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Film
CSAs ’22: Transplant, Scarborough rise to the top with eight awards apiece
Transplant won Best Drama Series, Sort Of took home Best Comedy Series, while Scarborough won Best Motion Picture on the last night of the Canadian Screen Awards.
CSAs ’22: Scarborough wins best first feature, ties overall wins with Night Raiders
Both films walked away with five awards apiece, while All My Puny Sorrows earned two awards during the cinematic awards ceremony.
DGC BC members authorize strike with ‘overwhelming’ majority
The vote, which closed Thursday (April 7), resulted in more than 92% of voting members in favour of a strike mandate, with DGC BC stating its goal is to return to the negotiating table.
In brief: Federal budget allocates $50 million to arts, culture, and heritage organizations
Plus: Marcia Douglas becomes key member of CMPA leadership team, Annie Bradley is re-elected as DGC Ontario chair, WIFT Toronto reveals projects for its annual Showcase of short works, and more.
Barry Avrich apologizes for CSAs comment that ‘it doesn’t matter’ who tells Black stories
Several equity seeking organizations sent a letter to the Canadian Academy saying Avrich’s words in his Canadian Screen Awards acceptance speech were “harmful.”
AMPTP and CMPA warn of implications if DGC BC’s strike vote goes through
The AMPTP and CMPA say the directors guild’s vote, which closes Thursday, “sends a message of labour uncertainty in the province.”
Knowledge Network board responds to petition to overhaul leadership
The pubcaster board says it “acknowledges the petition and the desire to improve equity behind it,” but did not address the request to replace CEO Rudy Buttignol directly.
A transformational decade for the Canadian Academy
How the Canadian Screen Awards are striving to reinvent themselves at the 10-year mark.
Op-ed: Diversity is being used as a scapegoat for capitalism, and it’s time to talk about it
Jenn Paul, ACTRA National’s director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, writes that “making ‘diversity’ a scapegoat for business decisions is lazy, reductionist, irresponsible and dangerous.”
CRTC chairperson says Bill C-11 provides ‘a more flexible approach to regulation’
Ian Scott praised various aspects of the Online Streaming Act and addressed concerns about social media content regulation to a class at Ryerson University.
Wildhood navigates a wild theatrical market
A look at how Canadian Screen Award nominee Wildhood is using tools, including an FYC campaign, to gain attention after another year of pandemic upheaval.
Canadian doc filmmaker John Zaritsky has died at age 79
The Vancouver-based director’s esteemed career spanned 40 years and included an Oscar win for 1981’s Just Another Missing Kid.
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