Tag: Telefilm

TV & Film News – ACTRA, DGC and IATSE come together...

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)...

Telefilm to consult on Canadian Oscar eligibility criteria

Telefilm Canada has issued a revised call for entries for the 92nd Academy Awards' Best International Feature Film Award (formerly Best Foreign Language Film)...

Women in View report finds female leadership key to creating gender...

The latest ​Women in View On Screen report finds that while the number of women employed on Canadian film and television productions is growing, they...

Film & TV News In Brief – ACTRA Toronto to honour...

ACTRA Toronto will present its 2019 Award of Excellence to Canadian character actor Jayne Eastwood. Eastwood has held roles on screen and stage over...

Telefilm names new director of Public and Government Affairs

Telefilm Canada has announced that Catherine Émond will succeed Jean-Claude Mahé as director, Public and Governmental Affairs, as Mahé gets set to retire from the organization at the...

What the new USMCA deal means for broadcasting

NAFTA renegotiations wrapped Sunday night with a new trilateral trade deal. While protections for Canada's cultural sectors remain as-is in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),...

Sophie Dupuis’ Chien de garde to represent Canada in Oscars race

Telefilm has announced that director Sophie Dupuis' Chien de garde will represent Canada in the race for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, to be held...

CBC Gem streaming service to launch later this year

CBC has unveiled plans to launch streaming service CBC Gem, promising a less commercial, Canadian experience. Speaking at industry event Content Canada in Toronto, being...

Telefilm, Birks to celebrate the year’s Women in Film during TIFF

Telefilm Canada and Birks have announced the honourees for the sixth annual Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Women in Film. This year’s honourees include director Nettie Wild...

Telefilm Canada has officially launched its online platform Dialogue

TV/FILM/VIDEO: Telefilm Canada has officially launched its online platform Dialogue, which allows audiovisual industry clients to create, submit and manage funding applications in one place....