Our Goals

In March 2012, the Government of Saskatchewan eliminated the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC) set to expire on June 30, 2012. The decision will significantly impact on our film, television and interactive industries in Saskatchewan as well as the support industries such as hotels, gas, construction and beyond. The Government has committed to working with SMPIA on an alternative financing structure to ensure the longevity of our industries, but it is critical the new system is in place before the house is released for summer on May 17, 2012.

The Economics

• Ernst & Young: Evaluating the Effectiveness of State Film Tax Credit Programs
• Three Examples of Financial Modeling
• VIDEO: The ‘New’ Saskatchewan Film/TV/Digital Tax Credit and Why it Doesn’t Work
• The Details of SMPIAs Proposal for a New Screen-Based Media Production Incentive
• Business Facts
• Misinformation leads to cut of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC)
• Other Industries Who Receive Tax Credits: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• The Economics of Filming In Saskatchewan
• 2010: Moving from Reflection to Action Report: Saskatchewan Government verifies that $6.5M investment in SFETC returned $23.5M in direct Saskatchewan spending.
• Profile 2011: An Economic Report on the Screen-based Production Industry in Canada
• SaskFilm Year in Review, 2010/11

Community Support

• A Past Message from the Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall
• Broadway Business Improvement District, Letter of Support
• Directors Guild of Canada, Letter to the Editor
• Stephen Waddell, National Executive Director, ACTRA
• Public Opinion Poll, April 2012
• Terry Gilliam, Director
• Letter from Val Creighton-Canadian Media Fund
• Regina Downtown Business Improvement District
• Documentary Organization of Canada
• ACTRA
• Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
• Kim Coates
• Andrea Menard
• Ashley Scarfe, Film Student
• Rachelle Viader Knowles, U or R
• Rebecca Caines, U of R

 

Corner Gas

Corner Gas is a Saskatchewan-made television sitcom created by Tisdale native Brent Butt and produced by Verite Films. The show is ranked as one of the top Canadian television series of all time. Brent Butt shares his views on the cuts to the Film and Television Tax Credit on CBC News.      

Wapos Bay

Wapos Bay is an Gemini award-winning children’s stop motion animation series that has an interactive component and a feature film attached. They are mentioned in Doug Cuthand’s article in The Star Phoenix about how this cut affects aboriginal people playing a major role in the film industry.