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Filmport
developer, said in an inter- TEDCO acquired the
view to the Toronto Star that property from Imperial Oil
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Continued from page B1
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film production business. officer, said while it would
walls to provide the ideal
“The whole idea of build have been more profitable
acoustic environment for
it and they will come is a because of the waterfront lo-
production crews. Combine
scary concept,” he said to cation to build a condo vil-
this with the sheer size of
the Toronto Star. “This is a lage, they decided the higher
the studio and cozy office
big leap of faith for every- priority for the city should
space for executives, and
one but we are confident this be to make land available
you have a space that is
is what the city needs to at- for the growth in infrastruc-
ready to attract big block-
tract business.” ture for the film industry.
buster productions to the
The origin of the Film- At the end of construc-
city.
port project goes back to tion, the final tally for the
That’s the hope, at least.
2002, when the Toronto project will be approxi-
Pre-Con Inc.
There is little doubt that
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the project is a gamble. Un-
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city was losing productions
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