Academy Podcasts

Listen online or download our Academy Podcasts, recorded during our Breakfast Clubs and Speaker Series at the national office of the Academy.

Academy Breakfast Clubs

A series of informal and interactive discussion groups with industry leaders addressing a wide range of topics affecting film and television professionals.

Click here to listen the following 2011 topics:

RBC & You (recorded February 23, 2011)
Film Ontario & You (recorded February 9, 2011)
Changing Formats & You (recorded January 19, 2011)

Click here to listen the following 2010-2011 topics:

Reality TV & You (recorded December 8, 2010)
The Canadian Media Production Association & You (recorded November 24, 2010)
Rookie Blue & You (recorded November 10, 2010)
The OMDC & You (recorded October 28, 2010)
Bravo!FACT & You (recorded October 13, 2010)
Agents & You (recorded September 29, 2010)

Click here to listen the following 2009-2010 topics:

The CMF & You (recorded April 21, 2010)
The US Networks & You (recorded March 24, 2010)
Film Distribution and You (recorded February 3, 2010)
Private Funds and You (recorded January 13, 2010)
Cinema Co-Pros and You (recorded December 2, 2009)
Telefilm And You (recorded September 30, 2009)
Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund And You (recorded October 14, 2009)
Hollywood And You (recorded November 4, 2009)

Academy Luncheon

An Exclusive Luncheon with Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice-President, CBC and Sylvain Lafrance, Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada

Click here to listen;
Intimate and Interactive Robert Lantos (recorded September 16, 2010
Telefilm Canada (recorded June 22, 2010)
Public Television in 2010 (recorded March 11, 2010)

Emerging Trends

Introducing the Academy's "Emerging Trends" series, highlighting some of the latest innovations in the industry.

Click here to listen; Topics include:
"Television" of the Future (recorded May 25, 2010)

Academy Speaker Series

Enhance your career and business practices with these annual seminars addressing a wide range of financial topics from the experts at PWC - knowledge is power!

Click here to listen and download the slides from the following 2010 sessions:

Tax Credits and Other Production Financing (recorded October 26, 2010)
Putting Accounting Theory into Practice For Film Producers And Distributors (recorded October 12, 2010)
Towards 2014: The Search for Position in the Digital Value Chain (recorded October 5, 2010)

Click here to listen and download the slides from the following 2009 sessions:

Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2009-2013 (recorded September 29, 2009)
Participative Brain And Tacit Knowledge In Digital & Social Media (recorded October 6, 2009)
Accounting In Film Companies (recorded October 27, 2009)
Tax Incentives (recorded November 3, 2009)