They say the government must do more, especially in the wake of Bill 96, to make clear the province is open for business in the language of Spielberg.
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“Sometimes we hear, ‘Oh when we go to Montreal, we’ll have to shoot in French,’ ” said Christine Maestracci, CEO of the Quebec Film and Television Council , a group dedicated to attracting foreign production here. “And we’re like, ‘No, absolutely not. If you come to Quebec there’s a specific exemption for anything that is cultural that is not in French.’ And that would apply to any film or any series that would be produced in Quebec.
In 2021, total spending by foreign productions here was $470 million. That included Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the priciest film ever shot in Quebec. There was no major blockbuster filmed here last year.Article content Representatives of the QFTC and AQTIS 514 IATSE, the main film union in Quebec, went to L.A. in June last year and spoke to studio heads about Bill 96.
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