TORONTO, ON (November 12, 2024) – In a letter sent today, a coalition of eight major unions and guilds – groups representing over 87,000 screenwriters, directors, performers, artists, and crew in Canadian film & television – called on Telefilm Canada to stop funding productions that refuse to sign collective agreements…
Please be advised that the reality television series, Beast Games aka Project Greenlight, produced by: MB S1 On Inc., Blink49 Studios, and Green Light is not signatory to any ACTRA Agreement and is therefore a non-union Production. ACTRA’s Constitution and By-laws prohibit union members from working on such productions.
ACTRA wishes to express its full support for performers’ union SAG-AFTRA in its strike against some of the largest video game companies in the industry. With its element of interactivity, video games can be among the most engaging storytelling mediums, and those who breathe life into the onscreen characters are…
TORONTO, ON (June 13, 2024) – Members of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and the board of the Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) have ratified a one-year renewal of the National Commercial Agreement (NCA) which will be in effect from June 12, 2024 to May…
Toronto, ON (June 4, 2024) – ACTRA National President Eleanor Noble welcomed today’s announcement by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to require major streaming companies to contribute to the Canadian broadcasting system.“Today showed that the federal government has the backs of Canadian creators. By requiring online streamers to…
TORONTO, ON (April 17, 2024) – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) welcomes the federal government’s positive steps to support Canada’s creative sector within yesterday’s Federal Budget announcement but is disappointed it fails to include any urgently needed artificial intelligence safeguards. “ACTRA is pleased the 2024…
