societies only by the way individual humans are treated; we also judge them on the basis of their contributions to the sciences, literature, music, song and film."
Creator(s): Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2005-06
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"An economic profile of the documentary sector, presented by Telefilm Canada at the 2005 Doc Policy Summit during the 12th Annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival."
Creator(s): Telefilm Canada | Date Published: 2005-04-25
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"Indications are that the number of foreign location productions shot in Canada in 2004-05 will decrease to a greater degree."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2005-03
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"Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage."
Creator(s): Telefilm Canada | Date Published: 2005-02-28
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"Pursuant to its study of the Canadian Feature Film Industry."
Creator(s): Canadian Film and Television Production Association | Date Published: 2005-02-18
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"Reversal Of Fortune: The Need to Forge a New Strategy for Canadian Production."
Creator(s): Canadian Film and Television Production Association | Date Published: 2005-02
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"Public hearings by the Télé-Québec Review Working Group."
Creator(s): National Film Board of Canada - Jacques Bensimon | Date Published: 2004-10-08
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"Production that takes place outside the U.S. is deemed to be "stolen" and is called "runaway" production. In June 1999, the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America released the 'U.S. Runaway Film and Television Production Study Report written by the Santa Monica office of The Monitor Company."
Creator(s): Neil Craig Associates | Date Published: 2004-10
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"Frame Work: Employment in Canadian Screen-Based Media - A National Profile is the first Canadian study of its kind that measures diversity, skills and employment in the film, television and new media industries. The report provides a snapshot of work trends in the Canadian screen-based media industry today - who is working, how we work and our preparedness for an increasingly global future."
Creator(s): Women in Film and Television - Toronto, EKOS Research Associates INC. and Paul Audley & Associates LTD. | Date Published: 2004-06-12
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"Profile 2002 is the sixth annual industry profile of the Canadian film and television production sector.The Canadian production sector has experienced stable economic activity over the past year, though growth has been achieved mainly in location shooting while certified domestic productions have experienced more modest increases."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2003-10-30
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"This report reviews the definition of Canadian content as it applies to film and television production and its relationship to public funding."
Creator(s): François Macerola | Date Published: 2003-06
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"Implementation of Sections 41 and 42 of the Official Languages Act."
Creator(s): National Film Board of Canada | Date Published: 2003-03
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"The NFB is recognized as being indispensable to all Canadians as the world-renowned public producer."
Creator(s): National Film Board of Canada | Date Published: 2002-01
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"The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the Programs' continued relevance, success and cost-effectiveness."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2002
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"The purpose of this study was to conduct a risk assessment of the federal support system for television and film and to develop an enhanced management control framework to minimize risk and ensure the achievement of objectives."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2000-09
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"The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the new Canadian Feature Film Policy. The policy signals a major shift in the federal government’s support of Canadian feature films — from building an industry to building audiences."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2000
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"The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the new Canadian Feature Film Policy. The Policy signals a major shift in the federal government's support of Canadian feature films -- from building an industry to building audiences."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2000
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"Despite the successes of the last 30 years, Canadian filmmakers still face formidable odds in bringing their works to movie audiences. The Government of Canada seeks to address this problem by initiating a review of its film policy."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 1998
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"This report provides an international comparative analysis of domestic film promotion."
Creator(s): Sandra Smeltzer | Date Published: 1997-11-15
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"The report is a review of the policies and programs in other countries designed to support the distribution of domestic films in the face of strong foreign competition."
Creator(s): Terrence Cowl | Date Published: 1996-01-30
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General Reference |
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"ScreenSite facilitates the teaching and research of film/TV/new media and is designed principally for educators and students."
Creator(s): ScreenSite | Date Published: 2006
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"The Canadian Cultural Catalogue is the only Internet site devoted to Canadian film, television and multimedia productions and those who produced them."
Creator(s): Qui fait Quoi Inc. | Date Published: 2005
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"Welcome to Brand Hype (www.brandhype.org), a new web resource designed to foster informed debate about product placement in the movies."
Creator(s): Brand Hype | Date Published: 2005
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"Links for film and media related web sites in Canada suggested by Queen's University Film Studies."
Creator(s): Queen's Film Studies | Date Published: 2002-09-20
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"Scottish Screen develops, encourages and promotes every aspect of film, television and new media in Scotland. Working with the Scottish Executive, our mission is to establish Scotland as a major screen production centre and project our culture to the world."
Creator(s): Scottish Screen | Date Published: 1997
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"The National Film Board of Canada welcomes you to CitizenShift, a new interactive web site we hope will make the NFB even more accessible to emerging filmmakers, individuals and communities in Canada."
Creator(s): National Film Board of Canada
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Guides & Case Studies |
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"The Government of Canada recognizes the challenges in producing Canadian content film and television productions and the importance of these to Canadians."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2001-09
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Statistics |
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"Statistics Canada survey data and analysis covering the topic of film distribution in Canada."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-11-01
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"Statistics Canada survey data and analysis covering the topic of movie theatres and drive-ins in Canada."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-08-03
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"Statistics Canada survey data and analysis covering the topic of film post-production services and laboratory operations in Canada."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-06-27
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"Statistics Canada survey data and analysis covering the topic of film production."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2006-07-18
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"Film."
Creator(s): Institut de la statistique Québec | Date Published: 2006
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"The Province of British Columbia commissioned InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. to undertake a comprehensive economic study of the British Columbia film and television industry."
Creator(s): InterVistas Consulting | Date Published: 2005-10
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Related Materials
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"Vinyl albums, VCR tapes and camera film may soon have company in the graveyard of obsolete media: compact discs and DVDs."
Creator(s): Peter Nowak, CBC News | Date Published: 2008-01-31
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« Le virage technologique qui s’effectue dans l’ensemble de l’industrie des communications nous fait voir de nouvelles façons de produire et de diffuser des contenus audiovisuels mais il est aussi en voie de changer profondément nos habitudes de consommation et par le fait même, les rapports que nous entretenons au sein de cette industrie. »
Creator(s): René Villeneuve, groupe numérique | Date Published: 2007-08-30
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"This discussion paper has been developed as a first step to initiate a public dialogue on Canadian content."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2002
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"A division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, the Film Circuit is an association of film groups that screens new 35mm feature films in over 140 communities throughout Canada."
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"A quality South African film and video industry that mirrors and represents the nation, sustains commercial viability, encourages development and provides a medium through which the creative and technical talents of South Africans are able to reach the world."
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"AMIA is the largest non-profit professional membership association for individuals and institutions concerned with the preservation of moving images."
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"An initiative of the EU MEDIA Programme with the support of the Italian Government. Since 1992 MEDIA Salles has been promoting the European cinema and its circulation at theatrical level."
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"As a public fund, the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) was established by the state for the purpose of implementing the national cultural programme in the sphere of film production and post- production, and the organisation of film festivals and expert film awards."
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"BC Film Commission is your gateway to film production in British Columbia."
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"Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board aims to ensure the continuity of production and availability of Irish films to home and international audiences. The Board was reconstituted in April 1993 by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands under the Film Board Act, 1980."
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"Created in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a public agency that produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world."
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"FilmFestivals Entertainment Group hosts the number one portal site for festivals and film news."
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"Founded in 1959, SCMS is a professional organization of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars, and others devoted to the study of the moving image."
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"Founded in 1963, the Swedish Film Institute plays a leading role in Swedish cinema. Its aims include the promotion, support and development of film in its cultural and broader contexts, the allocation of grants for the production, distribution and public showing of Swedish films at home, and the promotion for Swedish cinema at international level."
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"Manitoba Film and Sound's mission is to promote Manitoba's film and sound recording artists and industries at home and to the world."
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"Members of the Directors Guild of Canada have staked their futures on the growth of film production in our country. As world-class professionals, they have committed themselves to artistic excellence through membership in the Directors Guild of Canada"
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"Music BC is a non-profit society that supports and promotes the spirit, development, and growth of the BC music community provincially, nationally, and internationally."
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"New Brunswick Film is the Province of New Brunswick agency responsible for promoting and supporting the development of an economically viable and vibrant film and television production industry."
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"Since its inception in 1987, BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM's mandate has been to offer programs and services that contribute to the growth of the indigenous production community in British Columbia."
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"Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated primarily to the development and promotion of the Canadian film, television, new media and music industries. Telefilm Canada reports to the Department of Canadian Heritage."
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"The American Film Institute (AFI) is the preeminent national organization dedicated to advancing and preserving film, television and other forms of the moving image. AFI's programs promote innovation and excellence through teaching, presenting, preserving and redefining this art form."
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"The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers is a membership organization serving local and international film and videomakers—from documentarians and experimental artists to makers of narrative features."
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"The Austrian Film Commission (AFC), founded in 1986, is an organization dedicated to promoting Austrian cinema throughout the world. The AFC’s role is to increase awareness of Austrian filmmaking abroad and to support the positioning and release of Austrian films on the international marketplace."
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"The bfi was established in 1933 to promote greater understanding, appreciation and access to film and television culture."
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"The Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund (CIFVF) is a private sector non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the development of the non-theatrical industry through the creation of films, videos and new media projects that promote lifelong learning and are produced by Canadian independent producers."
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"The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association is one of the country’s senior film industry trade associations. It was originally established in Toronto on January 8, 1920, and was formally incorporated on November 22, 1976. "
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"The Canadian Television Fund is a public-private partnership funded by the Government of Canada, cable companies and direct-to-home satellite service providers. With an annual budget of approximately $250 million, its role is to enhance the creation and broadcast of high-quality, culturally significant, Canadian television programs."
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"The CFTPA promotes and stimulates the Canadian production industry."
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"The Coalition for Cultural Diversity in Moving Images(CDMI) is a non-governmental organization based in Seoul, Korea, striving to protect global cultural diversity and local movie industries. Since it was launched in 1993 to effectively enforce the screen quota system, we've been acting as the watchdog for the Korean movie industry and we are currently working to protect the sovereignty of Korean media culture as well as cultural diversity."
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"The Danish Film Institute is the national agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture and for conserving these in the national interest."
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"The Finnish Film Foundation’s task is to support and develop Finnish film production, distribution and exhibition.The Finnish Film Foundation is an independent foundation which is supervised by the Department for Cultural Policy in the Ministry of Education."
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"The Greek Film Centre is a corporation that belongs to the broader public sector is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and subsidized by the state. Its infrastructure, sphere of duty and operation are regulated chiefly by Law 1597/86 «for the protection and development of the art of film and the support of Greek cinema» and by Presidential Decree 113/98. The organization's goals are: the protection, support and development of the art of film in Greece."
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"The National Film Centre of Latvia was established on December 23, 1991, as a state institution under the Ministry of Culture."
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"The Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation's funding programs are designed to assist and promote the development of the indigenous film and video industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The eligibility criteria aredesigned to ensure maximum employment and growth in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and video industry."
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"The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) will accelerate the development of a dynamic and sustainable film and television industry in Northern Ireland by integrating industrial, educational and cultural policies and actions."
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"The primary mandate of the Corporation is to grow Nova Scotia's film, television, and new media industries with our partners by stimulating investment and employment and by promoting Nova Scotia's producers, productions, locations, skills and creativity in global markets."
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"The UK Film Council is the Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK."
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"The University Film and Video Association welcomes all who share our interest in the making and teaching of film and video."
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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national non-profit professional association designed to promote, recognize and celebrate exceptional achievements in the Canadian film and television industries
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The objective of the Norwegian Film Institute is to preserve, support and distribute Norwegian and foreign films, so that film as an expression of art and culture becomes more visible."
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« Fondée en 1949 par les auteurs de la radio, la SARTEC est rapidement devenue l’association professionnelle de l’ensemble des auteurs de l’audiovisuel. »
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«Créé par la loi du 25 octobre 1946, le Centre national de la cinématographie (CNC) est un établissement public à caractère administratif, doté de la personnalité juridique et de l’autonomie financière. Il est placé sous l’autorité du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, son directeur général est David Kessler.»
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"An Act establishing Telefilm Canada."
Creator(s): Department of Justice Canada | Date Published: 2005-08-09
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"His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Industry, pursuant to subsections 17(3)a and 62(1)b of the Copyright Act, hereby makes the annexed Cinematographic Works (Right to Remuneration) Regulations."
Creator(s): Department of Justice Canada | Date Published: 2005-08-09
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"An Act respecting the National Film Board."
Creator(s): Department of Justice Canada | Date Published: 2005-08-09
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Reel News - Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
Creator(s): Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation
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Across the Board Newsletter - National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Creator(s): National Film Board of Canada
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