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It's not surprising that Hollywood dominates movies in Quebec, given that the costs of production are so much higher, compared to television.
In Montreal, are there many people who attend both French- and English-language movies? Or are the two markets clearly separated?
Yes, Hollywood dominates in most parts of the world, including many markets a lot larger than Quebec.
I would assume there is considerable overlap in more bilingual areas like Montreal (and also Gatineau) with people watching movies in the original language. My wife and I do this, and will watch American movies in the original English if we can, and of course Quebec or French movies in French, and movies in Italian for example in French (dubbed or subtitled).
Successful Anglophone Canadian entertainers often migrate to the USA in pursuit of much bigger paychecks. What about Francophones? Do they head for Hollywood, too? (But wouldn't they face a serious language/accent barrier?) Do any go to France? (But there's an accent barrier, too. And I don't think the French have much interest in anything Quebec-related). Or do they stay at home, satisfied with being big fish in a small pond?
Very few of them go to Hollywood, and if they go anywhere they tend to go to France. Assuming we are talking about actors here. Though recently there was Karine Vanasse who played in Pan Am and Caroline Dhavernas played in Wonderfalls. Geneviève Bujold also had a career in the States including a stint in Star Trek.
Though there are a number of Quebec actors in France, most of the Quebec cultural migrants are in the music industry and, interestingly enough comedy (surprising because humour doesn't always cross cultures well). Quebec celebrities pop up on French talk shows all the time, and people from France are seen on our talk shows all the time too.
In terms of the career paths of Francophone entertainers, what you describe sounds like a pretty nice little world. (And there's also a lot of cultural subsidies, right?) Given that the barriers to success in either Hollywood or France would be high, do many still try to make the jump to a wider audience?
It's the classic big fish in a small pond situation.
Yes, there are subsidies (for both English and French language productions BTW) in Canada but a large chunk of it is self-sustaining.
In Canada you have regulations on Canadian content covering music and TV programming, and generally speaking a generalist TV network needs to be 1/3 Canadian in its programming in prime time.
It's the classic big fish in a small pond situation.
Yes, there are subsidies (for both English and French language productions BTW) in Canada but a large chunk of it is self-sustaining.
In Canada you have regulations on Canadian content covering music and TV programming, and generally speaking a generalist TV network needs to be 1/3 Canadian in its programming in prime time.
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