Interesting reading multiple viewpoints on decisions to hire or not hire intimacy coordinators would love to hear from more performers, directors and producers, and intimacy coordinators on this, including those in Canada where indie budgets and crews tend to be smaller. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

So European alcohol will be more expensive for Americans. Okay.

I’m not as in the loop anymore but what’s the conversation on the impact of current US-Canada relations on the Canadian screen sector, e.g. 2025 production volume and the role of foreign (US) entities in Canada? @thecmpa.bsky.social @bcfilmindustry.bsky.social @filmontario.bsky.social

There was an era, from the 1930s to the 1970s, when governments in the US and Canada took the public good seriously, making vast investments in the lives of ordinary citizens. For writer Ira Wells, it’s clear that kind of policy making is long gone. thewalrus.ca/death-of-big-bird/

Machel Montano heats up Tiny Desk with its first soca concert

Next up at Hot Docs Cinema, FREE screening and Q&A of Jazmin Jones’ SEEKING MAVIS BEACON. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil... Donate if you can to keep this vital screening series, For Viola, going. The team works hard af.

“It has been nearly 10 years since the TRC released its 94 Calls to Action, and every year, we see a rise in anti-Indigenous racism,” writes Tanya Talaga in a must-read piece in @theglobeandmail.com “Why? Because the road map to truth and reconciliation contained in those calls has been ignored.”

Read of the week: Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro