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09-05-2025
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Margaret Atwood to Receive The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Canada Honor
As Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale builds towards its series finale, Margaret Atwood, who wrote the 1985 novel on which the popular TV drama starring Elisabeth Moss is based, will be honored by The Hollywood Reporter at its Women in Entertainment Canada event on May 29 in Toronto. The Canadian author, poet and activist will receive the ICON Award at this year's second annual WIE Canada gala ceremony. Atwood wrote the Handmaid's Tale book on which the Hulu TV series, from creator Bruce Miller, is based. Her follow-up 2019 novel, The Testaments, is currently being adapted as a sequel series. More from The Hollywood Reporter Duran Duran's John Taylor Launches Athleisure Collection Designed With Fans in Mind Disney to Boost Spending on Film and TV In Markets Outside the U.S. to Grow Streaming Subscribers Why Scarlett Johansson Made Age an Issue With 'Eleanor the Great' The Handmaid's Tale explores the complicated lives of handmaids who are sex slaves forced to give birth for infertile elite couples. Cultural and political observers have noted that the themes and concepts of the Canadian-born author's celebrated novel are eerily familiar in today's climate that sees the Donald Trump administration making repeated strikes against the rights of women, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and other marginalized communities. The WIE Canada's ICON Award was created to recognize Canadian cultural icons who have advanced greater representation of women in the media and entertainment industry and whose artistic vision has reached global audiences. Having written around 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays and graphic novels, Atwood will publish her memoir, Book of Lives, later this year. She has also received awards like the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. WIE Canada earlier announced that Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award, lifestyle journalist Jeanne Beker will be given the IMPACT Award; and The Sex Lives of College Girls star Amrit Kaur will receive the Breakthrough Award at this year's event. The upcoming second annual WIE Canada summit will again bring together the Canadian industry across TV, film and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of women driving the industry forward. The event's return follows a successful first-ever WIE Canada summit on May 30, 2024 that was attended by iconic Canadian entertainers in the TV, film and music fields like Lilly Singh, Nia Vardalos, Devery Jacobs, Kim Cattrall, Catherine Reitman and Jully Black. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Hollywood Reporter's Access Canada Summit to Launch During Toronto Film Festival
The Hollywood Reporter has opened a new front in Canada with the launch of a new event, the Access Canada Summit, set to run during the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The Canadian industry conference, set to run Sept. 8-10, will focus on the Canadian media and entertainment industry. The event will be produced by Access Canada, the producer of The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada event, now in its second year and set for May 29 in Toronto. More from The Hollywood Reporter How London Became the New Hollywood Jirí Bartoska, Czech Actor and Longtime Karlovy Vary Film Festival President, Dies at 78 Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes First American Pope, Takes the Name Leo XIV 'We're so thrilled to partner with Access Canada during, fittingly, the Toronto International Film Festival to bring fresh ideas and thought leadership among the industry insiders who create, distribute, stream, release and invest in content that drives culture and the conversation in Canada, one of the most thriving entertainment markets in the world,' The Hollywood Reporter co-editors-in-chief, Shirley Halperin and Maer Roshan, said in a joint statement. The inaugural Access Canada Summit will focus on Canada's content industry as it drives onto a global entertainment stage. The event will include keynote speakers and panels and dealmaking between top creatives and decision-makers across the country. The Access Canada Summit will have The Hollywood Reporter as its title media partner for the new event. 'Access Canada Summit is focused on creating a platform for this opportunity to blossom by connecting creators to decision makers, unlocking learnings from influential industry leaders and strategically amplifying Canadian stories through our exciting partnership with The Hollywood Reporter. We look forward to welcoming delegates to Toronto this fall!' Ferne Cohen, president of Access Canada, said in her own statement. Programming for the three-day Summit, including keynote speakers, panels and workshops, curated meetings and networking opportunities, will be announced in the coming weeks. Passes for Access Canada Summit are available via Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
