ACTRA Toronto

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The ACTRA Toronto Annual General Meeting (AGM) is quickly approaching on Tuesday, June 23rd from 2-5pm! At the AGM we'll...
06/18/2026

The ACTRA Toronto Annual General Meeting (AGM) is quickly approaching on Tuesday, June 23rd from 2-5pm! At the AGM we'll be discussing the NCA lockout, preference of engagement, bargaining, and other critical issues facing our union. ⁠
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The AGM will take place at the Young People’s Theatre in Toronto, and you can join in-person or virtually on Zoom. The AGM is open to all ACTRA Toronto members in good standing.⁠
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Register now: https://actratoronto.com/annual-general-meeting/

Meet the panel of ACTRA Toronto’s MoCap Self-tape Workshop.With extensive experience in motion capture performance, they...
06/16/2026

Meet the panel of ACTRA Toronto’s MoCap Self-tape Workshop.

With extensive experience in motion capture performance, they’ll give critique on our finalists materials, answer audience questions, and share their perspectives on videogame performance best practices.

Missed out? Zoom registration has been reopened for a limited time with additional online spots.

📅 18th of June
🕒 5pm - 6:30pm
🔗 in our bio

After much deliberation by our judging panel, nine finalists have been selected to have their material reviewed live dur...
06/16/2026

After much deliberation by our judging panel, nine finalists have been selected to have their material reviewed live during ACTRA Toronto’s Videogame MoCap Self-tape Workshop.
Join us on Thursday as our panelists provide feedback, discuss performance choices, and explore what makes an effective videogame self-tape.

Missed out? Zoom registration has been reopened for a limited time with and additional online spots.

📅 18th of June
🕒 5pm - 6:30pm
🔗 in our bio

We're still buzzing about the ACTRA Toronto Members and shows that took home trophies at the recent Canadian Screen Awar...
06/15/2026

We're still buzzing about the ACTRA Toronto Members and shows that took home trophies at the recent Canadian Screen Awards. And you can meet them all in a special new spotlight in ACTRA Toronto Performers Magazine!

The final show was hosted by ACTRA Toronto member Andrew Phung and presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2025.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. Read more about the ACTRA Toronto Members who took home an award: https://performersmagazine.com/spotlight-2026-canadian-screen-awards/

We are thrilled to share the news that ACTRA Toronto's Gail Haupert (Director, Contracts and Production) was recently na...
06/09/2026

We are thrilled to share the news that ACTRA Toronto's Gail Haupert (Director, Contracts and Production) was recently named to the Board of Directors at FilmOntario! Gail will serve the remainder of Alistair Hepburn's term, who left the Board earlier this year.

FilmOntario is an industry consortium representing the over 45,000 individuals working in the screen-based industry in Ontario and whose member organizations are from all parts of the film, television and digital media industries. Learn more about FilmOntario: https://www.filmontario.ca/

Congratulations, Gail!

📷️: Jackie Brown Photography

06/08/2026

ACTRA Toronto VP, Councillor and National Councillor Jinny Wong has an important message for Members: Don't miss the upcoming AGM on June 23rd!

At the AGM we'll be discussing the NCA lockout, preference of engagement, bargaining, and other critical issues facing our union.

The AGM will be on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Young People’s Theatre in Toronto, and you can join in-person or virtually on Zoom. The AGM is open to all ACTRA Toronto members in good standing.

Register now: https://actratoronto.com/annual-general-meeting/

If you require accessibility accommodations, including ASL, please let us know by June 12, 2026.

06/05/2026

We were thrilled to see Heated Rivalry’s continued success with its record-breaking haul at the !

The show’s wonderful cast also won the Members’ Choice Series Ensemble Award at the 24th ACTRA Awards in Toronto, proudly presented by AFBS. Hear from cast members Harrison Browne, Slavic Rogozine and Callan Potter, with a special appearance by Nadine Bhabha (who was also our awards show host!) on the winners' red carpet with Gabriella de la Torre. Nadine also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Drama Series for Heated Rivalry!

Congratulations to Nadine, Harrison, Slavic, Callan and the entire Heated Rivalry team. Let’s keep telling our (award-winning) Canadian stories!

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT! Here's your opportunity to get real feedback from MoCap industry pros who cast this work. Submiss...
06/05/2026

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT! Here's your opportunity to get real feedback from MoCap industry pros who cast this work. Submissions close TODAY, June 5th at 5pm for the Videogame Working Group's MoCap Self-Tape Workshop happening on June 18th from 5-6:30pm (it's free!)⁠
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What you need to do:⁠
🎮 Step 1: Pick one of the provided scripts⁠
🎥 Step 2: Record a self-tape as if you were doing a motion capture audition⁠
📨 Step 3: Submit by 5pm on June 5th ⁠

That's it! Selected self-tape submissions will be analyzed at the workshop by industry pros who will share practical feedback on performance, physicality, and framing.

All experience levels welcome. No demo reel needed. Did we mention it's free?!

Grab your sides and submit now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSIOteK1S8J-0iL1zm1cB55epliAvEa37cH1_XV2bf1Oo8iQ/viewform

And don't forget to RSVP on the calendar event page.

We had an amazing time at the CFC Comedy Series Lab Industry Showcase! The lab supports a new generation of comedy creat...
06/04/2026

We had an amazing time at the CFC Comedy Series Lab Industry Showcase! The lab supports a new generation of comedy creators as they develop bold, original series for the Canadian and global marketplace.

The showcase featured a hilarious conversation between lab showrunner and lead mentor Nelu Handa and Anthony Q. Farrell, and introduced lab writers Isabella Shibuta, Sandi Rankaduwa, Yemie Sonuga and Jezabel Bamberg. Congratulations to them all!

ACTRA Toronto is alarmed the Government of Canada has backpedalled on its promise to have multi-national streamers pay t...
06/04/2026

ACTRA Toronto is alarmed the Government of Canada has backpedalled on its promise to have multi-national streamers pay their fair share into Canada’s production ecosystem by making Canadian taxpayers foot the bill through the government’s new $600 million fund per year, for Canada’s broadcasting and cultural sector.

“Instead of following through on their promise at the CMPA’s Prime Time in Ottawa conference this past January of ‘protecting a nation that welcomes storytellers, listens to their stories and celebrates our differences,’ we are seeing the government placate to streaming giants and the U.S. Administration in advance of CUSMA negotiations,” said ACTRA Toronto President Kate Ziegler.

“ACTRA Toronto looks forward to participating in the government’s upcoming consultations to develop new policy directions about the Online Streaming Act’s implementation. At the forefront will be how policy changes directly impact Canadian performer participation and support sustainable domestic production,” said ACTRA Toronto Executive Director Rob Halpin.

Read ACTRA Toronto's full statement: https://actratoronto.com/news-release/2026/06/actra-toronto-statement-on-government-of-canadas-decision-to-create-taxpayer-funded-investment-for-canadas-broadcasting-and-cultural-sector/

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