The document discusses several topics related to the film and television industry in Canada including: 1) Canadian TV shows are becoming more popular and accessible on US networks, though it can be difficult to find funding. 2) The OMDC is investing $1.67 million to support 12 film projects and help boost the domestic film industry in Ontario. 3) The WIFT-T held a short film showcase in March 2010 to support and honor female directors.

1. Baldwin’s Slidecast Television and Film Cluster

5. The Slice Network is a Canadian tv network owned by Canwest. The network has its own shows and uses websites such as Craislist to look for people to cast on their shows. (See link below) They look for people in the GTA to cast on their reality shows such as Wedding SOS.

6. The series began in 2001 and is presently filming its tenth season. It’s a Toronto based series that is filmed in Epitome Studios located in Toronto. The show has high ratings, hence its many seasons, and is aired in Canada, US, Australia, France, Poland, Italy, and Spain.

7. Epitome Pictures Inc. is a production studio located in Toronto. They have in house productions and when they are not filming their own shows, their studios are available for rent. Some series that have been filmed there: Degrassi (The Next Generation, High, Junior High, etc.) Instant Star Riverdale Liberty Street X-Rated School’s Out Documentaries They have been rented to film: Penny’s Odyssey PSI Factor Apartment Hunting Daydream Believers Out of Sync In a Heartbeat Patti

8. The Royal Bank of Canada has been a continuing sponsor for the Toronto International Film Festival. The RBC and TIFF have come together and created a new award for aspiring filmmakers. The RBC Emerging Filmmakers Competition awards a top prize of $15,000, honourable mention $10,000, and fan favourite $5,000.

9. Flashpoint is a television series based on the Canadian SRU (Special Response Unit) and is filmed in Toronto, Ontario which is also where the series is based in. They have filmed in many GTA areas such as Seneca Markham Campus, York University, Michael Angelo’s, and Eaton Centre. Here are some pictures of when I bumped into them during a filming.

11. “The IMAX system has its roots in EXPO ‘67 in Montreal, Canada where multi-screen films were the hit of the fair. A small group of Canadian filmmakers/entrepreneurs who had made some of those popular films, decided to design a new system using a single, powerful projector, rather than the cumbersome multiple projectors used at that time. The result: the IMAX motion picture projection system, which would revolutionize giant-screen cinema.”