Got a bit of a shock in the last day or so. Details here: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/02/20/telefilm-rules-change.html Personal opinion time. I’ve said it elsewhere, so I may as well say it here: Michel Roy committed an act of rudeness and contempt by wanting this rules change at all, never mind saying so publicly. One of the main…
This Beautiful City Takes Best Actor and Actress at ACTRA Awards
Ed Glass-Donnely’s debut feature film This Beautiful City has taken both Best Actor (Aaron Poole) and Best Actress (Caroline Cave) at the 2008 ACTRA Awards. Unless you are travelling the Film Festival circuit your first chance to see the film and hear the soundtrack (which inlcudes the Deadly Snakes, Amy Millan and the Fembots) will…
ACTRA Sides Against the Audience
ACTRA supports Jim Prentices anti-consumer copyright legislation and is angry over it’s delay. As a long frequent supporter of Canadian film, television and theatre I can’t help but feel that they ACTRA (who I don’t believe speaks for all Canadian actors) is being short sighted and reactionary in this case. Hopefully their stance won’t weaken…