The former London’s Former Film Commissioner has joined the newly created Vancouver Film & Media Centre and will be tasked with raising the profile of the third largest production hub in North America.
The Centre will operate across the entire digital entertainment and interactive spectrum to source talent and grow business.
Vancouver ranks behind only Los Angeles and New York as a production centre and generated a 67% year-on-year increase in pilot production filming in 2015, when the city issued close to 5,000 permits for 353 productions.
Authorities said provisional data shows the city is on track to set a new record year.
“As one of Vancouver’s high growth industries, film and media has been a big contributor to our nation-leading economic growth and has tremendous positive impact in our city,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson.
“David Shepheard’s expertise and experience – coupled with the new Film & Media Centre – will take our Digital Entertainment industry, already the third...
The Centre will operate across the entire digital entertainment and interactive spectrum to source talent and grow business.
Vancouver ranks behind only Los Angeles and New York as a production centre and generated a 67% year-on-year increase in pilot production filming in 2015, when the city issued close to 5,000 permits for 353 productions.
Authorities said provisional data shows the city is on track to set a new record year.
“As one of Vancouver’s high growth industries, film and media has been a big contributor to our nation-leading economic growth and has tremendous positive impact in our city,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson.
“David Shepheard’s expertise and experience – coupled with the new Film & Media Centre – will take our Digital Entertainment industry, already the third...
- 10/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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