Toronto’s Dearth of Studios Seen Crimping Film Industry’s Growth
- Falling behind Vancouver has cost Toronto ’billions’: producer
- Lack of women, diversity in crew pool also seen as a concern
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Toronto’s burgeoning film industry has become a victim of its own success because producers can’t easily find studio space and crews to man them, according to an industry panel.
“It’s increasingly a diplomatic mission to keep things going and get space,” J. Miles Dale, president of Demilo Productions, said on a Business of Entertainment panel at Bloomberg’s Toronto office. “Crew capacity is an issue.”