Discover outACTRAto’s best practises for working with queer performers. outACTRAto is ACTRA Toronto’s queer committee, advocating for gender and sexually diverse performers. Since they were established in 2018 outACTRAto has created a number of important initiatives including their PSA Queer Your Stories, short film competition and partnership with the Inside Out Film Festival Toronto, and community outreach in the form of industry mixers. They are committed to educating and inspiring others in Toronto’s Film, TV, & Digital Media Industry.
This document contains guidelines for our industry intended to encourage a change in the way screenwriters, agents, casting agents, directors, producers and productions treat queer performers. It’s about how we are portrayed, managed, auditioned, cast and directed. We seek to break down existing barriers in the industry that we love.
Download ‘WORKING WITH QUEER PERFORMERS’ by outACTRAto