Getting Real 5 - Media Development Corporation
Getting Real 5 - Media Development Corporation
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in 2006/07 to 64% by 2010/11, though it was at its highest in 2009/10 when Ontario garnered<br />
70% of total documentary series production volume. BC saw its percentage of series production<br />
volume grow significantly in 2010/11 in comparison to 2009/10, and to a lesser degree<br />
so did Quebec. All other regions experienced a decline in series production during the same<br />
time frame. It is noteworthy that both BC and Quebec were eligible territories for the CMF’s<br />
English 600 Production Incentive Program in 2010/11.<br />
495<br />
500<br />
456<br />
Feature Documentaries—English-language<br />
395<br />
417<br />
443<br />
393 407<br />
390<br />
400<br />
333<br />
351<br />
The volume of English-language documentary feature production declined radically in<br />
300<br />
2010/11. After averaging almost $23 million in the previous five years, in 2010/11 this amount<br />
dropped 200 to $4 million. The number of projects and total hours similarly show dramatic<br />
declines in 2010/11. From a regional perspective, since 2001/02 more than 61% of documentary<br />
features were produced in Ontario across the 10-year time frame, with Quebec and BC<br />
100<br />
accounting for an additional 28%.<br />
VOLUME OF PRODUCTION<br />
($ MILLIONS)<br />
0<br />
Exhibit 2-5: English-language Feature Documentary Activity<br />
2 0 0 1 / 0 2<br />
2 0 0 2 / 0 3<br />
2 0 0 3 / 0 4<br />
2 0 0 4 / 0 5<br />
2 0 0 5 / 0 6<br />
2 0 0 6 / 0 6<br />
2 0 0 6 / 0 7<br />
2 0 0 7 / 0 8<br />
2 0 0 8 / 0 9<br />
2 0 10 / 11<br />
01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11<br />
Features, English-language<br />
volume ($M)<br />
7 6 7 18 24 23 24 23 20 4<br />
Number of projects 14 14 20 26 33 34 35 30 27 8<br />
Number of hours 20 22 29 39 50 56 50 42 36 11<br />
Ten-Year Total<br />
ATLANTIC CANADA<br />
QUEBEC<br />
ONTARIO<br />
MANITOBA<br />
SASKATCHEWAN<br />
ALBERTA<br />
BC & TERRITORIES<br />
0 50 100 150 200 250<br />
Number of hours<br />
Number of projects<br />
Features, English-language volume ($M)<br />
Source: CAVCO and CRTC<br />
Note: as noted in the Methodology section, different methodologies and timelines for feature data may understate the<br />
numbers for feature documentaries in the most recent years.<br />
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