Culture

Chronic underfunding and stiff competition from Silicon Valley giants are threatening the survival of Quebec TV production.

Colin Scheyen on the importance of remembering Canada’s unique role in the development of documentary film, and how the form that defines us can help preserve our democracy.

As the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) celebrates its 50th anniversary, André Lavoie reviews the organization’s history and some of the challenges it has faced over the years.

FRIENDS welcomes Mr. Guilbeault to cabinet, and congratulates Mr. Bains on his re-appointment as Minister of Industry, Science, and Economic Development.

Disney+ and other streaming giants make billions of dollars from Canadian audiences, but they are not required to produce a single Canadian show. FRIENDS Executive Director Daniel Bernhard and Unifor National President Jerry Dias calls for an end to the free ride for foreign streaming giants.

In its 20th year, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has become the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content, showcasing the lives, concerns and innovations of Indigenous peoples around the world.

Ed the Sock has a few choices words about what’s been happening to Canadian media.

Vancouver punk legend Joe Keithley on why the climate change emergency makes it crucial that everyone votes to protect the Earth this election, and how he’s trying to engage younger people to take on the system by throwing a pre-election punk festival.

Frédérick Moreau shows how culture can be a powerful way to create bonds, using the example of his artistic expression workshops for young newcomers. These workshops serve as an academic springboard for these students, while helping them find reference points in their new society.