Beyond the Hubs: Building Creative Careers Across Canada

What does it take to build a creative career outside Canada’s major cities? This conversation brings together producers and creators working in remote and regional communities to explore the realities and possibilities of making ambitious work far from Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. From finding collaborators and funding to building sustainable careers and communities, we’ll ask what it means to make a living, and a life, elsewhere.

Speakers: Samuel Cohn-Cousineau - Producer Kingulliit Productions; Teresa Kuo, Director, Board Member - This Town Is Small; Edmon Rotea - Executive Producer (Ancestral Beasts).
Moderator: Anand Ramayya - Producer Karma Films.

Workshop: Intimacy Coordination 101

Intimacy Coordination 101 introduces filmmakers to the fundamentals of intimacy coordination. Learn when an intimacy coordinator is needed, what to consider when hiring one, and how evolving workplace practices can help create safe, respectful, and collaborative environments for performers and production teams.

Speakers: Koumbie - ACTRA Intimacy Coordinator; Anisha Gliddon - ACTRA Business Representative.