Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 16, 2020) - Datametrex AI Limited (TSXV: DM) (FSE: D4G) (OTC: DTMXF) (the "Company" or "Datametrex") is pleased to announce it has received second Purchase Order (P.O.) for COVID-19 screening solutions with Lighthouse Pictures Inc., a Film and Television production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The service is scheduled to commence on September 16, 2020. Datametrex anticipates that it will have little or no upfront costs associated with importing and selling these test kits.
Lighthouse Pictures is a company that specializes in producing genre and mid-to small-budget film and television projects. Industry leaders Shawn Williamson and Jamie Goehring helm Lighthouse Pictures. With over 65 productions in the past ten years, Lighthouse Pictures productions continue to be recognized. Year after year, Lighthouse projects have received industry praise with Canadian Screen Awards nominations, and numerous Leo Awards.
Vancouver is the third-largest production centre in North America, worth CDN $3.2 Billion during 2018/19, according to Creative BC. British Columbia is home to several world-class Film and TV studios, includingBridge Studios,Mammoth Studios, Vancouver Film Studios, North Shore Studios, Ironwood Studios, Canadian Motion Picture Park, and The Crossing Studios.
They all produce, on average, approximately 65+ movies and 55+ TV series annually, as well as hundreds of other filming days for commercials, TV pilots and other features. This industry generates over 42,000 direct and indirect jobs in Film and TV production, with more than 80 percent located in Metro Vancouver. British Columbia is world-renowned as a versatile and dependable hub for motion picture production.
Entire film and TV production in Canada represent $8.92 Billion in production volume, and full-time equivalent jobs represent 179,000 workers. In March 2020, the industry stopped in Vancouver, and the surrounding areas had 46 productions filming which does not include the TV commercial market. Each of the shows would have a minimum of a 100-person film crew. (source: https://www.creativebc.com/about-us/research-and-reports/index)
This demonstrates that Canada can be an advocate for the Film industry, as we have testing and labs already set up throughout. Additionally, Canada has far fewer instances of coronavirus with 139,146 cases, compared with more than 6,545,948 in the US, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
"With our pre-screening and screening tools, this industry can resume and provide us with the much-needed entertainment that this newly indoor, online-based culture requires", said Marshall Gunter CEO of the Company.
These tools were developed as a direct response to customer needs and the ever-changing physical distancing recommendations, safety guidelines, and workplace flexibility initiatives being observed across North America and around the globe.
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