“While some stakeholders seemed to remain steadfast in their commitments to parity throughout 2020 and 2021, the overall momentum that appeared to be building in 2019 was significantly compromised in 2020 and 2021,” the Women in View report stated.
The latest report into Canadian TV looked at 127 English-language drama and 107 English-language documentary series funded locally for production in 2020 and 2021. And in film, the report looked at data for 653 film development projects and 127 film production projects funded by Telefilm Canada, the federal government’s film financier, in 2020 and 2021.
So, despite the Canadian industry and its financiers introducing dedicated funds and better data collection, progress was under threat, especially if better data collection to measure achievements was not had, despite industry efforts. The other winners were men, who saw their share of investment in local film and TV projects rise from 52 percent in 2019 to 58 percent in 2020 and 2021.