“The Association is very proud of the incredible success and impact that all our events, particularly Strategic Partners, have had on both the regional and national film and television industry,” said Gregor Ash, Executive Director. “Jan Miller and the Strategic Partners Team have created one of the industry’s best run and most effective markets and these numbers speak for themselves”

“These results clearly point to the potential multi-million dollar production payoff that Strategic Partners has, and will continue to have,” said William Collins of Collins Management Consulting & Research Ltd. and author of the study.  

Highlights of Strategic Partners Economic Impact

• The 9th Strategic Partners attracted 186 industry players from SP’s anchor countries — Canada, the UK and the USA, and from the 2006 spotlight countries: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
• Participation at SP 2006 had a strong impact on the co-production strategies of delegates, with close to 90 per cent of delegates reporting positive benefits.
• SP delegates responding to the post-event Exit Survey reported that 56 co-production projects were identified at, or can be attributed to the SP 2006 event.
• SP delegates provided cost estimates for 44 co-production projects identified at SP 2006; the estimated total costs of production for these projects amounts to about $181 million.
• The inbound and “both inbound and outbound” projects identified by SP delegates would spend about $62.3 million in Atlantic Canada as a result of their production in the region, spending that would occur over a number of years.