The Aboriginal-Screen-Based Production Sector in Review: Trends, Success Stories and the Way Forward

This study on the Aboriginal screen-based production sector paints a portrait of a dynamic and vibrant industry sector. Producers in the sector typically employ Aboriginal Peoples, combine the roles of producer, writer and director and create original productions in Aboriginal languages.

The report prepared by Maria De Rosa, President of Communications MDR, and her Associate, Marilyn Burgess, examines the state of Aboriginal television, interactive and feature film production in Canada and measured production activity over the five-year period 2007-2008 to 2011-2012. In that period, the sector created over 3,300 full-time jobs, generating almost $173 million in production activity.