Isolation Nation: When Going to Work Means Never Leaving Home
The guests on this episode of the podcast are Marie Claire LeBlanc Flanagan and Jim Munroe. They have been tasked with finding out what the shift to w...
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In-depth interviews with experts for a closer look at emerging trends and the digital transformation of the media and entertainment industry. Now & Next is produced by the Canada Media Fund and hosted by Leora Kornfeld.
Breaking On Screen Stereotypes From the Inside Out
In this episode, we meet Jacob Pratt, an Indigenous film producer from Saskatchewan. He’s the co-owner of Los Angeles based Skoden Entertainment, an I...
Making Movies Social Again: The Entrepreneurs Behind Hoovie
On this episode, we speak to Hilary Henegar and Fiona Rayher, the entrepreneurs behind the startup Hoovie. The platform is making it possible again to...
Staying in the Game: How Indie Video Game Studios Are Rising to New Challenges
The gaming industry has been affected pretty hard by the pandemic, as it has historically relied on networking at large annual in person events. On th...
Staying Eco-Conscious on Set During COVID-19
Clara George is the guest on this episode of the podcast. Based in Vancouver, She is the VP of Studios & Sustainable Production Services at Sim Intern...
Fake It to Make It: Virtual Production Techniques for Film & TV
Leora Kornfeld sits down with Alberta-based producer Andrew Scholotiuk and director Dylan Pearce to discuss virtual production techniques. The pair ha...
How to practice ‘Safe Sets’: TV & film production at a distance during Covid-19
Film and TV production are back in Canada’s major production centres but, not surprisingly, there’s a ‘new normal’ in place. While there have always b...
Access Reelworld is Making On-Screen Diversity Easier to Achieve
Canada is among the world’s most culturally and racially diverse countries. But what we see on the streets isn’t always reflected on screens. That’s w...
The Battle for Attention: How Viacom Uses Short-Form Video
First, a *major* shout out to Toronto’s Buffer Festival and its staff, who were instrumental in arranging this interview. Buffer Festival is the world...
Audiovisual Production Goes Greener
On this episode of Now & Next, a look at the growing call for environmental sustainability in film and television production.A sustainability consulta...