ACTRA names Noreen Golfman 2019 ‘Woman of the Year’, March 6th, 2019 - Toronto, ON — This year, Canadian performers are shining the spotlight on Newfoundland-based ACTRA member Noreen Golfman by naming her the 2019 ACTRA National Woman of the Year. ACTRA bestows this honour annually on an ACTRA member who excels in both her artistic and advocacy achievements.
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ACTRA’s short film Reel Women Seen launches for public use as advocacy tool, March 4th, 2019 - Toronto, ON — ACTRA production and award-winning short film Reel Women Seen is now publicly available to stream via ACTRA National’s YouTube channel for use as an advocacy tool. The short film brings awareness to the gender inequalities that exist in Canada’s film and television, which coincides with the International Women’s Day 2019 theme of calling for a more gender-balanced world.
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Urgent action needed to support creation, production and discoverability of Canadian content: ACTRA, January 16th, 2019 - TORONTO, ON — The Canadian union representing over 25,000 English-language performers in film, television and digital media has laid out its future vision in its submission to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel.
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Jay Baruchel to be honoured by Canadian performers with 2019 ACTRA National Award of Excellence, January 14th, 2019 - Toronto, ON — Canadian performers will honour Jay Baruchel with the 2019 ACTRA National Award of Excellence on Saturday, March 16 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The award recognizes an ACTRA member’s career achievements, and contribution to their fellow performers and Canada’s entertainment industry.
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Canadian Performers ratify new Independent Production deal, December 17th, 2018 - TORONTO, ON — An overwhelming number of ACTRA Members – 85.8 per cent – have voted YES in favour of ratifying the 2019-2021 Independent Production Agreement (IPA).
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Your cheque is in the mail, November 27th, 2018 - Canada Post has resumed regular mail service as of November 27, 2018. ACTRA and production offices will continue to send cheques through regular mail service going forward. Thank you for your understanding.
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