{"id":1974148,"date":"2023-07-15T19:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-us\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T19:15:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T23:15:37","slug":"canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"US twin strikes hit Canada&#8217;s &#8216;Hollywood North&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers are casting a pall over British Columbia\u2019s creative industry, which has become a hub for American film and TV production.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Known as \u201cHollywood North,\u201d the Canadian province and the city of Vancouver comprise one of the largest production centers in North America, with more than 50 animation studios alone, employing up to 88,000 people, according to a provincial agency. It generated an estimated C$3.6 billion in revenue ($2.7 billion) in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hollywood actors on Friday joined writers on the picket lines for the first time in 63 years. The unionized workers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-studios-racing-to-avoid-actors-strike-at-midnight\/\" title=\"Hollywood studios rush to dodge actors' strike by midnight.\">demanding higher compensation<\/a> in an era when streaming of movies and TV shows has reduced royalties for working-class actors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Film production in British Columbia is down to \u201ca trickle,\u201d said Gemma Martini, Chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association and CEO of Martini Film Studios.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creative BC, the government body responsible for promoting creative industries in the province, said in a statement it is \u201cconcerned for the workforce, companies, industry, and people.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since the 1990s, different levels of government have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-visits-solar-project-in-marjorie-taylor-greenes-district\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Visits Solar Project In Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s District\">offered tax credits<\/a> to the industry, adding to its appeal as a destination for movie production. Over the years, Vancouver, with its proximity to Los Angeles and prized locations, has emerged as an alternative hub for production and post-production activities, production executives said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vancouver and the surrounding areas have attracted popular shows and movies including \u201cSupergirl,\u201d \u201cThe Flash,\u201d \u201cDeadpool\u201d and \u201cDeadpool 2.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>TAKING A TOLL<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reverberations that started on May 2 with the writers\u2019 strike grew in British Columbia, where most productions have American components.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a given week, British Columbia-based film location management company Location Fixer could have 15 active productions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNow,\u201d said co-owner Synnove Godeseth, \u201cwe have zero.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Godeseth estimates about 75% of her company\u2019s business comes from U.S. productions. First the business was hit by the writers\u2019 strike: \u201cBecause no scripts are being written, people aren\u2019t coming to scout our locations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, the actors\u2019 strike is taking a toll. Commercial shoots are helping \u2013 \u201cthat\u2019s literally what\u2019s keeping us afloat.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Godeseth said she supports the striking workers \u201c100%\u201d and hopes for a swift resolution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI hope the big studios can meet the requests of the unions. We want humans to be fairly compensated and for their creativity to be paid for accordingly,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last year, the Vancouver Economic Commission described the film industry as an \u201ceconomic lifeline\u201d for industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, such as tourism, accommodation, hospitality, and transportation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>British Columbia\u2019s film industry is largely based around gig work, Martini said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>People are hired for a specific production. If there are no productions, they do not get paid. This could leave thousands of people looking for work outside the industry if the strike drags on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s one of our biggest assets in British Columbia, is the talent and experience of our crew. It\u2019s very hard to replace.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Hollywood strike could affect the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), set to open in early September. TIFF, seen as a launching pad for Oscar awards, said it will continue planning for the festival with the hope of a swift resolution to the strike in the coming weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe impact of this strike on the industry and events like ours cannot be denied,\u201d said a spokesperson for TIFF.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>($1 = 1.3216 Canadian dollars)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal; Editing by Denny Thomas and Grant McCool)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt\/attachment\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-u-s\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt\/attachment\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-u-s-2\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt\/attachment\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-u-s-3\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt\/attachment\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-u-s-4\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt\/attachment\/canadas-hollywood-north-hurt-by-twin-strikes-in-u-s-5\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chad Prather, Baste Records Artist, discusses how the 65,000 actors represented by SAG-AFTRA have joined thousands of writers to STRIKE!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amala Ekpunobi, PragerU Personality, discusses the controversial message and complicated financials of \u201cBlack Lives Matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Matt Capelouto, President of DrugInducedHomicide.org, discusses how his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hellywood-on-hold\/\" title=\"Hollywood's Pause!\">personal tragedy led<\/a> to his quest to fight for a safer future for young Americans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Matt Capelouto, President of DrugInducedHomicide.org, discusses how his personal tragedy led to his quest to fight for a safer future for young Americans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BEIJING (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese President Xi Jinping said China must build a \u201csolid\u201d security barrier around its internet under the supervision of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Anna Tong (Reuters) -Roblox Chief Business Officer Craig Donato is leaving gaming and metaverse company Roblox, the company told Reuters on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) \u2013 Malaysian mobile operator Maxis Bhd said it will sign an agreement to access the country\u2019s state-run 5G network,\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 A U.S. federal court rejected the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of the largest production centers in North America. However, the ongoing disputes between actors and writers are threatening the stability of this thriving industry. With Hollywood actors and writers joining forces, the future of British Columbia&#8217;s creative sector hangs in the balance, jeopardizing its status as a prominent destination for American film and television projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1974149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}