Starlight is a new specialty television channel that will be devoted entirely to Canadian movies, particularly feature films intended for theatrical release. The intention is to invest a forecasted $23 million a year back into Canadian film productions, which, hopefully will lead to the production of 8 to 12 new Canadian films each year.
Starlight is supported by a number of those from Canada's film industry, including Robert Lantos, Norm Bolen, Hussain Amarshi, Denys Arcand, David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan, Niv Fichman, Paul Gross, David Kassie, Lyse Lafontaine, Victor Loewy, Guy Maddin, Deepa Mehta, Mark Musselman, Denise Robert, Patricia Rozema and Denis Villeneuve.
While the CRTC's proposed date of the license hearings is April 23, today is the final day to submit an intervention from the Starlight's website: www.starlighttv.com/support. The application can be found here (it is the one listed as 8094039 Canada Corp/Starlight).
It is very important for Canadian film makers to have a vehicle that supports their work, as well as give Canadian viewers access to many films they may not otherwise watch.
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