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TORONTO - Ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have kept discussions about fair compensation and job protection at the forefront of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, but Canadian film industry players who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour say that still doesn't address the larger barriers they face.
Ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have kept discussions about fair compensation and job protection at the forefront of this year s Toronto International Film Festival, but Canadian film industry players who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour say that still doesn t address the larger barriers they face.
“When it comes to Canada, striking doesn’t help BIPOC filmmakers in exactly the same way…we don’t get to strike for something as basic as more visibility, which is a problem."
“When it comes to Canada, striking doesn’t help BIPOC filmmakers in exactly the same way…we don’t get to strike for something as basic as more visibility, which is a problem.”