The President of the Vancouver Film Studios is casting doubt the province grabbing the Times of India Awards sShow will mean any influx of movie jobs into BC. Pete Mitchell says productions from india are low budget and bring in their own people. "I saw a clip very recently of a producer from Mumbia when asked if he was going to produce … [Read more...]
BC Conservatives say Premier is wooing votes with Bollywood show
January 25, 2013 by
The leader of the BC Conservative Party is accusing the Premier of using the Times of India Awards show as a deliberate vote getting strategy. John Cummins says Premier Christy Clark is looking to copy what happened in the last Ontario election. "The Dalton McGuinty government using that as a springboard to garnering more votes out of the … [Read more...]
NDP candidate accuses Premier of going Bollywood while ignoring BC film and gaming sectors
January 22, 2013 by
The NDP candidate for Vancouver False Creek is giving the Premier a big thumbs down for shelling out millions of dollars to host the Times of India film awards. Gaming industry insider Matt Toner says there is no question the money could have been better spent elsewhere. "And we are kind of insourcing an awards ceremony as kind of a bandaid to … [Read more...]
