The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch Aug 31 2011
The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate Aug 24 2011
Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union Aug 20 2011
Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada Jul 28 2011
Introduction Before we ”Talk” about one of the biggest factor that led to the current crisis in the film and television industry, a recap regarding the tax credits is a must. The tax credits offered in many countries around the world are creating a strong attraction to bring those big American feature films on their [...]
Our last post generated some interest from the entertainment industry. The community can be for or against unions, the importance is to help companies solve this industry crisis and it doesn’t matter if they are based in California, Canada, Australia, England, France, South Africa, Argentina, Chili, New Zealand, India or China. The reality is that [...]
Three months ago, Eric Roth, the executive director of the visual effects society have posted on the VES website an open letter to the VFX and to the entertainment industry. The letter talked about the problems the industry is currently facing including the outsourcing of specialized work, the lack of recognition for accomplishment of VFX [...]
The entertainment industry is facing difficult challenges and in Canada a higher value of the dollar increase the need for Government to raise Tax Credits to keep Production coming and Canadians Working. Globalization has put the world in competition for the same pie and now with the attractiveness of Asian countries for cheap labor and [...]
Aug 20, 2011
Three months ago, Eric Roth, the executive director of the visual effects society have posted on the VES website an open letter to the VFX and to the entertainment industry. The letter talked about the problems the industry is currently facing including the outsourcing of specialized work, the lack of recognition for accomplishment of VFX [...]
The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada