Out of the West: Export, Growth and the Western Canadian Production Industry

A report for Western Economic Diversification from Canada West January 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Introduction

Section One

1. Overview of the Canadian Film and Television Industrya) Total Production Volume and Growth 5b) Contribution to Employment 7c) Key Economic Benefits 7d) Types of Production 82. Overview of the Western Canadian Production Industry 9a) Production Volume and Key Measures 9b) Size and Structure of Western Companies 10c) Diversity of Production 12d) Infrastructure in Western Canada 13e) Assessment of the Growth Potential of Western ProductionCompanies 14

Section Two

1. The Economics of Creative Content Production 16a) The Production Process 16b) Demand 16c) Risk 17d) Behavioral Dynamic 17e) Pricing 172. The Canadian Market 18a) Domestic Demand 18b) Domestic Production Revenues 19Broadcasters and Exhibitors 20Private Production Funds 20The Public Sector 20Financing the “Gap” 21