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Unions & Guilds
In Brief: ‘Lilith Fair’ doc, Heated Rivalry win at Webby Awards
Plus: A Quebec comedy short has been selected for Cannes Critics’ Week, DGC Ontario elects a new executive board chair, and more.
In Brief: Aisha Evelyna’s Seahorse selected for ABFF competition
Plus: Blink49 Studios preps the new season of Bell Media’s Disasters at Sea, APTN honours Rogers Sports & Media for its support of Indigenous-language NHL broadcasts, and more.
ACTRA Toronto names Rob Halpin as executive director
Halpin joins the actors’ union after working at the Ontario Federation of Labour for more than a decade.
CMPA-BC, UBCP/ACTRA ratify animation agreement
The three-year agreement introduces the Limited New Media Pilot Project, setting terms for short-form animation works produced for social media and YouTube.
DGC’s BIPOC membership tops 20%, still below national average
The Directors Guild of Canada released its fourth annual membership census on Jan. 29.
CMPA, DGC ratify three-year standard agreement
The Canadian Media Producers Association has also signed an MOU with the Producers Guild of Korea to enhance copro efforts between the two countries.
Human authorship and copyright in the face of AI
Canadian Heritage’s final round of meetings on the effects of AI on the creative industries saw testimony from the DGC and WGC leaders.
Producers accuse WGC of punitive actions in writer fee dispute
The Writers Guild of Canada filed a grievance against the production Someone’s Daughter in September, claiming unpaid writer fees.
DGC names delegation for inaugural Access Canada Summit
The summit runs from Sept. 8 to 10 during the Toronto International Film Festival.
DGC BIPOC membership remains below national average: report
The Directors Guild of Canada’s 2024 census also revealed that average yearly incomes fell 22.4% across ethnic and gender lines, due to the 2023 strikes.
BBDO Canada, ACTRA sign commercial projects deal
The move involving one of Canada’s larger advertising agencies, announced March 28, is effective immediately.
ACTRA members ratify IPA with Canadian producers
The new three-year Independent Production Agreement has also been approved by the CMPA board of directors.
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