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Canadian TV & Film Production Volume Falls 18.5% To Pre-Pandemic Levels As Commissioning Slowdown & Strikes Bite — Profile Report
Canada's film and TV production volume fell to pre-pandemic levels in 2023/24 as a commissioning slowdown and U.S. labor strikes bit, a report shows.
Canadian film and TV production volume fell to pre-pandemic levels in the 2023/24 period as a commissioning slowdown and the U.S. labor strikes bit, a report from the country’s screen producers body shows. The CMPA says the figures reflect a “significant downturn” in both the domestic and foreign production segments, with the lengthy actors and writers strikes and a slowdown in commissioning, most notably in English-language television, blamed primarily for the fall. “The numbers released in today’s report starkly confirm the significant economic slowdown that Canadian producers and creators have faced over the past 18 months,” said CMPA President and CEO Reynolds Mastin.
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