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This initiative also explores the challenges associated with playing Canadian content (from the viewpoints of theatre owners and distributors) and what can be done to encourage theatres to play more Canadian content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #221f1f;\">Research Firm: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #221f1f;\">\u00a0Published by ERM Research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Study Funding: <\/strong>This research was funded by Telefilm Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context Summary: ERM Research conducted roundtables to examine the independent theatre landscape, both pre- and post-pandemic and what Telefilm can do to help assist exhibitors as they move towards reopening. 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