#ACTRAToronto #ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #CanadianContent
#MarkCarney #AI #EvanSolomon
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
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#EvanSolomon
A Texas-based company (Staircase Studios #AI) is promising to deliver "near-major-studio" quality for so much less than any #ACTRA leader or union member can imagine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8SF...
#ACTRAToronto #ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #CanadianContent
#MarkCarney #AI #EvanSolomon
Will Solomon be cutting the on-screen jobs in the #CanadianFilm&Tv industry in half to keep up with the competition ?
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/05/14/e...
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#CanadianContent
#SAGAFTRA
hughbetcha.substack.com/p/actra-wher...
#ACTRAAlberta #union #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
hughbetcha.substack.com/p/actra-the-...
#ACTRAToronto #ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA #unionstrong #SAGAFTRA #IATSE #tariffs #DonaldTrump #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WL_...
#ACTRAToronto #ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA #unionstrong #SAGAFTRA #IATSE #tariffs #DonaldTrump #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAAwards #tafiffs #SAGAFTRA #DonaldTrump
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta
#ACTRAAwards #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
#unionstrong ? #SAGAFTRA
hughbetcha.substack.com/p/actra-brea...
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#SAGAFTRA
hughbetcha.substack.com/p/actra-the-...
You don’t need to go off-shore to get the catch of the day!
Some of the freshest finds are here in Canada, like the new hit series Saint-Pierre.
Reel in the party that will put performers first & keep electing to #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
#ACTRA #saintpierre
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #SAGAFTRA
The current Canadian policies favour #CanadianContent (aka #CanCon), at the expense of international streaming services, and limit the ability of Canadian creatives ( #ACTRA union members )to collaborate with global studios
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta #BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #SAGAFTRA
California has been hemorrhaging jobs in the American Film, TV & media industry.
Canada's Film,TV & media industry is built on Hollywood's loss.
Go to 2:55 on the video below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhe4...
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
April 26, 2025 marks the 3rd anniversary of the so-called commercial lockout.
Will #ACTRA National President Eleanor Noble be delivering an update like the one she delivered in the video below?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEj...
#ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP #ACTRAToronto
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #unionstrong
How many jobs can the average #ACTRA union member who is only making $10,000 a year in the precarious film and tv industry in Canada afford to lose?
#ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
How #unionstrong are the #ACTRAToronto union members who have been going to their local food bank because they can't get by on $10,000 a year anywhere in Ontario?
#ACTRAAlberta #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
How #unionstrong are the #ACTRAToronto members who have had to move out of Toronto because they couldn't live on $10 K a year in a city where the rent for a one bedroom apartment exceeds $2 K a month and a bungalow costs over $1,000,000?
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #SAGAFTRA
How #unionstrong are the average ACTRA union members who are only making a yearly income of $10,000 in ACTRA-sanctioned productions?
How 'strong' are the ACTRA union members who are making less than $10,000 a year?
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #SAGAFTRA
The average #ACTRA union members aren’t getting paid to say that they’re ‘actors’.
They get paid for the work that they do not for the work that they have fantasies about getting.
They aren't on a retainer.
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #UBCP
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #SAGAFTRA
#ACTRA is a union representing 30,000 independent contractors.
The average ACTRA union member is actually very weak, financially speaking, if they're relying on what they earn in the Canadian film & tv industry.
#ACTRA National President Eleanor Noble said that ACTRA performers "only earn $10,000 a year on average in Canada" in a Feb 2024 #CBC article entitled 'Self-tapes are Hollywood's new normal for auditions. Not everyone is happy'.
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA #SAGAFTRA
The current Canadian policies favour domestic content, at the expense of international streaming services, and limit the ability of Canadian creatives to collaborate with global studios
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA #SAGAFTRA
The MPA is lobbying the US gov't to address these issues, advocating for changes in trade negotiations that would lead to a more open and competitive market for streaming in Canada
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA #SAGAFTRA
The MPA is concerned about regulations requiring streaming services to contribute financially to Canadian content.
These regulations will drive up costs and limit the consumers' choices
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The Canadian policies limit opportunities for global streamers to collaborate directly with Canadian creatives and invest in content that could be seen worldwide
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The MPA (Motion Picture Association) represents major Hollywood studios.
The MPA believes that Canadian policies, particularly those related to streaming and content creation, are overly restrictive and stifle competition.
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) wants the US gov't to dismantle certain Canadian film and TV policies because of the impact those policies will have on U.S.-based studios' ability to access the Canadian market.
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The MPA is lobbying the US gov't to address these issues, advocating for changes in trade negotiations that would lead to a more open and competitive market for streaming in Canada
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The MPA is concerned about regulations requiring streaming services to contribute financially to Canadian content.
These regulations will drive up costs and limit the consumers' choices
#ACTRAAlberta #ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA
#BuyCanadianWatchCanadian #ACTRA
The Canadian policies limit opportunities for global streamers to collaborate directly with Canadian creatives and invest in content that could be seen worldwide