Film and TV business training to be piloted

TORONTO – A program to teach business skills to those working in film and television will be piloted over the next few years. The Business Learning Initiative will be the first-ever standardized business training certificate program for professionals in the industry. It’s being created by Women in Film and Television—Toronto (WIFT-T) with support from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Falling under WIFT-T’s training branch, The Centre for Media Professionals, the initiative will teach the business skills needed to compete in the global entertainment field. The program is “a significant leap forward,” said Sue Sheridan, WIFT-T Interim Executive...