EQUIFLASH [CANADIAN PERFORMER FERNE DOWNEY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FIA]

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CANADIAN PERFORMER FERNE DOWNEY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FIA
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Canadian performer Ferne Downey was re-elected President of the
International Federation of Actors / Fédération Internationale des Acteurs
(FIA) at its 21st World Congress in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ms Downey has been the National President of the Alliance of Canadian
Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) since 2009. She has spent the
past 30 years working as an actor in radio, television, film and theatre and
is a member of Equity (Canadian Actors' Equity Association), the voice of
professional artists working in live performance.

Downey remains the first North American to head the global organization.
Read her Congress closing remarks at: http://bit.ly/2cAYWBU

Equity Council First Vice-President, Stephen Erickson, live blogged from the
21st FIA World Congress. Read his observations and experience of the "Acting
for Diversity" Congress at https://fiacongress.blogspot.ca.

Headquartered in Brussels, FIA is an international non-governmental
organization representing almost 100 performers' trade unions, guilds and
associations from more than 75 countries. It voices the professional
concerns and interests of actors (in film, television, radio, theatre and
live performance), broadcast professionals, dancers, singers, variety and
circus artists, among others.
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