Archive: 2020

ACTRA Alberta Council 2020-2022

Friday, September 11, 2020

ACTRA is pleased to announce the new ACTRA Alberta Council who will represent members in Alberta until 2022. A vote with the Alberta members was not held as the Branch received the same number of nominations as positions. The members were acclaimed to the Council positions as per the ACTRA Alberta Bylaws. The Branch would like to thank Guy Bews, Anne Hawthorne, Aaron Zeffer and Jay Morberg for thier dedicated service on the previous Council. If you click on the positions / names below, it will take you to thier candidate statements which were submitted as part of the nomination package. President / National Councillor – Blair Young Vice President North – Kristen Welker Vice President South – Pat Chau Treasurer – Rob Hay Secretary – Robert Clinton Stunt Member at Large – Sally Bishop Member at Large North – Jennifer Boudreau Member at Large South – Lauren Hanna Member at Large – Julian Black Antelope Member at Large – Faith Louissaint…

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Gerrick Winston Memorial Scholarship is Now Open

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Any Full Member, in good standing, who is a resident of Alberta and a member of the Alberta Branch for a minimum of six months, may apply for the scholarship.With Covid-19 many studios / workshop providers are offering ONLINE training – so why not take advantage!Deadline to apply is May 1st and you can apply for programs / workshops in the next six months.Due to travel restrictions, the scholarship will only cover the workshop fee and not travel.For more information on criteria and the application form CLICK HERE…

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ACTRA Alberta 2020 Woman of the Year

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

ACTRA Alberta is pleased to announce our inaugural Woman of the Year Award to Karen Ryan. Karen’s commitment and passion for the Alberta Screen Industry is known to so many. She has coordinated the UPSTART program in Calgary for over ten years and is always willing to lend a hand to support fellow Performers. Come celebrate Karen at the Women in Entertainment Event: When: Saturday, March 21st – doors open at 6:00 p.m. Where: Festival Hall, 1215 10 Ave SE, Calgary The event is a fundraiser for Skipping Stone. Tickets are $30 and are available by contacting the IATSE 212 office (403-250-2199 or admin@iatse212.com).

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Member Initiated Project (MIP) Grant – 2019 Recipients

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

ACTRA Alberta is pleased to announced the summer 2019 MIP Grant recipients: Matt Alden Sally Bishop Jayson Therrien ACTRA Alberta offers limited financial support towards the making of Member Initiated Projects (MIP) in the form of grants. The MIP Program is designated to stimulate the desire of ACTRA members to come together and create original works of art. Projects must be completed by the end of November 2019.

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