This will be the last newsletter of 2024. We'll return on Monday, January 6, 2025. We hope you stay
healthy and safe through the holiday season. Auditions will continue to be posted on the website throughout the holidays.
B.C. GIVING TAX BREAKS, BONUSES TO FILM AND TV
In a preview of its 2025 budget, the David Eby government is announcing the Film Incentive BC (FIBC) tax credit will be bumped by one per cent – from the current 35 per cent –
to 36 per cent, and the production services tax credit will increase from 28 per cent to 36 per cent for productions with principal photography starting Jan. 1, 2025.
https://www.biv.com/news/entertainment-media-sports/bc-giving-tax-breaks-bonuses-to-film-and-tv-9948438
'SUPER COOL': GABRIEL LABELLE ON FIRST GOLDEN GLOBES NOD Vancouver’s Gabriel LaBelle says snagging his first Golden Globe nomination feels so “surreal” he hasn’t wrapped his head around it yet — though that might be because he was among the last to hear the news. The 22-year-old earned a nod for best actor in a motion picture comedy for playing a young Lorne Michaels in Jason Reitman’s
“Saturday Night.” https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/super-cool-gabriel-labelle-on-first-golden-globes-nod-for-playing-lorne-michaels/article_4b7f6b6f-c1cc-592e-8c66-6dae6ddc1a1c.html VANCOUVER'S KAYLA WALLACE GOES TOE-TO-TOE WITH BILLY BOB THORNTON ON TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S LANDMAN Vancouver actor Kayla Wallace's work on Hallmark's When Calls the Heart got positively clocked by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton as they started shooting new Taylor
Sheridan show about oil. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouvers-kayla-wallace-goes-toe-to-toe-with-billy-bob-thornton-on-taylor-sheridans-landman PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2024: BLINK49 STUDIOS
Following renewals for its first two original scripted productions, Toronto-based Blink49 Studios shows no signs of resting on its laurels, expanding its unscripted division in 2024. https://playbackonline.ca/2024/12/12/production-company-of-the-year-2024-blink49-studios/
THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS INCLUDE NODS FOR CANADIANS PAMELA ANDERSON, MARTIN SHORT
Among the Canadian nominees are Pamela Anderson, best actress in a drama category for
The Last Showgirl; Gabriel LaBelle, best actor in a musical or comedy category for Saturday Night; Martin Short, best actor in a television series musical or comedy for Only Murders in the Building; and director Denis Villeneuve, whose Dune: Part Two is up for best motion picture - drama.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2025-golden-globe-nominations-1.7405098
ONE BIG WAY TRUMP TARIFFS MAY UPEND HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION
A threat of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican exports is likely to depress the value of the Canadian dollar even further, making it even cheaper to shoot up north — and sticking it to Gavin Newsom's plan to staunch a
California production exodus.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-trump-global-tariff-threat-1236075028/
ROUND CHARACTERS: THE MAGIC OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL ROLES
A round
character in a book, film, TV show, or play is a fully realized character with complex wants, desires, and motivations. While any type of character can be round, almost all main characters are round, as this depth and relatability makes a character both intriguing and worth rooting for.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-to-portray-a-round-character-78041/
WHAT IS AN ALTER EGO? TIPS FOR PORTRAYING A DOUBLE LIFE
Alter egos come in many shapes and genres, from a number of relatable characters. Some funny, some serious, and all, well, alternate, alter egos allow people and characters to experience life in another’s shoes.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/alter-ego-advice-examples-78051/
DO YOU NEED TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO BE AN ACTOR?
In the end, acting is all about authenticity and the ability to traverse a character’s emotional landscape and arc with
honesty and conviction. This is what will ultimately take an actor far in their career; looks are only a small part of that.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/do-you-need-to-be-attractive-to-be-an-actor-78052/
HOW TO FOLLOW YOUR IMPULSES WHILE
KEEPING YOUR SCENE PARTNER SAFE
How do you keep your work spontaneous and organic while avoiding putting your scene partner in an upsetting position? Here are some tools.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/how-to-follow-your-impulses-while-keeping-your-scene-partner-safe/ |
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!
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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
* 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 TRICITIES FILM STUDIO REGISTER NOW FOR WINTER CLASSES!
ACTING FUNNY, SCENE STUDY, IMPROV, ON-CAMERA & More!
ALL IN PERSON! The top film training & taping studio in the suburbs, for all ages! Come see why casting directors and agents are sending actors to train & self-tape with us. We offer classes year round and a professional taping studio 7 days a week!
* Kids: (7-9) https://www.tricitiesfilmstudio.com/kids
* Tweens (10-13) https://www.tricitiesfilmstudio.com/tweens
* Teens: (14-17) https://www.tricitiesfilmstudio.com/teens
* Adults: (18+) https://www.tricitiesfilmstudio.com/adults
* Taping Studio https://www.tricitiesfilmstudio.com/booking COLD READING SERIES
January 13
Scripts: ok, we, kinda already know, but we’re waiting to firm up our Writers - stay tuned! Hoping you’ll join us &
start 2025 with a bang!
http://www.coldreadingseries.com PUSH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL January 23 - February 9 This year’s festival features dynamic and radical genre-bending works in dance, theatre, multimedia and music at venues across the city. This year's festival includes more than 25 presentations including: 20 original performance-based productions; five animated parties and cabaret-style events; two film events; and two artist residencies. https://pushfestival.ca |
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