Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - December 20 2021
Published: Mon, 12/20/21
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
This will be the last newsletter of 2021. We'll return on Monday, January 10, 2022.
We hope you stay healthy and safe through the holiday season and you have the opportunity spend time in-person or remotely with loved ones.
Auditions will continue to be posted and updated throughout the holiday.
INDUSTRY NEWS
ISLAND FILM INDUSTRY MARKS ANOTHER BIG YEAR, WITH HELP FROM NETFLIX SERIES 'MAID'
It's been another great year for film and television productions on Vancouver Island. While 2021 didn't quite match last year – which brought a record-breaking $55 million of direct spending into the capital region – it did come close.
FLOOD TEST B.C. FILM SECTOR'S ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
The TV producer/showrunner for the docuseries Highway Thru Hell had multiple crews based in Hope, Merritt and the Fraser Valley as last month’s first atmospheric river began unleashing mudslides and closing highways.
CINEPLEX WINS $1.24B IN DAMAGES IN LAWSUIT WITH FORMER MERGER PARTNER CINEWORLD
Cineplex announced Tuesday evening that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in its favour in a breach of contract lawsuit against its former suitor Cineworld Group PLC. Judge Barbara Conway awarded damages of $1.24 billion and denied a counterclaim by Cineworld.
LEADING INTIMACY COORDINATOR ITA O’BRIEN DISCUSSES JOB CHALLENGES, REVEALS ASSAULT BY A DIRECTOR
“The bigwig producers were saying, ‘You’ve got to have an intimacy coordinator,’ but actually, everybody on the ground didn’t [want one],” O’Brien said. “And I was brought in to sort of pay lip service and/or, you know, [be] manhandled by the director who wouldn’t talk to me.” https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/ita-obrien-intimacy-coordinator-assault-1235131873/
ANDREW GARFIELD, JARED LETO AND MORE ACTORS ON THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE PERFORMANCES
It takes confident casting directors and strong-willed filmmakers with a unique sense of vision to deliver the perfect choice of performer in each role, which can help to separate their film in a crowded field. And for the actors themselves, it’s clear that some of their finest work can arrive in unexpected projects in which their abilities are in perfect synch with the material. https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/andrew-garfield-jared-leto-transformative-performances-sag-awards-1235133567/
OMICRON IS HERE AND HOLLYWOOD IS FINALLY TAKING NOTICE
For now, companies are moving forward with plans to attend Sundance, which resumes in-person events in Park City, Utah on Jan. 20 after going virtual in 2021. But they are contemplating reducing the number of staff they send and privately acknowledge that many stars may not feel safe in the middle of a surge of COVID. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/omicron-hollywood-events-cancelations-1235136826/
THE MOST VALUABLE LESSON NATHAN LANE LEARNED FROM STEPHEN SONDHEIM
When Stephen Sondheim passed away last month, he left behind a legacy that redefined musical theater. Nathan Lane recalled a 1974 production of Sondheim's "The Frogs."
DIALECT, ACCENT SOFTENING AND VOICE WORK - ONLINE!
Offered with Company of Rogues Calgary/Rogues West Vancouver and Laurann Brown.
Laurann works with you to build reliable pathways and habits, bringing confidence and ease to your speech. Dialect Coaching for audition and performance, Accent Softening for ESL actors and Voice Work to use the strength and flexibility of your whole body to support your voice! ZOOM classes / workshops are offered throughout the year.
From coast to coast the Rogues legacy is synonymous with the highest calibre of training - mentoring actors across Canada for over 25 years. rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR
Christmas holds a deep meaning for me: A time when God gave His best as a gift...so each year I give MY best!
Join us, December 18 at the Beaumont Studios for a 10-1pm workshop: DIALECTS, COMEDY, DRAMA and MUSIC!
To register, email me info@tonyalcantardialect.com. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Vancouver!
* Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested accents and dialects for the Vancouver market.
Book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192, info@tonyalcantardialect.com, www.tonyalcantar.com
BIZ STUDIO: PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio has a seventeen-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Classes are like small-group personal training, and take a maximum of six students so that instructors can work with each actor to give them what they need. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level! http://www.bizstudio.ca/classes
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
Our 2022 Classes are open for registration and beginning to fill. All classes are in person with COVID protocols in place, and full commitment to health and safety from all of our students.
New to us? Click here: https://railtownactors.com/interview
• Acting on Film classes with John Cassini
• Scene Study classes with Edward Foy, Frank Cassini, Jennifer Copping and Brian Markinson
• Actors Instrument work with Edward Foy.
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and Tapings: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
We look forward to hearing from you!
UPCOMING EVENTS
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
On now until December 31
The 21st edition will be presented as a hybrid online and in-person event with film premieres, industry summits, talent programs, parties and special guest appearances by actors and directors. https://whistlerfilmfestival.com
VANCOUVER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
January 28 - February 6
This year’s festival features 51 uniquely captivating films across six programs, including 13 films in our popular genre-based After Dark series. https://www.vsff.com
At Production Heads Network Inc, we acknowledge that our company is based on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
