Global Access Writers Program open for applications

TORONTO — The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (the Canadian Academy) and WarnerMedia today announced their Global Access Writers Program is now open for submissions through Friday, December 18. Officially called the WarnerMedia x Canadian Academy Global Access Writers Program, the talent development initiative is focused on providing opportunities for experienced Canadian writers from underrepresented communities. The program is offered in English and French to storytellers of all genders, abilities and identities, including members of Indigenous, Black, racialized groups, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ and Francophone minority communities. Through the program, over a period of roughly nine months, the eight...