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Beau is Afraid’s bizzare comedy reaffirms A24’s peculiar production slate
With the biggest budget of any A24 production thus far, the American independent entertainment company expresses all creative freedom with Beau is Afraid, released on 21 April. Starring Joker star Joaquin Phoenix, the Ari Aster helmed production explores fear in…
ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… franchise expands to two new territories
ITV's hit show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been commissioned for the first time in Mexico and French Canada. Canada’s Quebecor Content has commissioned a French-language version, with a launch date on TVA soon to be announced.…
ADVERTORIAL: La Maison - your production house in Montreal
La Maison offers a full range of services to production companies and agencies wanting to shoot in Montreal and across Canada. With a combined 35+ years of production service experience, our producers know the ins and outs of shooting abroad.…
Producers Without Borders to host exclusive lunch at FOCUS
As part of this year’s edition of FOCUS, Producers Without Borders will host a private lunch for producers in partnership with Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) on Tuesday 7th December. Producers Without Borders is a network of proven international…
TLG talks to COPILOT about Quebec’s versatility as a filming destination
Jim Edward, Founder and CoPilot-in-Chief at COPILOTproductions, a dedicated production service company, notes that international productions “usually come to Quebec for the locations. Montreal and Quebec City – even the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships - all have a variety…
FilmL.A.'s 2017 Feature Film Study reveals where top Hollywood feature films have filmed in the past year
FilmL.A. released their 2017 Feature Film Study today, revealing Canada as the top location for Hollywood production. The annual report looks at the top 100 films in the US domestic box office and breaks down both the primary and secondary…
John Wick 3 now filming in New York
Principal photography is now underway for the third installment of Lionsgate’s highly successful John Wick series, with cinematographer Dan Lausten taking to Instagram to reveal the news. Scenes are currently being filmed on location in New York’s Chinatown and the…
X-Men: Dark Phoenix marks the third film in the franchise to shoot in Montreal
The latest instalment in the X-Men franchise, Dark Phoenix, will see the series return to Montreal on August 20th. The production will incur a five day shoot at Mount Royal, doubling the site for New York’s Central Park before moving…
Dedicated motion capture studio now open in Quebec
Quebec City has opened its first dedicated motion capture studio, under the name of MOOV. Launched as a division of Squeeze Studio Animation, the new facility will allow Quebec to attract high-end video game productions that rely heavily on motion…
Lego Movie company Animal Logic officially opens new office in Vancouver
Australian production company Animal Logic, responsible for global hit The Lego Movie, has officially opened a new office in Vancouver. The move was made to bring the company closer to Los Angeles as it works on three films for Warner…
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Canada remains a top international filming location, with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal as the main production hubs rivalling the likes of New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Generous provincial filming incentives are a key element of Canada’s overall success, as…
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Montreal has been given a boost by the huge international success of the last two X-Men films. Quebec’s success is partly built around a 25% base filming incentive. A separate 20% visual effects incentive is also available and Cinesite and Technicolor…
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Canada: Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
Canada: The Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
Quebec: Production Services Tax Credit
• The base 20% refundable tax credit applies to all-spend production costs including qualified labour costs (broad notion) and costs of qualified properties. •VR/AR is a qualifying format • The improvement for computer-aided special effects and animation adds a 16%…