Reelworld x ACTRA: e20 Table Reads The Reelworld Emerging 20 (E20) Program provides the opportunity for 20 emerging series and film writers to take part in a 3-month program to create or polish their idea into a script draft, hone their…
The ACTRA National DEIB Committee held two competitions where ACTRA Members were invited to draw from their personal experiences and submit a script that answered a specific diversity question. Successful candidates were provided with funding to create a short film based on their winning script. DEIB Committee Short Film…
TORONTO, ON – ACTRA announced today that its ACTRA Performers’ Rights Society (PRS) Director, Michael Murray, is leaving the organization on August 19, 2022, to pursue another opportunity.
Major advertising agencies continue to lock out top talent and harm performers TORONTO (July 13, 2022) – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the union representing professional performers who make commercials, participated in a mediation session yesterday in hopes of renewing an agreement to help…
“Today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, taking away the right to choose for millions of Americans. Canada maintains its position and continues to protect access to abortion and reproductive rights. We recognize that the news of today’s ruling may cause or reawaken pain or…
TORONTO (June 13, 2022) – The union representing performers who make commercials unanimously endorsed a strategy to fight back against concerted union-busting by some advertising agencies. Its plan, backed by an initial $1 million from national reserves, will keep commercials made using union talent and take every legal step to…
