Toronto, ON (November 13, 2018) — ACTRA production Reel Women Seen was honoured with the Toronto Independent Film Festival’s 2018 Festival Director Award (Short Film). “I thank the festival organizers of the Toronto Independent Film Festival for this award and for allowing us to share our film with the Toronto community,” said Reel Women…
Over the past year, ACTRA has been and remains dedicated to preventing and reducing harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence within our union and the broader Canadian creative industry. While progress has been made over the last 12 months, there is still more work to be done.
Toronto, ON (October 1, 2018) — ACTRA is pleased the federal government stood by its commitment to protect Canadian culture and cultural industries by incorporating and strengthening the cultural exemption in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, formerly NAFTA). “Maintaining and enhancing a cultural exemption has been a key priority for…
Montreal, QC (August 30, 2018) – As Canada embarks on what appears to be a fundamental landmark in the renegotiation of NAFTA, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDEC) wishes to reiterate the need to maintain cultural exemption in this important trade agreement. The cultural exemption, already included in…
TORONTO, ON (August 30, 2018) — ACTRA says today’s CRTC’s new conditions on license renewals of broadcasters is a win for Canadians who want to see Canadian stories. In a new decision released today, the CRTC has reversed last year’s decision to decrease the required amount broadcasters must spend on Canadian…
TORONTO, ON (August 27, 2018) — Stephen Waddell, National Executive Director of ACTRA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Blanchette to Director, Public Policy and Communications at ACTRA. “We are happy to welcome Lisa Blanchette as our new Director of Public Policy and Communications,” said Stephen Waddell. “Lisa’s background in…
