p5connex
Active Member
^^That is quite amusing..a little cheesy, but non-the less amusing.
....."40 hectares.......that's metric for REALLY BIG..."
p5
....."40 hectares.......that's metric for REALLY BIG..."
p5
Canuck
Active Member
Ha, much better than I was expecting.
Fair Comment
New Member
At the media conference they said the figure in the movie was an error. Its about 40 acres, not 40 hectares.
Irishmonk
Senior Member
The short promo film mentioned above really is funny and clever. I wish the creative minds behind it could be part of the next wave of Toronto tourism promotions. The best way to win people over is to make em laugh.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
From the Star:
Mega film studio delay costly for city
Already punished by rising loonie, Toronto might lose more business because of utilities' dispute
Sep 22, 2007 04:30 AM
Tony Wong
Business Reporter
Toronto's struggling film industry is fading quickly to black with the Filmport mega studio development in the city's port lands in serious danger of being delayed for several months over red tape.
Filmport, which will feature North America's largest movie stage, is scheduled to open in March in time for bookings from major film studios. But that timing is in jeopardy over a jurisdictional dispute between utilities Toronto Hydro and Enbridge Gas Distribution.
The delay will not be welcome in an industry hobbled by:
A Canadian dollar that hit parity this week, obliterating the competitive advantage the loonie has traditionally had with foreign studios.
A possible strike next year by the Screen Actors Guild, which would shut down Hollywood production.
A six-week strike this year by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).
The controversial closing of major studio space in February that would have helped lure production to the city.
Meanwhile, a report released this month by the City of Toronto says Hollywood North, which employs thousands of local technicians and artists, has become a shadow of itself, with film and television spending sinking to $700 million in 2006, compared to $1.2 billion in 2000.
The dispute means the opening of the studio may be delayed two months or more, resulting in a potential loss of millions of dollars to the city from lost productions, Ken Ferguson, Filmport partner and Toronto Film Studios president, said in an interview.
"We have an awful lot at stake because that space is on hold, and Hollywood studios are not anxious to make a booking if they know you can't deliver," he said. "The lack of infrastructure and big studio space is one of the big reasons why we've lost market share in the business, and this will be a huge loss to the city if we can't open in time."
Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns agrees.
"We need Filmport and we need them up and running pronto," Tabuns said.
"The film industry is going through some lean times and this dramatically undermines all the efforts we have made to get it going again."
The current dispute hinges over work by Toronto Hydro to install power lines into the 12-hectare Filmport complex east of Cherry St. However, Enbridge is also contracted to run a natural gas pipeline into the nearby Portlands Energy Centre, a gas-fired power plant at the foot of Leslie St. scheduled to be up next June.
Enbridge crews were scheduled to start work this week, but that would mean Toronto Hydro workers would have to evacuate the area.
Ferguson says Hydro needs about three more weeks to finish its work. The utilities met twice this week in what one source says were "heated" encounters.
"They can't seem to get together to co-operate, there's a sense of entitlement on both sides because they are both big projects," the source said.
One upside to a looming strike by the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild is that it works in favour of Toronto as a production site. Filming would have to be stopped on productions by June 30 in the event of a strike south of the border. As a result, despite the strong Canadian dollar, studios have been booking space in Canada to put as much product in the pipeline as possible.
"We have been busier over the last three months than we have been in three years," Ferguson said. "It would be great if we could have Filmport open right now."
He said his studio has turned away two major movies because of the lack of large sound studio space: action film G.I. Joe The Movie, and the musical Nine.
Ferguson's Toronto Film Studios is fully booked this summer, with the shooting of the $100-million-plus Incredible Hulk.
The studio boss estimates the average big studio film spends about $1.5 million to $2 million renting studio space when they book with his company. In addition to the direct costs, the city estimates the economic impact becomes about 2 1/2 times greater as studios and stars spend money in the city.
"It's a lot of money we can't afford to lose at this point," said Tabuns.
Spokespeople for Enbridge and Toronto Hydro say the two sides are continuing to talk.
AoD
Mega film studio delay costly for city
Already punished by rising loonie, Toronto might lose more business because of utilities' dispute
Sep 22, 2007 04:30 AM
Tony Wong
Business Reporter
Toronto's struggling film industry is fading quickly to black with the Filmport mega studio development in the city's port lands in serious danger of being delayed for several months over red tape.
Filmport, which will feature North America's largest movie stage, is scheduled to open in March in time for bookings from major film studios. But that timing is in jeopardy over a jurisdictional dispute between utilities Toronto Hydro and Enbridge Gas Distribution.
The delay will not be welcome in an industry hobbled by:
A Canadian dollar that hit parity this week, obliterating the competitive advantage the loonie has traditionally had with foreign studios.
A possible strike next year by the Screen Actors Guild, which would shut down Hollywood production.
A six-week strike this year by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).
The controversial closing of major studio space in February that would have helped lure production to the city.
Meanwhile, a report released this month by the City of Toronto says Hollywood North, which employs thousands of local technicians and artists, has become a shadow of itself, with film and television spending sinking to $700 million in 2006, compared to $1.2 billion in 2000.
The dispute means the opening of the studio may be delayed two months or more, resulting in a potential loss of millions of dollars to the city from lost productions, Ken Ferguson, Filmport partner and Toronto Film Studios president, said in an interview.
"We have an awful lot at stake because that space is on hold, and Hollywood studios are not anxious to make a booking if they know you can't deliver," he said. "The lack of infrastructure and big studio space is one of the big reasons why we've lost market share in the business, and this will be a huge loss to the city if we can't open in time."
Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns agrees.
"We need Filmport and we need them up and running pronto," Tabuns said.
"The film industry is going through some lean times and this dramatically undermines all the efforts we have made to get it going again."
The current dispute hinges over work by Toronto Hydro to install power lines into the 12-hectare Filmport complex east of Cherry St. However, Enbridge is also contracted to run a natural gas pipeline into the nearby Portlands Energy Centre, a gas-fired power plant at the foot of Leslie St. scheduled to be up next June.
Enbridge crews were scheduled to start work this week, but that would mean Toronto Hydro workers would have to evacuate the area.
Ferguson says Hydro needs about three more weeks to finish its work. The utilities met twice this week in what one source says were "heated" encounters.
"They can't seem to get together to co-operate, there's a sense of entitlement on both sides because they are both big projects," the source said.
One upside to a looming strike by the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild is that it works in favour of Toronto as a production site. Filming would have to be stopped on productions by June 30 in the event of a strike south of the border. As a result, despite the strong Canadian dollar, studios have been booking space in Canada to put as much product in the pipeline as possible.
"We have been busier over the last three months than we have been in three years," Ferguson said. "It would be great if we could have Filmport open right now."
He said his studio has turned away two major movies because of the lack of large sound studio space: action film G.I. Joe The Movie, and the musical Nine.
Ferguson's Toronto Film Studios is fully booked this summer, with the shooting of the $100-million-plus Incredible Hulk.
The studio boss estimates the average big studio film spends about $1.5 million to $2 million renting studio space when they book with his company. In addition to the direct costs, the city estimates the economic impact becomes about 2 1/2 times greater as studios and stars spend money in the city.
"It's a lot of money we can't afford to lose at this point," said Tabuns.
Spokespeople for Enbridge and Toronto Hydro say the two sides are continuing to talk.
AoD
khris
Senior Member
Greedy greedy corporations. Why don't they just flip a coin. Whoever wins that gets to build their power lines or gas line first.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
If Toronto Hydro already started then they already started. Give me a break.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Has anybody seen the new video on the Filmport site starring David Miller? So phucking halarious!!!
LOL!!!!
Go to www.Filmport.ca, click on Vision, then Media, then on "Flicko"
You gotta love David Miller's willingness to participate in these things..
LOL!!!!
Go to www.Filmport.ca, click on Vision, then Media, then on "Flicko"
You gotta love David Miller's willingness to participate in these things..
Mystery White Boy
Banned
What a twit.
Pretty cute! They've done a good job creating a happy-go-lucky attitude around this project. good for them!
42
Canuck
Active Member
Ha. I'm loving these short-films.
unimaginative2
Senior Member
Haha...That's hilarious. Is there any way to discover them other than clicking around the Filmport website?
Mongo
Senior Member
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
Very awesome, both of them. Positively crane-tacular!