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Post by Prem Rogue on Feb 24, 2014 19:24:14 GMT
India, Canada Sign Co-Production TreatyFEBRUARY 24, 2014 | 05:04AM PT Naman Ramachandran LONDON — India and Canada signed a bilateral audiovisual co-production agreement on Monday. India’s secretary for information and broadcasting, Bimal Julka, and Canada’s High Commissioner to India, Stuart Beck, signed the agreement in Delhi. Negotiations began in 2010. This is Canada’s 55th co-production agreement. India has treaties in place with Italy, U.K., Germany, Brazil, France, New Zealand and Spain. Co-productions made under the agreement would qualify as a national production in both of the partner countries and would access benefits that are available to both local film and television industries. These include government financial assistance, tax breaks, entry to awards and festivals and inclusion in domestic broadcast quotas. A press release from India’s MIB said that the agreement might lead to more use of Indian locales to shoot Canadian movies, increase the export of Indian films and lead to transparent funding systems. Since the 1990s, several Indian films have shot in Canada, including “Thank You” and “International Khiladi”. Akshay Kumar, the star of these films, served as the Indian brand ambassador for the Canadian Tourism Commission from 2010-2012. Canadian films set in India include “Amal” and “Cooking with Stella." Deepa Mehta’s “Water,” though India-set, was filmed in Sri Lanka.
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Post by Xas on Feb 24, 2014 20:08:03 GMT
India has treaties in place with Italy, U.K., Germany, Brazil, France, New Zealand and Spain. Does it?? I know they've filmed a handful of movies here, but sheesh, there can't be many countries in the world that Bollywood hasn't filmed in. NB to Self: Must pay more attention!
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Post by James on Mar 1, 2014 22:57:42 GMT
There was an article on this subject back in 2011 in the Globe & Mail (major national Canadian newspaper) predicting a boom in BW movies being made in Toronto as a result of the signing of this treaty. The negotiations began back when the IIFAs came to Toronto, so it's a long time coming! I'm personally curious whether people other than Akshay Kumar will come to Canada since he comes primarily to maintain his residency in the country. It would be pretty cool if it does happen. Certainly, it's become normal now for BW movies to open at TIFF.
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