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Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …
Read More »TIFF 2023 kicks off amid actors and writers strike
By Noel Ransome The Canadian Press Posted September 7, 2023 6:06 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors but festival CEO Cameron Bailey is touting a strong …
Read More »Manitoba film industry hit by U.S. writers and actors strike – Winnipeg
The strike by writers and actors in the U.S. is starting to impact the Manitoba film industry. As the Writers Guild of America strike enters its third month, and since the Screen Actors Guild joined the picket line two weeks ago, projects slated for Manitoba over the next few months …
Read More »Filming Christmas in July? How Hollywood strikes hit holiday movie-making here – National
It’s a classic holiday film tale: small towns, snowflakes and star-crossed lovers. But this year’s queue of beloved holiday movies may be considerably smaller due to the worldwide shut-down of productions caused by current Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Glitch SPFX is an Ottawa-based special effects company responsible for simulating …
Read More »How the Hollywood actors strike may impact Canada’s film, TV industries
Canada’s film and television community is bracing for more job uncertainty amid a Hollywood actors’ strike that observers say has the potential to throw more people out of work, upend TV schedules and dim the wattage of celeb-studded events like the Toronto International Film Festival. The decision by the Screen …
Read More »Rural Alberta frustrated with oil and gas ‘bad actors’ not paying tax as industry swims in cash
As questions loom about how Canada’s oilpatch will spend its record profits, Alberta’s rural municipalities are once again calling for what they’re owed in outstanding property taxes. Jason Schneider, a director with the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), says the oil boom is good news, and the majority of companies are paying their …
Read More »The terrorist threat posed by lone actors is ‘difficult to detect,’ says federal report
Violent extremists in Canada have the “intent and capability” to commit acts of terrorism, but detecting attacks by lone actors or small groups before they happen is “difficult,” says an internal threat assessment conducted for the federal government last year. The warning is found in a threat analysis prepared by the federal government’s …
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