Canada is one of the world’s leading producers of games and audiovisual content. An advisory panel convened by the Ministry of Culture is tasked with ensuring that this remains the case. Jason Della Rocca has been appointed to the panel from the games industry.
With the help of an advisory board, the Canadian government intends to review and adapt its support for the creative industries – and the audiovisual media sector in particular – in order to future-proof it. The stated aim is to ensure that the government’s measures remain effective, efficient and transparent, so as to support the entire spectrum of the sector.
Canada has appointed specialists from eleven sectors to the board, who will support policy-makers within the Advisory Board. From the games industry, entrepreneur and investor Jason Della Rocca was appointed by Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. “We have the talent. We have the creativity. We need a modernized system that keeps pace and sets us up for future success. The advisory panel will help us adapt our support to the system so it can respond to the sector’s current and future needs, while strengthening our economy and creating good jobs,” said Miller.
The committee as a whole consists of the following people:
Just recently, industry expert Zoran Roso spoke to Jason Della Rocco about the developer landscape, investors and the potentially misguided expectations of tax credits.
