NL\u2019s film and television industry celebrates $1 billion in production and continued federal support<\/p>\n
December 18, 2025 \u00b7 St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland and Labrador \u00b7 Atlantic Canada Opportunties Agency (ACOA)<\/p>\n
Atlantic Canadian film and television are reaching new heights, with PictureNL recently celebrating $1 billion in production activity. Building on this momentum, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will help the industry explore opportunities to expand on the international stage.<\/p>\n
During PictureNL\u2019s celebration this week, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. John\u2019s East, announced a non-repayable contribution of $296,191 to boost PictureNL\u2019s international business development. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.<\/p>\n
This investment supports strategic projects to enter new markets and will help Atlantic Canadian production companies meet with foreign industry professionals, promoting creativity, global partnerships, and the region\u2019s strengths worldwide.<\/p>\n
This announcement reflects the government\u2019s commitment to investing in local talent and showcasing the diverse stories and places that make the region unique. This funding will create jobs, attract business and boost economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NL\u2019s film and television industry celebrates $1 billion in production and continued federal support December 18, 2025 \u00b7…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[109617,5562,109616,146,108455,109618,85,46,255,108457],"class_list":{"0":"post-191324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency","9":"tag-business-and-industry","10":"tag-economics-and-industry","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-general-public","13":"tag-hon-sean-fraser","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel","16":"tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","17":"tag-news-releases"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}