Posted on June 29, 2012 Invest Ottawa is prepared to spend $1.5 million in an effort to attract an interested party to build and operate a film studio somewhere in Ottawa. With the sector bringing in $50 million in revenues annually, the economic development agency is working to make film a focus for development in ...

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Posted on June 28, 2012 By Tony Lafaro The City of Ottawa has issued a ‘request for proposals’ for a multimedia studio just as film and television production in the city seems to have stalled. The studio, to serve film, television and digital productions, is badly needed and comes at a time when the City ...

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Posted on June 23, 2012 BY Neco Cockburn Invest Ottawa is to begin searching this month for someone to build and operate a new film, television and digital media studio, says city manager Kent Kirkpatrick. Council has approved a five-year economic development strategy that includes strengthening the city’s “creative industries,” and $1.5 million has been ...

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Ottawa, ON, June 22, 2012 – Invest Ottawa leads export-oriented economic development for our city and our region. It is a not-for-profit corporation committed to advancing Ottawa’s globally competitive, knowledge-based institutions and industries. This mandate requires the active engagement and commitment from the key economic leaders in our region. Invest Ottawa is in the process ...

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Posted on June 22, 2012 By Emma Godmere If you found yourself in downtown Ottawa around this time last year, chances are you passed by the set of since-cancelled CBC sitcom Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays at least once or twice. The series, which only lasted a season, took advantage of recognizable exterior backdrops like City ...

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Posted on June 21, 2012 By Joe Lofaro If the right players come to the table, soon filmmakers who come to Ottawa won’t have to use empty grocery stores for movie sets. Invest Ottawa is trying to round up support and money to build a sound stage for film and television productions. Chris Knight, chair ...

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Posted on June 21, 2012 Invest Ottawa commissioner sets ambitious goals for local growth Invest Ottawa is hoping to breathe new life into its film and television industry with a new sound stage and a new industry commissioner. Genevieve Menard Hayles recently became Invest Ottawa’s commissioner of TV, film and digital media after more than ...

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Posted on June 19, 2012 By Leo Valiquette In early May, I blogged about the need for everyone in the National Capital Region involved with getting technology to market to check their baggage at the door and work together for the common good. It was a post sparked by my recent discussions with various entrepreneurs ...

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Posted on June 14, 2012 By Tony Patterson ‘Selling out’ the wrong message for economic development agency I don’t know who the directors of the recently inaugurated Invest Ottawa (I/O, formerly OCRI) will be. I’ve asked a couple of times. Most recently (May 26) I had this response via e-mail: “Directors being selected soon – ...

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Posted on June 12 2012 Invest Ottawa’s newest face, Geneviève Ménard Hayles, began her tenure as Commissioner of Film, TV and Digital Media on January 2, 2012. Previously serving as the executive director of the 2011 Canadian Tulip Festival, Geneviève brings over 20 years of experience in communications and special events, facilitating creative media growth ...

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