WFW Chairman & CEO, Paul Bronfman to Receive First-Ever DGC Honourable Life Member Award
Tuesday, July 20, 2010The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced that WFW Chairman & CEO, Paul Bronfman will be receiving the first-ever Honourable Life Member Award at this year's DGC Awards being held in Toronto on September 25th. Comedian Dave Foley will host the annual gala at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto as the Guild celebrates the career of acclaimed director Sidney Furie (The Ipcress File, Lady Sings the Blues) and the extraordinary contributions of Don McCutcheon and Paul Bronfman to the DGC and the Canadian film and television industry. Entering its 9th year, the DGC Awards has grown to be one of the most anticipated events of the fall season. Over 450 film and television industry professionals attend the awards-major directors, producers along with some of Canada's best-known actors and actresses. Last year, comedian Shaun Majumder hosted the gala at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, a glamorous venue which makes the perfect home for such a prestigious ceremony. The Directors Guild of Canada is a national labour organization that represents over 3,800 key creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry covering all areas of direction, design, production and editing. The DGC negotiates and administers collective agreements and lobbies extensively on issues of concern for members including Canadian content conditions, CRTC regulations and ensuring that funding is maintained for Canadian film and television programming.
WILLIAM F. WHITE ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF WILLIAM F. WHITE CENTRE
Thursday, May 27, 2010Paul Bronfman, Chairman and CEO of Comweb Group Inc. and William F. White International Inc. (WFW), is pleased to announce the development of William F. White Centre, the largest and most significant facility in the company's 47-year history. To read more, please
ONTARIO SUPPORTS FILM & TV INDUSTRY
Friday, February 20, 2009To support growth and job creation in the Ontario film and television industry, the McGuinty government is proposing to make Ontario’s enhanced film tax credits permanent. The proposed legislative amendments would ensure that the enhanced tax credit rates for domestic and foreign film and television productions and services would be permanent. For more information, please click here.
FEBRUARY FREEZE WAS WHITE-HOT!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009Unprecedented attendance at William F. White and CinequipWhite’s February Freeze 2009, Canada’s largest gathering of film and television industry professionals, set the stage for a solid year of recovery for Canadian film. More than 1,000 leading film and television production professionals attended the one-day annual showcase of the latest innovations available through White’s. To read more about this year's event, please click here.
