Tracey Friesen
Film & Television Production
Country: Canada
Cohort: CCL Canada 2022
"Harnessing the power of stories and connections in service to the global climate emergency."

About
Tracey has over 30 years experience in Canada’s cultural sector. In the decade before joining the Canadian Media Producers Association in 2020, she worked at the David Suzuki Foundation & Roundhouse Radio, plus authored ‘Story Money Impact: Funding Media for Social Change’, which led to the founding of a charitable organization under the same name. Tracey spent nearly 12 years at the National Film Board in Vancouver, where she earned producer or executive credits on dozens of projects.
Project Highlights

Story Money Impact: Funding Media for Social Change
Book: “Story Money Impact: Funding Media for Social Change” (Focal Press, 2016)
Sustainable Production Toolkits
Canadian Media Producers Association – Sustainable Production Toolkits

SCALE
SCALE is a new ‘network of networks’ at the intersection of climate and culture in Canada. The organization was incorporated in December, 2021 with a mandate to foster a coordinated, artful and impactful response to the climate emergency from Canada’s arts and culture sector. SCALE’s mission is to serve as a national hub to develop strategy, align activities, and build the climate leadership capacity of the sector. SCALE is a young organization with vast ambitions for networking, collaboration, advocacy and knowledge mobilization, all in the interests of affecting profound cultural transformation towards a climate-safe future.
Check out our Spotlight interview with the SCALE founders here.