Breadcrumb Home News & Events News and Events All Film & TV Music The Northern Ontario Songwriter Challenge We talk with some of the songwriters who participated in the Canadian Songwriter Challenge to learn about their experience. Read now >> ON Stage Music Portal Launching May 6 Join Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION) at the Townehouse Tavern on May 6th, 2022 for the launch celebration of ON Stage, Northern Ontario’s music portal. Read now >> Meet CION's Music Sector Development Officer Melanie St-Pierre helms CION’s initiatives aimed at empowering musicians. Read now >> Producer Profile: Shawn Sasyniuk NOMFA winner and musician talks the advantages of living and working in North Bay Read now >> Producer Profile: Ben Leggett The composer, sound designer, and Canadore College professor talks about film and music in Ontario's North. Read now >> Producer Profile: Chris Dorota A career in music production in Thunder Bay and why events like NOMFA are so vital to artist communities in the North. Read now >> CION Launches The Canadian Songwriters Challenge Read now >> CION hosting music funding information sessions in early June 2021 Read now >> Surveying the needs of the Trans Community in Canada's Music Industry MusicOntario and Music Publishers Canada are surveying the professional needs of Canada’s Trans music community. We are doing this in order to develop community led, low-barrier programming that will build skills, resources, networks, and opportunities and for non-cis creators and professionals in Canada’s music industry at all levels in their careers. Read now >> Keychange Canada is happening this week Keychange along with Canadian partners are proud to announce the appointment of the next Canadian Ambassadors to further the movement for gender diversity: Tegan and Sara. Read now >> SOUND + VISION Virtual Sync. Conference Read now >> Wanted: Artists and Musicians Executive producers of The Witch call for artists and musicians to submit entries for upcoming horror/thriller Read now >> LIVE-STREAM NORTHERN MUSICIANS MusicTogether and partners with CION to showcase Northern Musicians. Read now >> Results: CION's COVID-19 Survey Survey details impact of COVID-19 on the Film and Music industries across the North Read now >> 2019 NOMFA Award Winners Letterkenny shares the spotlight with some worthy newcomers Read now >>