Creative Saskatchewan

Questions have abounded after news late last week that the new LED Volume Wall at the John Hopkins Soundstage will soon be leaving Regina. The LED wall itself is a private investment on the part of Volume Global to the tune of $12.5 million. They brought the wall to the soundstage in partnership with Saskatchewan-based […]

Creative Saskatchewan and the Government of Saskatchewan showcased 15 trailers from the 34 productions that have received funding over the past two years from the Creative Saskatchewan Feature Film and Television Production Grant Program. The productions were celebrated with the trailers being shown during a private screening event at the Roxy Magic Lantern Theatre in […]

Police are investigating after the economic development agency responsible for Saskatchewan’s creative industries was defrauded of more than $331,000. Megan Folden with Creative Saskatchewan says she is unable to release details while the matter is being investigated and before court. The agency has applied to court asking for Royal Bank of Canada to return the money, and […]

The Guardians of the North TV show is set to return for a second season in 2024. The television docuseries, which follows wildland firefighters and dedicated First Nation responders in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous and northern communities while they protect the people, property and resources of the north, will see its second season airing next spring on […]

A decade ago, in a devastating blow to the film industry, the Saskatchewan government ruthlessly severed the lifeline that was the film employment tax credit. Their reason? The province claimed it bled their coffers dry, heedless of the creative souls left in ruins. The scars of that merciless decision still haunt the industry, but today […]

As the film and television production industry continues to expand in the prairies and in Saskatchewan, Prairie Economic Development Canada is providing a major investment into a new training program with the Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA). SMPIA has secured $900,000 in funding from Prairies Economic Development Canada to create a training program called […]

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Parks, Culture, and Sports has announced that an additional $7.5 million is being given to Creative Saskatchewan. The money will go into the Feature Film and Television Production Grant Program under Creative Saskatchewan. This funding is on top of the $10 million that has already been invested in the grant program. “As […]