The event took place on Tuesday March 19.
Screen International and Telefilm Canada held a reception at The Optimist in Hong Kong on Tuesday March 19, as part of Filmart 2019.
The event was attended by guests including Robert Wong, vice president at Creative BC; Sean O’Reilly, owner of Arcana Studio; Joachim Ng, director of the Singapore Film Commission; and Joel Morrish and Andrew Ooi of talent management firm Echelon.
Hong Kong Filmart 2019: Screen’s dailies...
Screen International and Telefilm Canada held a reception at The Optimist in Hong Kong on Tuesday March 19, as part of Filmart 2019.
The event was attended by guests including Robert Wong, vice president at Creative BC; Sean O’Reilly, owner of Arcana Studio; Joachim Ng, director of the Singapore Film Commission; and Joel Morrish and Andrew Ooi of talent management firm Echelon.
Hong Kong Filmart 2019: Screen’s dailies...
- 3/20/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
New hire has worked in film, TV and commercials for more than 25 years.
Creative BC announced on Wednesday that Sandi Richter Cooper will be the next British Columbia film commissioner and director of production services.
Cooper will report to Creative BC CEO Prem Gill and lead the production services team in the delivery of provincial film commission services, from locations marketing and physical production resource support, to industry and community relations services.
She will join the organisation on May 1 and will work closely with Creative BC’s current and acting film commissioner Robert Wong, whose priorities as vice-president will remain focused on the delivery of Creative BC’s development funding programmes, tax credit administration, international collaborations and marketing initiatives.
The appointment will enable Creative BC to support ongoing collaboration between the industry and government stakeholders who contribute to the province’s film business.
These include eight regional film commissions, industry and labour organisations, and government...
Creative BC announced on Wednesday that Sandi Richter Cooper will be the next British Columbia film commissioner and director of production services.
Cooper will report to Creative BC CEO Prem Gill and lead the production services team in the delivery of provincial film commission services, from locations marketing and physical production resource support, to industry and community relations services.
She will join the organisation on May 1 and will work closely with Creative BC’s current and acting film commissioner Robert Wong, whose priorities as vice-president will remain focused on the delivery of Creative BC’s development funding programmes, tax credit administration, international collaborations and marketing initiatives.
The appointment will enable Creative BC to support ongoing collaboration between the industry and government stakeholders who contribute to the province’s film business.
These include eight regional film commissions, industry and labour organisations, and government...
- 3/29/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
The British Columbia-based group, backed by funding agency Creative BC and trade group the Canadian Media Production Association, will visit animation companies and commissioners in London and Manchester.
They are looking to take advantage of the animation tax credit, introduced in April 2013, which they claim has resulted in £42m of investment in kids shows.
“We are visiting the UK to explore the options for world-beating co-productions – tapping the skills and creativity of animators on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Robert Wong, vice president of the Creative BC. “The favourable tax regime in the UK through the animation tax credit has made collaboration a real possibility for the first time in several years.”
Wong added that British Columbian animators were responsible for series including the latest episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine, the Barbie...
The British Columbia-based group, backed by funding agency Creative BC and trade group the Canadian Media Production Association, will visit animation companies and commissioners in London and Manchester.
They are looking to take advantage of the animation tax credit, introduced in April 2013, which they claim has resulted in £42m of investment in kids shows.
“We are visiting the UK to explore the options for world-beating co-productions – tapping the skills and creativity of animators on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Robert Wong, vice president of the Creative BC. “The favourable tax regime in the UK through the animation tax credit has made collaboration a real possibility for the first time in several years.”
Wong added that British Columbian animators were responsible for series including the latest episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine, the Barbie...
- 2/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
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