Trouble in The Great White North
A disturbing trend among Canadian VFX studios. Memories of the way Moon Crescent Studios folded up back in 2000 or 2001. At the very least the Canadian artists get to keep their portable health care.
2008: Unpaid Digital FX artists seek back pay of $1 million from Discovery Communications and Evergreen Films
http://www.fxguide.com/featured/labor_series_part_one_unpaid_artists/
2010: Fake Studio Fails to Pay Workers
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023071?refcatid=3691&printerfriendly=true
2011: Lumiere/Meteor VFX Bankrupt Again?!
http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/lumieremeteor-vfx-bankrupt-again/