Evidence of meeting #129 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was work.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Ingrid Mary Percy  National President, Canadian Artists' Representation
Gina Fafard  Gallery Owner, Slate Fine Art Gallery, Canadian Artists' Representation
Bernard Guérin  Executive Director, Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec
Paddy Lamb  Co-Chair, Copyright Visual Arts
Grant McConnell  Artist and Educator, Copyright Visual Arts
Jean La Rose  Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Sky Bridges  Chief Operating Officer, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Élisabeth Schlittler  General Delegate for Canada, Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques
Lucy Tulugarjuk  Executive Producer, Nunavut Independent Television Network, Isuma Collective
Jonathan Frantz  Producer, Kingulliit Productions, Isuma Collective
Steven Blaney  Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, CPC

1 p.m.

Producer, Kingulliit Productions, Isuma Collective

Jonathan Frantz

Sorry, did you mean specifics about about discoverability?

For us, it's such a unique market. I think the films are always made.... Zacharias says his main audience is always his Inuit audience, and then it sort of ripples from there. For us, the issue is more about getting the films to that main audience. They know what we're doing. They like what we're doing. It's just getting a way for them to see it.

In terms of the revenue model, for us on the distribution side it isn't the same as with a broad national spectrum. We're more interested in trying to count seats or views and show that the production investment that we and the government are making is justified by the people who are seeing the films. Whether or not they're paying for them is of less significance for us. It's just important that people have the opportunity to see them, and that justifies the production expense and the time and effort that go into creating these films.

1 p.m.

NDP

Pierre Nantel NDP Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, QC

Thank you.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Julie Dabrusin

I want to thank all the witnesses.

Thank you to all of you, and thank you for your patience as well.

The meeting is adjourned.