The actors in the SAG-AFTRA union are on strike. Now, both screenwriters and actors are striking. This is a big deal for Albertans and all people in Canada working in the film industry. Not only does this jeopardize what viewers see on the big screen, on streaming services and on TV, but it impacts thousands and thousands of workers here in Calgary and around the country who are no longer working. More than half of the productions shooting in Canada are U.S.-based productions. Those Canadian based productions still filming often times have U.S. actors who can now no longer work. This hurts the burgeoning Alberta film industry.
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