CMPA, AQPM join global petition initiative to safeguard independent film sector

An international group of more than 100 film and screen industry representative organizations, including the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), have launched a global petition on Change.org calling on governments around the world “to stand firm and safeguard the systems that support independent film and audiovisual creation”. Other Canadian signatories include the Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC), the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ), and the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM). The petition follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent order to impose a 100-per-cent tariff on foreign-made films. Although the petition does not mention specifically Trump’s film...