Item - 2012.ED12.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 10, 2012 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Economic Development Committee on March 26, 2012 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 10, 2012.
ED12.3 - Film and Television Industry: 2011 Year in Review
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 10 and 11, 2012, adopted the following:
1. City Council congratulate the screen-based industries for the excellence of their work and all of those individual companies and organizations, including FilmOntario and the Ontario Media Development Corporation, for their marketing and promotional efforts that resulted in the largest direct contribution to the Toronto economy in a decade.
2. City Council request the Mayor to write the Premier of Ontario and thank him for his government's ongoing support of this important sector.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45805.pdf
(March 9, 2012) Attachment 1 - Film, Television, Commercial and Music Video Production inToronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45808.pdf
(March 26, 2012) Presentation by Film Commissioner on Film, Television, Commercial and Music Video Production in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-46083.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Apr-10-2012 5:16 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - ED12.3 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 26 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Janet Davis, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 19 | Members that were absent are Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Ron Moeser, John Parker, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson |
ED12.3 - Film and Television Industry: 2011 Year in Review
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Economic Development Committee recommends that:
1. City Council congratulate the screen-based industries for the excellence of their work and all of those individual companies and organizations, including FilmOntario and the Ontario Media Development Corporation, for their marketing and promotional efforts that resulted in the largest direct contribution to the Toronto economy in a decade.
2. City Council request the Mayor to write the Premier of Ontario and thank him for his government's ongoing support of this important sector.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Peter Finestone, Film Commissioner, gave a presentation to the Economic Development Committee on film, television, commercial and music video production in Toronto.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to update City Council on the success of the screen-based industries in 2011. This important sector comprised of production, financial, business and professional service companies, suppliers, unions and guilds employs 25,000 full-time workers. It is linked to the education sector through training and incubation at the colleges and universities. Additionally, a number of research and development activities are underway leading technological change, knowledge development and capacity building for the cluster. Finally, through the profile it garners internationally, this sector provides marketing and promotional value for the City leading to increased tourism, business attraction and talent recruitment.
Film, television and commercial production activity in Toronto in 2011 was the strongest it has been in 10 years bringing more than $1.13 billion dollars in direct expenditures to the City. It is particularly significant given a Canadian dollar hovering around parity for the course of the year, increased global competition and a tightening of the financial resources available in the face of the present international financial crisis. The results reported are a tribute to the excellence of the continued work produced and the marketing and promotional efforts by the many companies, unions, and guilds as well as FilmOntario, the consortium of screen-based companies, and the Ontario Media Development Corporation with which the Film, Television and Digital Media section works extremely closely and jointly manages an office in Los Angeles.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45805.pdf
(March 9, 2012) Attachment 1 - Film, Television, Commercial and Music Video Production inToronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-45808.pdf
(March 26, 2012) Presentation by Film Commissioner on Film, Television, Commercial and Music Video Production in Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-46083.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That Recommendation 2. be amended to read as follows:
2. City Council request the Mayor to write the Premier of Ontario and thank him for his government's ongoing support of this important sector.