Profile 2017

Prepared for the Canadian Media Producers Association, Department of Canadian Heritage, Telefilm Canada, Association québécoise de la production médiatique Production facts and figures prepared by Nordicity Group Ltd. Profile 2017 is published by the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) in collaboration with the Department of Canadian Heritage, Telefilm Canada, the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) and Nordicity.Profile 2017 marks the 21st edition of the annual economic report prepared by CMPA and its project partners over the years. This report provides an analysis of economic activity in Canada’s screen-based production industry during the period April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. It also provides comprehensive reviews of the historical trends in production activity between the fiscal years of 2007/08 and 2016/17. Ottawa At the CMPA: Department of Canadian At the Department of Canadian 251 Laurier Avenue West, 11th Floor Heritage Heritage: Susanne Vaas Ottawa, ON K1P 5J6 25 Eddy Street Vice-President, Runa Angus Gatineau, QC K1A 0M5 Tel: 1-800-656-7440 / 613-233-1444 Corporate & International Affairs Manager Email: [email protected] Tel: 1-866-811-0055 / 819-997-0055 Film and Video Policy and Programs Nicholas Mills cmpa.ca TTY/TDD: 819-997-3123 Director, Research Wayne Timbers Email: [email protected] Manager Toronto canada.pch.gc.ca Film and Video Policy and Programs 160 John Street, 5th Floor Toronto, ON M5V 2E5 Mounir Khoury Policy Analyst Tel: 1-800-267-8208 / 416-304-0280 The Department of Canadian Film and Video Policy and Programs Email: [email protected] Heritage contributed to the funding of this report. Its content Justin Ciavarella Vancouver represents the opinions of the Policy Analyst 736 Granville Street, Suite 600 authors and does not necessarily Film and Video Policy and Programs Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3 represent the policies or the Vincent Fecteau Tel: 1-866-390-7639 / 604-682-8619 views of the Department of Senior Research Analyst Email: [email protected] Canadian Heritage or of the Research and Policy Government of Canada. Peter Mann Senior Policy Analyst CAVCO 360 St. Jacques Street 1470 Peel Street, Suite 950, Tower A nordicity.com Suite 500 Montréal, QC H3A 1T1 Montréal, QC H2Y 1P5 Tel: 514-397-8600 Nordicity Group Ltd. Nordicity is a leading consulting telefilm.ca Email: [email protected] Peter Lyman, Senior Partner firm specializing in policy, aqpm.ca strategy and economic analysis At Telefilm Canada: Dustin Chodorowicz, Partner in the media, creative, and Richard Beaulieu At the AQPM: Kristian Roberts, Partner information and communications technology sectors. Specialist, Intelligence and Analysis Hélène Messier Stephen Hignell, Senior Manager Marie Robillard President and CEO Emily Mcrae, Research Analyst Analyst, Performance and Data Integrity Balvinder Chowdhary, Research Analyst Carolyn Pennell Analyst, Strategy and Research Tara Rajan 2 Profile 2017 CONTENTS At a glance: Screen-based production in Canada.......4 7. Foreign location and service production .........77 Total production and types ......................79 Introduction ................................6 Region ....................................81 Country ...................................82 1. Overview of the screen sector in Canada.........13 Film and television production in Canada ...........14 8. Broadcaster in-house production ..............83 Total volume................................ 15 Production volume ...........................84 Region.................................... 17 Genres ....................................85 Consumers’ media consumption patterns............18 Region ....................................86 On-demand services ..........................20 9. Convergent digital media production ...........87 2. Economic Contribution.....................22 Volume and activity ...........................88 Film and television production ...................23 Production supported by the Canada Media Fund (CMF) 90 Employment by segment ....................... 23 Employment by region......................... 24 10. Distribution.............................92 GDP and labour income........................ 25 Revenue...................................93 Foreign investment in production ................. 26 Investment in Canadian productions ...............95 Economic impact across the screen sector value chain ..27 Summary of employment and GDP impacts ..........28 11. Television Broadcasting and Audiences .........96 Revenue...................................98 3. Canadian content production .................31 Investment in Canadian programming ..............99 Language ..................................32 Top television programs . 100 Genre.....................................33 Audience share .............................103 Animation..................................35 Financing ..................................36 12. Theatrical exhibition and audiences...........104 Total revenue ..............................106 4. Canadian television production................38 Film festivals ..............................107 Types .....................................39 National box office trends .....................109 Language ..................................40 Box office by linguistic market ..................112 Genre.....................................41 Top feature films by language of presentation........113 Budgets ...................................44 Feature film viewing on television and alternative Animation..................................46 platforms .................................115 Canadian content points .......................47 Region ....................................48 13. Broadcasting distribution undertakings ........118 Canada Media Fund ..........................48 BDU subscribers and revenue...................119 Financing ..................................51 Investment in Canadian programming .............121 5. Canadian theatrical feature film production .......58 Total production and average budgets ..............59 Notes on Methodology .......................122 Language ..................................62 Genres ....................................63 Glossary .................................127 Region ....................................63 Telefilm Canada funding .......................64 Financing ..................................66 6. Audiovisual Treaty Coproduction...............68 Television ..................................69 Feature film ................................72 All release windows ...........................74 Profile 2017 3 AT A GLANCE Screen-based Production in Canada The screen-based production industry in Canada is a major source of economic activity and jobs for Canadians across the country. The industry comprises film and television production as well as convergent digital media production. Total Film and Television Production in Canada + + + + 24% 27% 24% 41% PRODUCTION FULL-TIME GROSS DOMESTIC FOREIGN INVESTMENT VOLUME EQUIVALENT JOBS PRODUCT (GDP) IN PRODUCTION $8.38 B 171,700 $12 B $4.67 B The Screen-based Market in Canada Population of Canada (2016) Number of paid admissions to movie Number of subscribers to 36.7 million1 theatres in Canada (2016) broadcasting distribution 100.1 million3 undertaking services (2016) Per-capita volume of film and 11.1 million4 television production in Canada Number of television services • Cable-television (2016/17) available in Canada (2016) 4 4 6.5 million $228 780 • Internet protocol TV (IPTV) • Canadian television services subscribers Number of private households 4 4 (2011) 453 2.5 million • 2 • Non-Canadian services Direct-to-home satellite (DTH) 13.3 million 4 and multipoint distribution 327 systems (MDS) subscribers Number of movie theatre screens in 4 Canada (2016) Percentage of households 2.2 million subscribing to broadcasting 3 2,641 distribution undertakings (2016) 76.2%4 Sources: 1. Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001. 2. Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population and Statistics Canada, catalogue no. 98-312-XCB (most recent available data). 3. Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 361-0070. 4. CRTC, Communications Monitoring Report 2017. 4 Profile 2017 Screen Production in Canada CANADIAN CONTENT FOREIGN (FILM AND TELEVISION) LOCATION AND SERVICE $3.30 billion +16% +42% $3.76 billion in production volume in production volume $2.99 billion +16% 183 in television production +43% theatrical feature films $318 million -5% +14% 149 in theatrical film production television series 723 <-1% 86 television series +21% TV movies, mini-series, pilots and other types of television programs 92 -12% theatrical feature films 77,000 +40% 67,800 full-time equivalent jobs +15% full-time equivalent jobs 39.1% 44.5% TOTAL FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION VOLUME $8.38 BILLION 0.8% 15.6% CONVERGENT DIGITAL BROADCASTER MEDIA* IN-HOUSE $68.9 million $1.32 billion in production volume +5% +5% in production volume 264 -19% -13% $693 million projects in conventional television expenditures $261,000 -2% average project size +30% $623 million in specialty and pay television expenditures 1,070 +2% full-time equivalent jobs 27,000 +4% full-time equivalent jobs Source: Canadian content: Estimates based on data collected from the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Foreign location and service: Association of Provincial Funding Agencies (APFA). Broadcaster in-house: Estimates based on data from CRTC and CBC/Radio-Canada. Convergent

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