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07/11/2016
ACTRA Rep. Tina Alford along with Teamster President Al Porter, Teamster Business Agent Lukas Eichel-Fominov & IATSE 669 Prairie Vice President Chooch Paglaro volunteered at Culture & Tourism Minister Miranda's Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. Over 900 served!
02/03/2016
Council mulls home for Edmonton film commissioner | Metro News Film commissioner was left vacant last year, but council wants office renewed
01/08/2016
Via IATSE 669: Here is a link to Global Calgary's interview with Luke Azevedo regarding the impact of The Revenant Movie on the Local Economy. In addition to the many 730 Albertans directly employed on this set, Many thanks also to the numerous Members of IATSE 891 Vancouver who worked on this larger project.
Hollywood movie ‘The Revenant’ has ties to Calgary | Watch News Videos Online Watch Hollywood movie ‘The Revenant’ has ties to Calgary Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
12/09/2015
That awkward moment when you have to explain a Chinook to Leo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio spent last winter in our part of the world shooting The Revenant with director Alejandro G. Inarritu.
11/26/2015
10 years after Brokeback Mountain shot in Alberta, Jake Gyllenhaal, reflects on his work with the late Heath Ledger and the role Brokeback may have had in the last decade in the advancement of gay rights in the USA.
Ten Years After 'Brokeback,' Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Heath Ledger: "Way Beyond His Years as a... Ten years after Jake Gyllenhaal starred in the landmark Brokeback Mountain — and almost eight years after the death of co-star Heath Ledger — the actor said he had no qualms about taking the role when it came his way. "It’s one of the most beautiful scripts I’ve ever read, and it was Ang Lee, and at…
09/23/2015
Editorial in the Edmonton Journal
Could Edmonton be the true Hollywood North?: Editorial Edmonton needs its film commissioner back, plus some studio space to actually make movies.
05/01/2015
The Alberta NDP respond to AAMPTU's questions about our industry - check it out.
ACTRA Alberta – Alberta’s NDP responds to ACTRA / AAMPTU’s Questionnaire Days after the Alberta Election was called, AAMPTU (Alberta Association of Motion Picture Television Unions) sent a short questionnaire to all the political parties in Alberta asking for their position on our industry. Below is the response from the NDP Party.
04/29/2015
A nice Herald story on the progress being made at the Labour Board.
Labour board rules producers of Alberta-shot western cannot touch Alberta Film grant funds until... The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that producers behind a troubled western shot in 2013 starring Kiefer Sutherland cannot gain access to an estimated $1.7-million in Alberta Film Grant f...
04/23/2015
Nice Breakthrough for screen -based industry in Nova Scotia
Film tax credit deal struck between government and film reps Nova Scotia's government has struck a deal with the film industry over the planned cuts to the film tax credit.
04/22/2015
PC Party is the first political party to respond to AAMPTU's election questionnaire. Hoping to receive responses from the other parties in the next day or so.
ACTRA Alberta – PC Party of Alberta responds to AAMPTU’s / ACTRA’s Questionnaire Days after the Alberta Election was called, AAMPTU (Alberta Association of Motion Picture Television Unions) sent a short questionnaire to all the political parties in Alberta asking for their position on our industry. Below is the response from the PC Party. We are still waiting for the other par…