Canadian Heritage committee  I personally would say that the most significant challenge is this. Whenever we talk about going digital, I come back to this question. We need to keep believing in artistic creation, in supporting it and in investing in it. Canada's ability to shine in a competitive environment

Canadian Heritage committee  The work that Manon Barbeau is doing is definitely inspiring. The Council for the Arts is now realizing that it has to implement an Aboriginal arts program built on the principles of self-determination. That program will be different from other programs and will truly be based on

Canadian Heritage committee  What I mean is that if you compare where we are today with where we were 10 or 20 years ago, it's clear that there is more high technology accessible and the Canada Council is supporting a lot of artist-run centres providing the possibility of sharing that equipment. What we real

Canadian Heritage committee  We do, obviously, and even more because we are clearly in a very specific niche in terms of the work. We don't give huge amounts. The maximum is $60,000 for a feature film. They are clearly films that are made with total editorial control by the artist. It's clearly the R and D p

Canadian Heritage committee  Your question is very interesting. I think the star system is uneven across Canada. Obviously we can see that in Quebec there is something more close to a star system. I think the story of Denis Villeneuve, who will direct the next Blade Runner episode in Hollywood, is very in

Canadian Heritage committee  Carolle would be the expert on that one.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to begin by thanking the committee for having us. I am joined by Youssef El Jai, Head of the Media Arts Section at the Canada Council for the Arts. The Canada Council for the Arts is clearly the smallest player among the three institutions whose rep