(Via PRNewswire) The Actors’ Fund of Canada will now be known simply as The AFC, announces Fiona Reid, President of its Board of Directors. With the change, the group hopes to encourage support and raise
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Milestone Anniversaries, Reading Princess Bride at TIFF, NFB Goes Atlantic
This year’s Jason Reitman Live Read at TIFF will feature the script of The Princess Bride, the Festival has just announced. This unique annual event casts today’s actors in a readers’ theatre version of a
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“TV Is Dead, Long Live TV!” says Cartt’s Bill Roberts, covering the Banff World Media Fest. He writes at length about the continuing U.S. domination of the market, why it keeps going, and the government’s
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What Works and What Doesn’t: News for Today
A rally at the Nova Scotia legislature for a last-minute schedule change to the Financial Measures Act, which cut tax credit for the film industry in the province, apparently had no effect — the Act
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