Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.academy.ca
Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association
Description: "AMPIA is a non-profit professional organization incorporated in 1973 with the single aim of furthering the independent motion picture industry as a viable economic and cultural force within the province [i.e., Alberta]". (Source: AMPIA's Role in the Alberta Film & Television Industry,
http://www.ampia.org/role.html)
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.ampia.org/bigSplash.shtml
Alliance for Children and Television (ACT)
(Note: Formerly known as the Children's Broadcast Institute)
Description: "The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) is a non-profit Canadian organization which promotes the interests of children with respect to television, video and other new media" (Source: Media Awareness Network).
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/home/advoc/act.htm
Canadian Actor's Equity Association
WWW Home Page/Site:
www.caea.com
Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Description: Trade organization whose membership include private radio and television stations, networks, and specialty services in Canada.
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC)
Description: "The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization established by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)." Its objectives include: 1) assisting in the application of "... specific broadcast standards developed by the CAB through voluntary self-regulation", 2) to provide public recourse (i.e., respond to viewer complaints regarding members' programming) and finally, 3) "to inform broadcasters of emerging social trends and suggest ways to deal with them." (Source: CBSC home page)
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.cbsc.ca/english/home.htm
Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA)
Description: "... The national industry association representing 846 large and small, federally licensed cable systems in Canada" (Source: About CCTA,
http://www.ccta.ca/Public/index.htm).
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.ccta.ca
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)
Description: The CFTPA is a national association representing Canadian film, television and multimedia independent producers.
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.cftpa.ca
Canadian Media Guild
Description: A trade union comprised of approximately 5000 members who work in various capacities in Canadian media.
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.cmg.ca/
Film Studies Association of Canada
WWW Home Page/Site:
www.film.queensu.ca/FSAC/Home.html
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Description: "... A Canada-wide voluntary organization ... whose mission is to defend and enhance the quality and quantity of Canadian programming in the Canadian audio-visual system" (Source: Friends Home Page).
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://friendscb.org/
Independent Film and Video Alliance (IFVA)
Description: A nationwide network of 50 artist-run centers that promote the production and/or distribution of independent media art (Source: IFVA Home Page).
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.nfb.ca/E/2/index.html
Media Awareness Network
Description: A nonprofit organization that maintains an extensive Web site the "... provides both curriculum-related and Web literacy teaching materials for schools, and media awareness resources for community organizations" (Source: About the Media Awareness Network,
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/about2.htm).
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/
Radio and Television News Directors Association
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.rtndacanada.com
Television Bureau of Canada
Description: "The Television Bureau of Canada (TVB) is the industry association for commercial television broadcasters in Canada. TVB was incorporated in 1962 in Canada and is in the business of providing; 1) leading edge research & information about television advertising, and; 2) video services to its member stations, network & sales rep organizations, and agencies and advertisers."
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.tvb.ca/resources.htm
Writers Guild of Canada
Description: "The Writers Guild of Canada represents over 1,500 freelance writers working in film, television, radio and new media production in Canada." (Source: About the Writers Guild of Canada,
http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/about.html)
WWW Home Page/Site:
http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/events/index.html