Fact Sheet on Coproduction Volume and Activity with Canada’s Key Partner Countries from 2000-2009
Canada signed its first coproduction treaty in 1963. While Canada has coproduction treaties or arrangements with 53 partners, most of its treaty coproduction activity in the film and television sectors has traditionally been with European coproducers. The tables below provide an overview of film coproductions and television coproductions respectively, with Canada’s top coproducing partner countries.
(Nota: A complete list of Canada’s coproducing partner countries is provided in the consultation package.)
| Film Coproductions (top 8 partner countries) – 2000 to 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Coproducing Partner | # of film projects* | Total Project Budget* | Canadian Financial Participation* (+ percentage) | |
| France | 61 | $ 502,753,075 | $ 203,053,194 | 40 % |
| United Kingdom | 58 | $ 802,077,440 | $ 447,249,971 | 56 % |
| Germany | 8 | $ 100,721,457 | $ 61,044,961 | 61 % |
| China | 5 | $ 19,224,885 | $ 12,648,353 | 66 % |
| Italy | 4 | $ 59,501,841 | $ 35,868,820 | 60 % |
| Australia | 3 | $ 9,334,371 | $ 6,217,872 | 67 % |
| Czech Republic | 3 | $ 4,365,393 | $ 2,534,679 | 58 % |
| Ireland | 3 | $ 11,064,285 | $ 8,410,000 | 76 % |
| * Figures represent bipartite productions only. | ||||
| Television Coproductions (top 11 partner countries) – 2000 to 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Coproducing Partner | # of TV projects* | Total Project Budget* | Canadian Financial Participation* (+ percentage) | |
| France | 216 | $ 878,150,217 | $ 425,962,110 | 49 % |
| United Kingdom | 188 | $ 931,751,364 | $ 570,919,915 | 61 % |
| Australia | 30 | $ 291,440,866 | $ 125,366,652 | 43 % |
| Ireland | 14 | $ 224,658,585 | $ 71,926,799 | 32 % |
| Germany | 13 | $ 205,765,017 | $ 53,118,932 | 26 % |
| Philippines | 12 | $ 76,948,993 | $ 57,269,591 | 74 % |
| Singapore | 6 | $ 19,095,093 | $ 9,707,192 | 51 % |
| South Africa | 6 | $ 60,902,938 | $ 29,456,200 | 48 % |
| South Korea | 6 | $ 30,362,376 | $ 14,568,689 | 48 % |
| Hong Kong | 5 | $ 37,254,870 | $ 27,872,828 | 75 % |
| Japan | 5 | $ 22,934,426 | $ 8,834,470 | 39 % |
| * Figures represent bipartite productions only. | ||||