Canadian academy announces several equity-focused initiatives

TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television made several announcements Friday, including the appointment of five new board members, several new initiatives and a new development program designed to bring equity to the organization and the Canadian screen-based industry as a whole. The new board members include: Shamier Anderson (Invasion, Bruised); Andréa Grau, founder and owner of Touchwood PR; Jennifer Hollyer, president of the Jennifer Hollyer Agency; Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk, Selma); and Tina Keeper (North of 60, Through Black Spruce). The new board appointees join 15 members in current standing, including board chair John...