This will be the last newsletter of 2025. We'll return on Monday, January 5, 2026. We hope you stay healthy
and safe through the holiday season. Auditions will continue to be posted on the website throughout the holidays. ONE FEWER BUYER? WARNER BROS. DEAL RATTLES PRODUCERS UP NORTH
Canadian producers were already finding it tougher to get in front of Warner Bros. executives after the studio merged with Discovery — a Netflix or Paramount deal would take another buyer off the table.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-paramount-warner-bros-canadian-1236444733/
THE LAST KING OF HOLLYWOOD: INSIDE THE WAR OVER WARNER BROS.
As the $100 billion war over the studio intensifies, Ted Sarandos and David Ellison are both battling for dominion over a
fading Hollywood. But the real kingmaker may turn out to be in the White House.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ted-sarandos-david-ellison-warner-bros-bid-king-hollywood-1236448985/
OPINION: STARGATE’S RETURN WILL
TEST B.C.’S GRIP ON ‘HOLLYWOOD NORTH’
Andrew Reeve: Given the series's deep roots in the province, if the new series were to announce production in the U.S. it would send a devastating message to local creatives, workers, and investors.
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-stargates-return-will-test-b-c-s-grip-on-hollywood-north
VANCOUVER FILM AKASHI WINS TOP PRIZE AT WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
Mayumi Yoshida’s film Akashi wins multiple awards at 25th annual Whistler Film Festival.
https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouver-film-akashi-wins-top-prize-whistler-film-festival
'ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER' DOMINATES TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS WITH 4 WINS
The action thriller about an ex-revolutionary turned stoner whose past
catches up with him won four awards, including best picture and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson during the group's annual live vote. The film, inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland," also won best adapted screenplay and outstanding supporting performance by Benicio del Toro.
https://www.nsnews.com/the-mix/one-battle-after-another-dominates-toronto-film-critics-association-awards-with-4-wins-11593677
OSGOOD PERKINS ON MOVING TO CANADA TO MAKE HORROR MOVIES: “VANCOUVER IS REAL SWEET”
Hollywood’s latest horrormeister has made four movies back to back on the west coast, including 'Longlegs' and 'The
Monkey,' and he’s applied for permanent residence status to keep his cameras rolling and his family settled.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/osgood-perkins-moving-to-canada-horror-films-1236444070/
DISNEY INKS
BLOCKBUSTER $1B DEAL WITH OPENAI, HANDING CHARACTERS OVER TO SORA
It is comfortably the most significant collaboration between a Hollywood studio and an AI company to date, and suggests Disney has taken the view: if you can’t beat them, join them.
https://deadline.com/2025/12/disney-openai-deal-sora-1236645728/
THE FULL LIST OF 2026 GOLDEN GLOBES NOMINATIONS
It looks like Paul Thomas Anderson and his crew will be fighting “One Battle After Another” at this year’s Golden Globes. Notable surprises included a couple nods for Jacob Elordi and a nomination for Eva Victor for her performance in her directorial debut,
“Sorry, Baby.”
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-12-08/golden-globes-nominations-2026-full-list
OSCARS RECOGNIZE CASTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, OFFERING A SPOTLIGHT ON A KEY JOB IN THE MOVIE
INDUSTRY
Casting will get some Oscar love next year. A new prize for achievement in casting was added to the Academy Awards in March, a step casting directors believe is long overdue.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/the-mix/oscars-recognize-casting-for-the-first-time-offering-a-spotlight-on-a-key-job-in-the-movie-industry-11607654
THE CASTING DIRECTORS OF AWARDS SEASON 2025-2026
We aimed at a list of about two dozen casting directors and teams who are responsible for some of the year’s most intriguing and exciting films, from blockbusters to
indies to the kind of international films that have an increasing presence in the awards race. Their job was to find the right people and put them in their movies.
https://www.thewrap.com/casting-directors-interviews-2025/
LOOKING TO SHOOT A FILM IN LONDON? INCENTIVE FUNDING IS BEING
EXTENDED
In a bid to keep film and television production companies coming to work in the Forest City, the city's film office is extending a $700,000 pilot incentive fund for two more years. The money is intended to compensate production companies for the extra costs of filming in London as opposed to the Greater Toronto Area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-film-office-9.7012204
ANTHONY HOPKINS SHARES ISSUE AMONG YOUNG ACTORS THAT COULD RUIN THEIR CAREERS
“Young actors tend to mumble. I know they’re trying to do Marlon Brando, but Brando was the greatest technician of all. He understood everything.
He was a very smart man, and he knew how to do it. You have no career left if you’re mumbling. Your part in this film is to tell a story.”
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/anthony-hopkins-young-actors-advice-b2882855.html
HOW TO MAKE A GREAT HOW-TO VIDEO
It’s no secret that when you want to learn something new, you’ll seek out a how-to video. Your average content creator realizes this and is always working to meet that need. This may not be a video, but we’ll teach you how to make a how-to tutorial that stands above the rest.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-to-make-a-great-how-to-video-79615/
WHEN COMMUNITY THEATRE CHOOSES FRIENDS INSTEAD OF ACTUAL DIRECTORS
When those friendships start dictating artistic decisions, the work suffers. The audience feels it. The actors know it. And
the theatre ends up trapped in a cycle of mediocre productions that could have been so much more.
https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2025/12/11/community-theatre-chooses-friends-instead-of-actual-directors
WHEN CALLBACKS DON’T ACTUALLY
CALL YOU BACK
Every actor knows there’s another kind of callback. You read the same scene once or twice, the director nods politely, and then you’re dismissed. And you can practically hear the truth buzzing in the fluorescent lights: the show was cast during the initial auditions. You’re just here because they didn’t want to announce it yet.
https://www.onstageblog.com/the-training-studio/2025/12/9/when-callbacks-dont-actually-call-you-back
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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 FREE CHRISTMAS GIFT: CLASSIC COMEDY WORKSHOP WITH TONY ALCANTAR
Second City Alum Tony Alcantar is hosting a 4 hour Classic Comedy Workshop, hosted by Aaron Craven/Mitch & Murray Productions/The Working Actor's Gym. Limited Space!
SATURDAY December 20, 10am-2pm
The
Working Actor's Gym/Mitch & Murray Productions
#203 - 161 Keefer St (@ Main St), Vancouver, V6A 4X1
To register: https://www.tonyalcantar.com/classes/free-comedy-workshop-christmas-gift TRICITIES FILM STUDIO REGISTER NOW FOR WINTER CLASSES!
VOICE OVER, IMPROV, SCENE STUDY, ON-CAMERA IMPROV, & More! ALL IN PERSON!
The top film training & taping studio in the suburbs, for all ages! Come see why casting directors & agents are sending actors to train & self-tape with us.
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 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
* Voice and Movement for the Actor with Kendra Anderson
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
We look forward to hearing from you! PUSH INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
January 22 - February 8
PuSh Festival invites audiences to discover creative theatrical works by local and Canadian artists alongside
international collaborators and Indigenous creators. The 2026 PuSh Festival will continue to defy the bounds of disciplines, bringing together theatre, dance, multimedia performance, music, installation, and film.
https://pushfestival.ca/
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