16 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS FILMING IN VANCOUVER IN DECEMBER
December marks the beginning of twinkling lights, Christmas trees, hot cocoa, and all things Santa of course! So while you’re out and about crossing
a million things off your holiday list this month, be on the lookout – you just never know when you might catch a glimpse of a new movie or TV show filming right here in Metro Vancouver.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/movies-and-tv-shows-filming-in-vancouver-in-december-2022
HOW B.C. INDIE FILM PRODUCERS ARE COMPETING WITH HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
B.C. dominated the two larger provinces (Ontario and Quebec) when it came to foreign service work for Hollywood productions, accounting for 52 per cent of all foreign service work done in Canada last year compared
with 27 per cent in Ontario and 18 per cent in Quebec.
https://biv.com/article/2022/12/how-bc-indie-film-producers-are-competing-hollywood-studios
DANIEL MARTIN LEAVES HIS ROLE AT UPINTHEAIR THEATRE AMID A BLAZE OF EXPERIMENTATION AT
THE ARRAY
“Part of me wanted to maybe hang around till the [rEvolver] Festival next year and get to say goodbye on a big soldout Historic Stage,” he reflects with his Upintheair partner of more than 20 years, David Mott. “But then, the other part of me was like, ‘No! I want to go out in a blaze of experimentation in a warehouse!’ It feels way more appropriate.”
https://www.createastir.ca/articles/the-array-upintheair-theatre-2022
PRINCE GEORGE MOVIE PRODUCER UP FOR NATIONAL AWARD
Best known for being the brainchild behind Northern FanCon and bringing Prince George in front of entertainment industry leaders, Norm Coyne is up for a CMPA Kevin
Tierney Emerging Producer Award along with four others. Coyne got the nod for Barker Street Cinema’s The Way to the Heart.
https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-arts/prince-george-movie-producer-up-for-national-award-6151642
EDMONTON: FILM INDUSTRY, WILDLIFE RESCUE FUNDING ASKS AT PUBLIC HEARING
Funding for Edmonton’s film and video game industries, a wildlife rescue, reinstating grants for inclusive and equitable programs, and housing were on speakers’ wishlists during the second day of budget public hearings.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-budget-wishlist-film-industry-wildlife-rescue-funding-asks-at-public-hearing
FRANCOPHONE STAGE DIRECTOR MARIE BRASSARD WINS PRESTIGIOUS SIMINOVITCH PRIZE
Over a three-year
cycle, the accolade celebrates a mid-career director, playwright or designer whose contribution to Canadian theatre is “transformative and influential.” This year, a total of $115,000 has been awarded: $75,000 to the Siminovitch Prize laureate, $25,000 to the Siminovitch protégé and $5,000 to each of the shortlisted artists.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2022/12/01/francophone-stage-director-marie-brassard-wins-prestigious-siminovitch-prize.html
WHY DIDN’T CBC’S ‘DIGGSTOWN’ TAKE OFF? ‘IN CANADA, IT’S EXTREMELY HARD TO FINANCE A SHOW WITH A BLACK FEMALE LEAD,’ SAYS CREATOR
FLOYD KANE
When CBC drama “Diggstown” hit Canadian airwaves in 2019, star Vinessa Antoine became the first Black Canadian woman to lead a prime-time drama on network television. And while plenty of ink was spilled over that stat at the beginning, when the Floyd Kane-created series wraps its fourth and final season, it does so not with a media bang, but a whimper. So what happened?
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/diggstown-canceled-cbc-funding-eone-black-showrunner-1235434203/
MARK BURNETT DEPARTING AS HEAD OF MGM WORLDWIDE TV
The ‘Survivor’ mastermind follows film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy out the door as
Amazon takes full control of the studio.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mark-burnett-exit-mgm-tv-1235137806/
HOLLYWOOD’S LATEST DIET CRAZE? OZEMPIC, THE INSULIN DRUG WITH VANISHING—LITERALLY—SIDE EFFECTS
Since its inception, Hollywood has been the land where unrealistic beauty standards collide with financial pressure that hinges on its stars keeping thin, energetic, and always ready to make more hits. And there’s always been a quick fix or two. It seemed like overnight everyone knew someone who was injecting semaglutide, whose brand name is Ozempic.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/ozempic-hollywood-diet-drug
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE RECEIVES $5 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING
The grant was secured by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris. This year’s honorees include acclaimed filmmaker Sarah Polley, the director of
“Women Talking,” novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, who wrote the script for “Living,” Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, on the awards trail with “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” and “Nope” composer Michael Abels.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/museum-of-the-moving-image-5-million-dollar-state-funding-1235446977/
BOX OFFICE PROSPECTS AND STREAMING BUNDLE PREDICTIONS: A CHAT WITH A HOLLYWOOD BIZ CONSULTANT
John Harrison, media-entertainment chief at services firm EY, expects M&A even amid an economic downturn, but says "the timing of that consolidation is less clear with
stock prices at multi-year lows."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/box-office-prospects-streaming-predictions-1235270414/
THE ‘NEPO BABY’ DEBATE, EXPLAINED
Few people really care if an actor, singer or model is a nepo baby, if they do a good job; the public simply doesn't want to hear a nepo baby complain about their privilege, or pretend they’re playing on the same field as everybody else.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/11/29/the-nepo-baby-debate-explained
HOW IMPORTANT IS AN ACTOR’S NAME, REALLY? HERE ARE SEVEN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES
In the spirit of debate, I asked seven Hollywood insiders in key areas of the industry today to tell us what they think about the importance of a name when it comes to actors. Also, under what circumstances,
if any, do they recommend that people consider changing them.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/how-important-is-an-actors-name/
WHAT IS A CALL TIME? EVERYTHING ACTORS NEED TO KNOW
Knowing what time you have to
be on set helps run a smooth production, whether your role is in front of or behind the camera. One way to ensure you don’t get a reputation for tardiness or get fired from a gig is to be able to read a call sheet and know your call time.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/call-time-meaning-75749/ |
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Online or In-Person
Biz Studio has a twenty-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Our classes offer double the focused 1:1 time of any other school. Each class takes a maximum of six students, and each student also gets 30min of private coaching each week to help prep for class. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level!
https://www.bizstudio.ca/classes PUSH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL January 19 - February 5 Featuring 20 original works from twelve
countries,the festival line-up is dedicated to creative risk-taking and dynamic interdisciplinary collaboration. The 2023 PuSh Festival includes six world premieres, one North American debut, along with six Canadian and two Western Canadian openings and one Vancouver premiere. https://www.pushfestival.ca |
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