Canada's Ferne Downey elected president of International Federation of Actors

TORONTO - Canadian performer Ferne Downey has been elected President of the International Federation of Actors (FIA), she is the first North American to head the global organization. She will lead the Brussels-based organization that represents performers from around 75 countries. Downey takes on the FIA Presidency at a time when globalization and the digital revolution are creating profound challenges for performers. As producers consolidate their power becoming large, vertically integrated corporations with ever greater international reach, professional performers must build even stronger international solidarity and work towards global agreements to protect performers’ rights. “I commit to you all that...