Film-production activity in Calgary is expected to double by as early 2020 with the construction of a new, $23-million studio hat just has one more tiny hurdle to clear at city council before all the funding is in place.
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Calgary Economic Development will oversee at $22.8-million film studio that will open in 2015.
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It’s take two for Calgary Economic Development’s attempt to establish a film and television production facility in the city.
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For months, Alberta’s governing Tories have stuck to the script when asked whether the province would finally kick in $13.2 million for a proposed film studio in Calgary: get more private investment, then we’ll talk.
Now, William F. White International, the Alberta Creative Hub’s anchor tenant that threatened to pull out of the project if the province didn’t commit funding by March 31, has called the province’s bluff, so to speak.
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Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk says she still supports plans for a film studio in Calgary, but suggested Friday the current $32-million proposal needs to be sent back to the drawing board
The proposed Alberta Creative Hub has been in limbo for years, waiting for a final commitment that the provincial government will provide $13.2 million over three years.
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CALGARY — Provincial dithering over funding of a long-awaited film studio in Calgary threatens to derail the project, as well as potential tax revenue and other economic spinoffs, says Calgary’s film commissioner.
Luke Azevedo, film commissioner for Calgary Economic Development, told film and television workers at a weekend information session that the current business plan for the proposed $32-million Alberta Creative Hub is in jeopardy.
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Local producers and film crews say they’re frustrated the Alberta government has yet to come through with funding for a long-promised sound stage and film studio in Calgary.
Even as the Calgary-area plays host to shooting for both the Heartland and Hell on Wheels TV series, the studio project remains in limbo.
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EDMONTON- The Winspear Centre helped change the face of downtown Edmonton when it opened in 1997.
Now the performing arts centre is preparing for an encore — an expansion that would turn a parking lot on the building’s east side into a 400 – 600 – seat hall, studio and support space.
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