Brochure Animation in Ontario Canada

dirtgirlworld • DHX Media Ltd.
JUSTIN TIME • Guru Studio
ANIMATION in
ONTARIO
TM & © DSE
TOTAL DRAMA • Fresh TV
THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOwS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
Portfolio Entertainment
SKATOONY • marblemedia
BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES • Cookie Jar Entertainment
ROLLBOTS • Amberwood Entertainment
OMDC is proud to support Ontario’s world-class animation industry
Our programs and initiatives are helping Ontario’s film, television, and interactive digital media companies create
a thriving industry, a global audience and a wealth of opportunity. Be part of it. OMDC.on.ca
We’ve got it going
Ontario Media
Development Corporation
175 Bloor St. Suite 501, South Tower
Toronto Ontario, Canada M4W 3R8
We’ve got it going
T: 416-314-6858
E: reception@omdc.on.ca
Ontario Media
Development Corporation
Ontario’s “Stackable Tax Credits”
Overview
•
Ontario’s 25% services tax credit for eligible film and
television productions, the Ontario Production Services Tax
Credit (OPSTC), has recently been expanded beyond labour
to include other eligible Ontario production expenditures.
The federal government also offers an additional tax credit
of 16% (for service productions).
• The tax credit for domestic productions, the Ontario Film
and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC) continues to also be very
attractive for both domestic and co-productions providing a
35% tax credit on eligible Ontario labour expenditures with
an additional 10% regional bonus. The federal government
also offers 25% (for domestic productions) on your
For service production, these add up to:
• Up to 37% (net) tax incentive on eligible labour
(Federal & provincial combined)
plus
• 25% on your eligible Ontario spend including
all Post
plus
• 20% additional for eligible labour on VFX
and green screen work that stacks on top of the
other credits
All this, with no surprises and the certainty you need,
including NO caps and NO limits on the number of
productions we support.
Detailed information on tax credits and eligibility
requirements can be found on our website...
Canadian labour costs.
•
The Ontario Computer Animation and
Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
of 20% for eligible labour on
VFX and animation activities in
FEDERAL TAX
• Eligiblelabour
Ontario including on-set labour
- Calculated on the
costs for green screen shooting.
16%
labour costs not
already credited by
the province
Justin Time – Guru Studio
OMDC.on.ca
20%
OCASE
Ontario Computer Animation
and Special Effects Tax
Credit:
• EligibleOntarioLabour
Ontario Animation Industry
Overview
Ontario is home to ground-breaking animation
studios that compete at the highest
international level. They set the bar high by
creating and producing original top quality
content as well as providing excellent support
and service in innovative programming in
partnership with clients around the world.
Rollbots –
Amberwood Entertainment
Stage rentals
Equipment rentals
Materials purchases
Craft costs
Office Supplies/ Rentals
Vehicle Costs
Post Production
Cat in The Hat –
Portfolio Entertainment
experience, a
quality infrastructure
and reliable tax
ComicReply
is an
Sasktel Calendar Girl –
House of Cool
online audience
engagement
platform, that
enables your fans
to create ‘fan-art’
using elements
from your content.
OPSTC
-
it right. Decades of
CASO, the Computer Animation Studios
of Ontario, represents many of the leading
Computer Animation and Digital Visual Effects
companies in Ontario. CASO is a non-profit
association dedicated to promoting and
growing the Visual Effects and Animation
community in Ontario. A complete list of their
CASO member companies, along with demo
reels showcasing their talents, can be found on
the CASO website – www.casont.ca
the friendly contest system
- Green screen work
on set
Ontario Production Service Tax
Credit:
•EligibleOntarioLabour
•Ontariobelowthe-line Production Costs e.g.
track record of doing
College, Sheridan College, Seneca College and
the OCAD University. These institutions have
been teaching and providing the world’s top
studios with talent for many years.
Ontario is proud of its stable marketplace and
credits will save you
counts numerous well established animation
studios with an accumulation of creative talent
time and money.
and technical expertise that is hard to beat
Projects created by Ontario animation
in the world market. We are home to software
companies or that have taken advantage of
companies such as Houdini/Side Effects, who
Ontario’s animation expertise include:
are the global market leaders in both software development
and pipeline systems, creating tools and systems that are
The Backyardigans; Busytown Mysteries; The Cat In the Cat;
popular for their ease of use, clever design, and efficiency.
dirtgirlworld; Gnomeo and Juliet; Hoodwinked Too; Justin
Time; Detentionaire; Peggy’s Little Harbour; Babar; Rollbots;
Ontario also boasts a world-class educational system tailored
Strawberry Shortcake; The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything;
to the creative arts and digital media technology. Ontario is
Care Bears; Chirp, ComicReply and Thomas and Friends.
home to leading animation schools including, Centennial
- Visual and special effects
- Animation
25%
Ontario has a proven
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9 – Arc Productions
ComicReply –
Giant Step
GiantStep.ca
Gnomeo and Juliet –
Arc Productions
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything –
Arc Productions
ComicReply is made possible with the support of the Canada Media Fund
and the Ontario Media Development Corporation
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Detentionaire –
Pipeline Studios
Peggy’s Little Harbour –
Keyframe Digital Productions
Babar –
Pipeline Studios
Chirp –
Yowza Digital