Press Release – Winter FamTour 2019

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The QFTC Welcomes Four Foreign Producers as Part of its Winter 2019 Familiarization Tour

Montreal, January 18, 2019 – On January 15, 16 and 17 was held the first familiarization tour of 2019 organized by the Film Commission Services department of the Quebec Film and Television Council.

With four producers from Current Flow EntertainmentStoryboard MediaEntertainment One (UK) and The Boardwalk Entertainment Group, Chanelle Routhier, Film & TV Commissioner for the Province of Quebec, spent three busy days touring various filming locations. The QFTC collaborated with the film commissions of the City of Montreal, the City of Québec and the Laurentians to introduce producers to the unique architecture and landscapes of the province.

A series of visits and meetings was also organized by the QFTC to connect the invited producers with potential Quebec partners and to visit the filming facilities, in addition to presenting the tax credits related to audiovisual production in Quebec.

Tim Bogart (The Boardwalk Entertainment Group), Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard (Storyboard Media), Alexander Vinnitski (Current Flow Entertainment), Maxime Aubin (Fairmont Le Château Frontenac), Geneviève Doré (Ville de Québec), Kate Fasulo (Entertainment One (UK), accompagnés de Chanelle Routhier (QFTC).

About the QFTC
The Quebec Film and Television Council (QFTC) is a non-profit organization that contributes to the development and competitiveness of Quebec as a world-class multi-screen production centre. As an economic development agency, its mission is to generate investment in Quebec by relying on competitive tax incentive programs, the expertise of industry members, architectural diversity, the quality of infrastructure and the industry’s ability to export its products to foreign markets.

The QFTC receives the support of its partners: Air Canada, BFL Canada, ComediHa!, Corporate Stays, Demers Beaulne, Difuze, Hôtels Fairmont, Front Row Insurance Brokers, Hôtel Gault/Monville, MELS, Miller Thomson,  National Bank of Canada, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Rodeo FX, Smart&Biggar, Hôtel William Gray, YPR et Zone3 as well as that of the different levels of government: federal, provincial and municipal.
For more information: www.qftc.ca

For more information :
Frederic Bourgeois-LeBlanc
Account Manager | YPR Canada
Phone: (514) 318-7071
[email protected]

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