Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 13, 2007
Fugitive Production
Forum Column - By Claire Wright - Heavy Canadian subsidies are driving American film productions over the border in droves and decimating the job prospects of U.S. film workers. The only hope may lie in action before the World Trade Organization.
By Claire Wright
On Sept. 4, the Film and Television Action Committee filed a petition with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative requesting that it investigate the enormous film subsidies that Canada is providing to U.S. film producers to shoot films and television shows in Canada. The petition furthermore requests that, if the USTR finds that those subsidies contravene World Trade Organization laws, the Un...
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