Netflix helps fund Canadian Academy’s women director apprenticeship program

TORONTO – The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has named Netflix as the principal partner of the Apprenticeship for Women Directors program which this year has expanded to include French-language participants.A Netflix spokesperson said that the partnership agreement stems from the streaming giant’s commitment to support industry development opportunities in Canada, and is part of the $25 million development fund that it announced last September.The Apprenticeship for Women Directors program aims to provide emerging female directors the opportunity to further develop and enhance their careers across all platforms (for the purposes of this program, the Canadian Academy defines an...