Is the broadcaster envelope system working?
It provides more stability and predictability. Broadcasters know how much money they have to work with, and it eliminates the problems of oversubscription. The transition to the envelope system is fairly new [having started in 2004] and it is important to look at the impact and outcomes of that program. There are some issues in terms of how broadcasters make their decisions, and we are monitoring the results to ensure there is equitable access to the system overall. Coming from SaskFilm, you are very much aware of the challenges of regional production. How is the CTF doing when it comes to spreading the funds across Canada? When you look at the statistics, the split-out of activity in the regions versus the center is reasonably good. What can really skew the numbers is if a region has a significantly high-budgeted production land in the province one year and not the next, or if a major production company shuts down… It has nothing to do with the CTF. We have a CTF regional working grou
