VANCOUVER NAMED CANADA'S JOB-HOPPING CAPITAL
Contributing to that is Vancouver’s tech industry, growing at a rate of about 6% per year — which stirs a pool of about 75,000
local workers to try new pastures. The film industry’s reliance on temporary workers also factors in.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-canadas-job-hopping-capital
RETURN OF LIVE SHOWS AFTER COVID CLOSURES REVIVED PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY:
STATCAN
A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/national-business/return-of-live-shows-after-covid-closures-revived-performing-arts-industry-statcan-7440736
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT JAILED ISIS FIGHTERS IS CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL ENTRY FOR 2024 OSCARS
The documentary from Montreal director Zaynê Akyol is constructed around interviews with incarcerated members of ISIS, the Sunni jihadist group that has spent years fighting in Syria and Iraq hoping to establish a transnational Islamic state based on sharia law.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rojek-canada-oscar-submission-1.6944891
I’M A CANADIAN ACTOR ON THE SAG-AFTRA PICKET LINE. HERE’S WHY I’M STRIKING.
“The other side thinks they have the upper hand, but what they’re not taking into consideration is the tenacity of human nature, of the human soul.”
https://macleans.ca/culture/dayo-ade-sag-strike/
TORONTO MAN IS LIVING IN A PIT WITH NO HUMAN CONTACT FOR 30 DAYS TO CROWDFUND A FILM
'I’m feeling mixed about this whole experience': Writer and actor Jordan Dawson is live streaming his attempt at living underground as he aims to fundraise
$80K.
https://theprovince.com/news/toronto-actor-living-underground
SAG-AFTRA TELLS MEMBERS IT’S OK TO PROMOTE THEIR MOVIES WITH INTERIM AGREEMENTS AT FILM FESTIVALS
The interim agreement “is a strategic bargaining tool
and an essential part of the union’s strategy to strengthen truly independent productions while weakening the resolve of the AMPTP,” the guild said.
https://deadline.com/2023/08/sag-aftra-interim-agreements-festivals-1235527733/
WGA SAYS STUDIOS’ LATEST
OFFER IS ‘NOT YET GOOD ENOUGH’
In an email, the WGA picked out half a dozen areas where it believes the studio offer falls short. The guild noted that the studios are willing to enshrine the concept of a TV staff size in the contract for the first time. “But the loopholes, limitations, and omissions in their modest proposal, too numerous to single out, make them effectively toothless.”
https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-amptp-offer-not-yet-good-enough-1235703236/
FRAN DRESCHER SAYS ACTORS STRIKE SHE’S LEADING IS AN ‘INFLECTION POINT’ THAT GOES BEYOND HOLLYWOOD
“I think that it’s taken on a bigger scope, it’s greater than the sum of its parts.
I think it’s a conversation now about the culture of big business, and how it treats everybody up and down the ladder in the name of profit.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/fran-drescher-sag-strike-hollywood-b2399470.html
AI-CREATED ART ISN’T COPYRIGHTABLE, JUDGE SAYS IN RULING THAT COULD GIVE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS PAUSE
A federal judge upheld a finding from the U.S. Copyright Office that a piece of art created by AI is not open to protection. Copyright law has “never stretched so far” to “protect works generated by new forms of technology operating absent any guiding human hand.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ai-works-not-copyrightable-studios-1235570316/
WHAT DOES HOLLYWOOD’S FUTURE IN SPACE LOOK LIKE?
A new generation of private space stations is opening up a promising
frontier for movies and television shows.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-does-hollywoods-future-in-space-look-like-180982738/
HOW TO GET AN ACTING AGENT WITH NO EXPERIENCE
Getting signed with a talent agent is one of an acting career’s major milestones. But many early-career and aspiring actors are left wondering: How do I get an agent with no experience—especially without a résumé of stage and screen acting credits?
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/acting-agent-no-experience-20376/
HOW TO FIND YOUR PERFECT CAMERA ANGLES
Learning how to find your best camera angles is a matter of determining what your goal for any given picture might be. Once you decide on your intention with the image, play around with these different angles to see what fits you best.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/best-camera-angles-7850/
COMMON MONEY MYTHS DEBUNKED FOR ACTORS
Money doesn’t have to feel like a mystical thing you will never be able to understand or be in control of. There are lots
of money myths circulating that reinforce the narrative that “money is hard” for actors, and I’m going to debunk the three most common ones.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/common-money-myths-debunked-for-actors/ |
DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR & ASSOCIATES
L.A. producers trust Tony with their biggest shows & stars: Oscar winners Mel Gibson, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Sam Rockwell, Emmy winner
Martin Freeman plus Vince Vaughn, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Nathan Fillion, Stellan Skarsgard...FARGO, SHOGUN, LOST OLLIE, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, MANY MORE!
* Teaching since 1989, Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence and book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192 or info@tonyalcantardialect.com
https://www.tonyalcantar.com RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
Classes are open for
registration!
New to us? Click here: www.railtownactors.com/interview
* Acting on Film/On Camera classes with John Cassini & Janet Kidder
* Scene Study classes with Brian Markinson, Frank Cassini, Janet Kidder * Actors Instrument work with Carmel Amit.
* Voice and Movement for the Actor with Kendra Anderson
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
We look forward to hearing from
you!
BIZ STUDIO: PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
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
MONSOON FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS
on now until August 31
Join us for a month filled with theatre, music and dance performances, thought-provoking discussions, a
marketplace of visual art, dance classes, development workshops and more.
https://www.monsoonartsfest.ca
FILM NOIR
on now until September 4
This August, wrap yourself in the nocturnal embrace of The Cinematheque’s annual film noir
season, our routine deep-dive into that deliriously dark and fertile period of hardboiled, high-body-count American cinema.
https://thecinematheque.ca/series/film-noir-2023
AFRICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND DANCE
September 1 - 3
“AHFOMAD”, African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance, is a festival featuring arts, music, and dance, cultural to contemporary, from the African Canadian perspective with performers from the local, national and international arts and culture market from Africa, the Americas and all of African diaspora.
https://www.festivalafrica.org
TAIWAN FEST VANCOUVER
September 2 - 4
2023 TAIWANfest continues to explore the stories that were once taken away from us and challenge the perspectives that tried to shape our identities. The journey to reconnect with our past with the world begins with the Dutch.
https://vancouvertaiwanfest.ca
WORD VANCOUVER READING & WRITING FESTIVAL
September 8 - 23
Experience this year’s festival which includes readings, workshops, market and music over 16 days. With in-person and online events this year’s festival is not to be
missed.
https://www.wordvancouver.ca
VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
September 7 - 17
This year’s 11-day annual festival will present a full in-person festival as well as a series of online dialogues with filmmakers from
across Canada and Latin America.
https://vlaff.org
VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL
September 7 - 17
Vancouver Fringe will be back to parade its fine wares from rollicking new theatre to belly-bursting comedy, awe-inspiring dance to lip-splitting
spoken word and more… There’s something for just about everyone to get stuck into, so clear your calendars and get ready to join us for this year’s celebratory showcase of the finest theatrics in town.
https://www.vancouverfringe.com
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
September 28 - October 8
Our spectacular 2023 roster will include some of the best cinema from around the globe, talks, conferences, live performances and other unique events that celebrate film and film culture.
https://viff.org
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