The ripple effect of the writers’ and actors’ strikes on ‘Hollywood North’

The World

In the film biz, Vancouver is known as “Hollywood North.” In 2022, the film industry spent an estimated $3.6 billion in British Columbia and employed about 40,000 people. With the writers’ and actors’ strikes, this vital part of the BC economy has almost entirely shut down. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Gemma Martini, chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association in British Columbia. 

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