Toronto’s On The Year In Review · Major Production Investment 2001 Peak Year and 2009 to 2014...
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Toronto 2014
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• The following statistical charts prepared by the Toronto Film,
Television & Digital Media Office report investments in Toronto’s
economy for productions which have been either filmed on
location or in studio or have been post produced in Toronto.
• In addition to the expenditures and investments detailed in this
presentation, the creative screen industry generates hundreds
of millions of dollars in additional spending in Toronto related to
in-house or studio broadcasts, unscripted series, public affairs
programming, news and sports telecasts.
• Historically, these expenditures have not been included in this
presentation. Future annual reports will provide an overview of
this investment by these broadcasters and other industry
stakeholders.
Total Production Investment
Toronto 2014
Major Productions
$953.1 million77.5%
Commercials$195million
15.8%
Music Videos$1.2million
0.1%
Animation$87.1million
7.1%Major Productions
Commercials
Music Videos
Animation
Expenditures by screen based production companies in Toronto reached a record $1.23 billion in 2014. 2014 is the 4th consecutive year total production spending has exceeded $1billion. 2014 saw a 4.3% increase in total production spending over the $1.18 billion reported in 2013. Production spending in 2014 increased significantly in Commercials and moderately in major productions.
Major Productions
$948.1 million 79.8%
Commercials $131 million
11.0%
Music Videos $5.80 million
0.5%
Animation $103 million
8.6%
2013
Major Productions
Commercials
Music Videos
Animation
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Total $1.23B
Total $1.18B
Major Productions
Number and Investment by type 2014 115 TV Specials
$21.6 million 24.8%
100 TV Series,$757.4 million
79.4%
3 MOWs$3.8million
0.3%
51 Features$171.3 million
18.0% TV Specials
TV Series
MOWs
Features
92 TV Specials $23.6 million
2.5%
108 TV Series, $730.0 million
77.0%
3 MOWs $5.6 million
0.6%
68 Features $188.1 million
19.8%2013
TV Specials
TV Series
MOWs
Features
This chart includes both
domestic and foreign
investment by productions
filmed in Toronto.
Also shown are the total
number of major productions
and total spending by each
production type.
Total expenditure for all
categories was $953 million.
Expenditures for TV Series
and TV Specials increased
moderately in 2014.
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Total $953M
Total $947M
Major Production Investment
2001 Peak Year and 2009 to 2014 Major productions
include domestic and
foreign feature films,
movies made-for-
television, mini-series,
TV specials and TV
series that filmed with
all or some location
work in Toronto.
Investment by major
production in 2014
again hovered around
$1 billion for the 4th
consecutive year.
The $CDN was again
near par for the year, in
contrast to 2001 when
the exchange rate was
for the $CDN was $0.65
U.S.
$928.042
$739.740 $726.470
$957.820
$1,014.920
$948.000$953.000
$0.65
$0.91
$0.97 $0.99 $1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.0
0.5
1.0
$0
$500
$1,000
2001 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual average value of $USD
12% increase
7% decrease
2%
decrease
5%
increase.05%
increase
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Domestic Production Investment
2008 to 2014 This chart includes all
major domestic and
Canadian co-
production production
activity filmed on-
location in Toronto in
all production
categories
Domestic production
investment has been
steadily increasing in
recent years. The
$652M spent in 2014 is
a is a record level
attributable to growth in
the area of domestic
TV Series spending.
This spending level
represents a 21%
increase over 2013.
$419.77
$434.02 $403.90 $427.44
$499.91 $515.22
$652.25
$0.94
$0.91
$0.97$0.99 $1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.5
1
$0
$250
$500
$750
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual average value of $USD
3%
increase
7%
decrease
6%
increase16%
increase
3% 21%
increase
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Foreign Production Investment
2008 to 2014
This chart includes all
major U.S. and
International production
activity filmed on-
location in Toronto
(feature films, movies
made-for-television,
mini-series, TV specials
and TV series.
Expenditures on
Foreign Productions
were over $500 million
in 2012 and 2011.
Much of this spend has
been replaced by strong
and sustained
significant domestic
spending in television
series.
$79.420
$228.520
$360.500
$530.380
$518.380
$438.810
$298.950
$0.94
$0.91
$0.97$0.99 $1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.5
1
$0
$250
$500
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual average value of $USD
$ 87%
increase
57%
increase
57%
increase
3%
decrease
14%
decrease
40 %
decrease
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Feature Film Production Investment
2008 to 2014
This chart includes
spending for both
domestic and foreign
productions filmed
with a minimum of
one day of location
shooting in Toronto.
2014 saw an 11%
decrease in
investment
attributable to not
having a major
feature for the year,
Feature Film
spending remains
relatively high and
Toronto and looks to
rebound in this
category in 2015.
$77.600
$239.120
$172.510
$287.600$287.1
$188.770$169.490
$0.94
$0.91
$0.97$0.99 $1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.5
1
$0
$150
$300
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual average value of $USD
11% decrease
Source: EI Film production information sheets
208% increase
27% decrease
87% increase
3% decrease
33% decrease
Television Series Production Investment
2008 to 2014 This chart includes
both domestic and
foreign productions for
television series filmed
with a minimum of one
day of location
shooting in Toronto.
2014 again saw a
significant increase in
television series
production spending
setting another new
high level for this type
of production activity in
Toronto.
Television Series
Production as a
segment has grown
significantly and
consistently for the
past 6 years
$334.50
$390.45
$512.95
$621.10
$707.95 $730.00
$757.40$0.94
$0.91
$0.97$0.99 $1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.5
1
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual average value of $USD
3.7% increase
Source: EI Film production information sheets
17% increase
31% increase
21% increase
14% increase
3% increase
Commercial Production Investment
2007 to 2014
This chart includes
domestic and foreign
spots filmed on-location
only.
Expenditures in 2014
show a 48% increase
from the 2013 level,
reaching
unprecedented levels in
Toronto as a result.
$96.900
$75.500
$83.400$89.700
$97.700
$99.200
$131.000
$194.600
$0.93$0.94
$0.91
$0.97$0.99
$1.00 $1.00
$0.90
0.5
1
$0
$100
$200
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Prod Spending Annual Average Value of $USD
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Toronto has become a
major production centre
for high quality big
budget TV Commercials
Location Filming Projects
2007 to 2014 Location filming
projects as a statistic
represents the total
number of
productions of all
types hosted in
Toronto’s various
residential and
business communities
as well as our BIAs.
Over the past eight
years, this number
has consistently been
between a thousand
and thirteen hundred
productions per year
with only minor
fluctuations.
1,0941,051
1,130 1,096
1,3031,345
1,189 1,195
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: EI Film production information sheets
Location Filming Shoot Days
2007 to 2014 The number of location
shooting days jumped in
Toronto in 2014 by 19%
over 2013 figures.
A shooting day is one
day of production from
start to wrap for one
production company, on
location or on street in
our residential and
business communities
as well as our BIAs, as
permitted by the Toronto
Film & Television Office.
These figures do not
include studio shooting
days of work or those
spent on animation or
visual special effects.
6,748
5,757
5,217 5,2275,424 5,284 5,328
6,361
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: EI Film production information sheets
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Toronto 2014
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