A sunny Friday!
Co-chair Jen Jonas and I were invited to join Minister Coteau this morning at his PanAm launch at the Ontario Celebration Zone, located at Harbourfront Centre, and have a tour of the different aspects of the Zone. From ziplining, to music, to a "muskoka" lounge featuring Ontario libations, it is a fun destination.
As you may have noted this week, Premier Wynne will be including LA in her economic development travel plans in November; FilmOntario will be working with her office on the planning.
Minister Coteau and Minister Duguid (Economic Development, Employment and Investment) are also exploring a visit to LA.
We will be working on this planning as well.
Stay tuned for more info on this soon!
Take care, Sarah
Sarah Ker-Hornell CEO & Executive Director ____________________________________________________________
Weekly Update from Kelly Graham-Scherer, Los Angeles Representative
Advocacy group and film permitting agency FilmLA released its annual report on television pilots this week and while Los Angeles gained slightly more market share than last year, the survey also showed that other jurisdictions continue to draw business. As detailed in the Los Angeles Times below, of the 202 pilots produced in the year ending May 31st, 91 were shot in LA, down significantly from the city's peak in 2004-2005 when the LA region handled 81% of all TV pilots. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-filmla-pilots-20150707-story.html
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Paramount Pictures, AMC Theatres and Cineplex Entertainment announced this week a groundbreaking in-theater and digital revenue-sharing initiative that could potentially redefine home digital distribution windowing. As detailed in Home Media Magazine below, under the agreement, selected upcoming Paramount films will be given a wide release this fall with digital home entertainment purchase available 17 days after the film dips below 300 domestic theaters. http://www.homemediamagazine.com/studios/paramount-theaters-look-redefine-home-entertainment-release-window-36198
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