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Prominent Canadian Actor and Filmmaker, Don McKellar, Expelled from WGA Alongside Park Chan-wook for Writing HBO’s The Sympathizer During 2023 Strike

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025Today's Top StoriesDon McKeller, Park Chan-wook, The Sympathizer, WGA

When the Writers Guild of American (WGA) went on the 2023 strike in response to the film industry’s insufficient compensation, streaming residuals, and the rise of AI, its members were fully expected, under WGA guideline,

The Backbench Live Part 3: C-11 & US Media Strikes

November 24, 2023November 17, 2023Today's Top StoriesC-11, Dennis Heaton, Haydn Wazelle, Karen Lam, Matt Hatfield, SAG, The BackBench Live, WGA

On October 3rd, 2023, there was a very special episode of The Backbench Live recorded at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver during the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Mattea Roach spoke with four prominent experts

What to Look Forward to Now that the Writer’s Strike Has Ended

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Today's Top StoriesSAG-AFTRA Strike, WGA, Writer's Strike

Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as the Writers Guild of America strike ended last week. While the strike’s end was always inevitable, the demands of the guild – from protections regarding

The SAG-AFRTA Strike Comments That Landed Stephen Amell in Hot Water

August 9, 2023August 8, 2023Today's Top StoriesSAG-AFTRA Strike, Stephen Amell, WGA

As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike wages on, there has been little movement on either side as the most recent

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