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Article Excerpt
Forget the parties, put down that martini, the West Coast film industry has more serious things on its collective mind "B.C.'s filmmaking community," says Trade Forum producer Melanie Friesen, "is facing some of the toughest market conditions yet." A more robust Canadian dollar, increased global competition, better tax credits in other provinces and U.S. financial incentives to keep American production at home have all taken their toll The film industry in this province is down 25 per cent over last year, and those who work in it are searching for new ways of doing business. This is where the 19th Annual Film & Television Trade Forum comes in. For four days in September (22-25), amid the bustle of the Vancouver International Film Festival, 1,000 delegates, guest speakers and the media talk about everything from adapting material for the screen, to international co-productions,...
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