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Officially, this year’s National Canadian Film Day arrives Wednesday. But you could just as easily make the case that this past Monday marked the
real celebration, given how much attention the federal budget paid to aiding the country’s film industry.
First the good news, because there is a surprisingly large amount of it. After decades of operating with a static budget – despite the movie business evolving and reconfiguring itself at a rapid pace – Telefilm Canada’s pleas for more resources finally got answered. Over the course of the next three years, the federal funding agency will receive $105-million in new funds: $20-million in the first year, $35-million the next and $50-mil
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