John Barrack is the National Executive Vice-President and Counsel at the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA), and is based in its Toronto office. The CFTPA is a national, non-profit trade association representing over 400 independent film, television and new media producers across Canada.
John advises the Association and its members with respect to a wide variety of issues including copyright and related rights matters, broadcaster relations and the Canadian Television Fund. He has primary responsibility for handling all aspects of labour relations for the Association and its members. He also serves as the CFTPA’s general counsel.
In his capacity as strategic leader for the Association John has been at the forefront in establishing protocol for rights in new digital platforms. As programming made originally for new digital platforms and the repurposing of existing content on these platforms was not something originally contemplated by the current Collective Agreements in place with writers, actors and directors, amongst others, John has been involved recently in negotiating terms and conditions of engagement as well as other rights issues with the various unions and guilds in the film and television sector for these new platforms.
John is also proud to serve on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of FIAPF, the Federation of International Producer Associations. Through FIAPF, John co-chairs an annual symposium at the Cannes Film Festival which addresses current issues facing the film and television industry worldwide. In May 2007, the issue covered during the symposium dealt specifically with Internet Exploitation and Rights and the challenges facing the world’s production community in this regard.
John sits as a director on the boards of the Canadian Retransmission Collective as well as Shelternet for Abused Women.
Before joining the CFTPA, John was with the law firm of Mathews Dinsdale & Clark. He has an Honours BA from Trent University and received his LLB from Dalhousie University.
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