Toronto, November 5, 2021 – Beans writer-director Tracey Deer and comedy troupe TallBoyz II Men will be celebrated on Friday, November 12, 2021, at 8 p.m. on www.sandirossawards.com as they accept their 2021 Sandi Ross Awards. Tracey Deer and Tallboyz Vance Banzo, Guled Abdi, Franco Nguyen and Tim Blair accept…
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Toronto – September 13, 2021 – ACTRA Toronto Council has approved a name change to their juried performance awards as follows: VOICE: Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice ON-SCREEN: Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming…
Toronto – September 10, 2021 – ACTRA Toronto Council names Alistair Hepburn to succeed Sue Milling as Executive Director. Hepburn moves up from his role as Director of Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) at the branch, transitioning to his new role today. Ms Milling will stay on in an…
Toronto – April 19, 2021 –Today, ACTRA Toronto presents a Showcase featuring a curated selection of self-taped scenes by established and on-the-cusp Black performers in its membership at https://www.diversityshowcase.ca/. The site is a public-facing, online promotion of the depth and diversity of ACTRA Toronto’s membership, made with the…
ACTRA Toronto strongly condemns racism, police violence and all forms of discrimination. In solidarity with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, we support the call for the Toronto Police Services Board, Toronto Police Service, City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario to take bold action to address systemic and anti-Black…
Toronto – March 21, 2021 – Winnifred Jong, Jessica Meya and Louis Taylor receive 2020 Sandi Ross Awards Toronto, March 21, 2021 – Tokens creator-director Winnifred Jong and Working the Scene in Colour co-creators Jessica Meya and Louis Taylor were honoured at the Sandi Ross Awards tonight. The recipients were…