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As soon as Trump gets his email up and running, might be a good time to ask about how many jobs Los Angeles movie studios are shipping out to Toronto, Ontario and if there will be consequences for this. You trying to tell me there aren't any places in America where families and workers are hurting that couldn't provide the necessary environment to make great movies and scenery?
With Trump suggesting the U.S dollar is too high, this policy shift in itself might harm such future endeavours.
Mayor John Tory to head to Tinseltown in a bid to boost Toronto's film industry
Last year was a record year for Los Angeles investment in Toronto, city says
Mayor John Tory is heading to Tinseltown in a bid to build on Toronto's billion-dollar film and television industry.
Tory will join a group of some 22 companies on a two-day trip to Los Angeles to promote the city's film, television and digital media industries. The trip follows a 2016 mission, in which Tory met with representatives of prominent studios, including CBS, Paramount, Sony and Warner to try to win over more production work for Toronto.
"Last year was a year of record investment by Los Angeles companies in our city," Tory said in a release on Thursday.
"I am joining the Toronto film and television community to personally thank them for their confidence in us and to offer our efforts to attract more of these productions to our city that will have a long-term financial benefit for Toronto."
Investment in Toronto by Los Angeles-based production companies exceeded $800 million in 2016, the release said.
In 2016, Toronto was chosen for the production of CBS's new Star Trek: Discovery television series, the first time since series was filmed outside the U.S. ABC television series Designated Survivor also chose Toronto for its filming site.
With Trump suggesting the U.S dollar is too high, this policy shift in itself might harm such future endeavours.
Mayor John Tory to head to Tinseltown in a bid to boost Toronto's film industry
Last year was a record year for Los Angeles investment in Toronto, city says
Mayor John Tory is heading to Tinseltown in a bid to build on Toronto's billion-dollar film and television industry.
Tory will join a group of some 22 companies on a two-day trip to Los Angeles to promote the city's film, television and digital media industries. The trip follows a 2016 mission, in which Tory met with representatives of prominent studios, including CBS, Paramount, Sony and Warner to try to win over more production work for Toronto.
"Last year was a year of record investment by Los Angeles companies in our city," Tory said in a release on Thursday.
"I am joining the Toronto film and television community to personally thank them for their confidence in us and to offer our efforts to attract more of these productions to our city that will have a long-term financial benefit for Toronto."
Investment in Toronto by Los Angeles-based production companies exceeded $800 million in 2016, the release said.
In 2016, Toronto was chosen for the production of CBS's new Star Trek: Discovery television series, the first time since series was filmed outside the U.S. ABC television series Designated Survivor also chose Toronto for its filming site.
