Photo by Yes And Studio Toronto, January 4, 2023 – outACTRAto, the queer committee of ACTRA Toronto, proudly announces the winner of the fourth Queer Your Stories Short Film Competition. The competition is a partnership with the Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Canada’s largest 2SLGBTQ+ film festival and the single largest promoter…
Author: Karl Pruner
August 4, 2022, Toronto — In June of 2021, 260 ACTRA members responded to a survey regarding vocal health and acting in video games. The survey is the first quantified survey regarding vocal health in the industry. The key findings are that voice work in video games can be taxing…
ACTRA Toronto strongly condemns anti-Black racism, police violence and all forms of discrimination and harassment. On June 15, 2022, data was released by the Toronto Police Service that revealed race statistics on the use of force and strip searches, providing proof of the systemic discrimination and disproportionate abuse of power…
May 2, 2022, Toronto – ACTRA Toronto is pleased to announce the hiring of Luisa Alvarez Restrepo (she/her) in the role of Manager: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging. Ms. Alvarez Restrepo is a Colombian-Canadian film executive, programmer and creator with deep ties to the international film community. As Project Manager…
DO YOU WANT TO… support your sibling ACTRA Toronto members?help ensure safe and respectful work opportunities for ACTRA Toronto members?work closely with ACTRA Toronto Council and staff to advocate for change? ACTRA Toronto is seeking interested eligible Full Members to take on the following roles: Click a position title to…
There’s a new voucher in town. The new Green voucher will replace Blue, Pink & Yellow paper vouchers on set. The big change on the green voucher is the the top left box where you mark the appropriate checkbox to indicate your ACTRA membership category (Full Member, Apprentice,…