SIRT Centre ramps up training for film, TV professionals

TORONTO – New funding from the Ontario government will help Toronto's Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) to position itself as a regional training facility for film and television, the organization says.Funding from the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) in addition to partnerships with I.A.T.S.E. 667 (International Cinematographers Guild), the Directors Guild of Canada (Ontario), ACTRA - Toronto, and FilmOntario means that training at the facility will encompass all guilds, unions and associations within the film, television and gaming sectors."We're developing new partnerships inspired by OMDC's funding with both industry groups and academic institutions wanting to collaborate on training for the current...