Vancouver Actor's Guide | Upcoming - Aug 15 2011
Published: Mon, 08/15/11
Hi . Today is Monday, Aug 15 2011. Here is a snippet of news and what's upcoming.
INDUSTRY NEWS
TORONTO TO GIVE FOUR CANADIAN ACTORS BIG BREAK
The Toronto International Film Festival's star-making machine has tapped four local actors for a Hollywood close-up at next month's festival: Sarah Allen, Katie Boland, Sarah Gadon and Keon Mohajeri. The aspiring acting quartet will participate in the festival's inaugural Rising Stars programme, which aims to get their careers going in Hollywood and elsewhere abroad.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-give-four-canadian-actors-222214
1 ON 1 WITH KEVIN SMITH: WHY IS HE RETIRING FROM FILM?
Premiering his thriller Red State earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Smith shocked fans and the film industry by announcing he would self-release the movie and retire from filmmaking after his next feature.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/1-on-1-with-kevin-smith-why-is-he-retiring-from-film/article2128384/
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN SELECTS CANADIAN FILM CENTRE FOR $100,000 DONATION
Hollywood director Christopher Nolan on Tuesday morning got on the phone with Vancouver student and filmmaker Ian Holliday before selecting Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Center in Toronto to receive a $100,000 charitable donation.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-nolan-selects-canadian-film-220919
DIRECTOR JESSE JAMES MILLER REVISITS HIS GROWING PAINS
Kid actors Ryan Grantham and Melody Choi, in late-1970s period outfits, walk out of a Langley schoolyard where other kids play behind them, the two talking as steadicam operator David Crone walks backwards in front of them. Also walking backwards is a crewman holding a light-reflecting panel in front of the actors, and a boom operator with a mic over their heads.http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Director+revisits+growing+pains/5253296/story.html
CINEPLEX SAYS 3-D ISN'T DYING, DESPITE ITS SLOW PERFORMANCE IN THE US
While Hollywood grapples with a significant downturn in 3D ticket sales in the United States, Canadian exhibitor Cineplex says moviegoers north of the border are still on board with the technology, despite its premium price.http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/39359--cineplex-net-income-drops-in-q2-to-13-4-million-on-one-time-charges
MARGIE GILLIS FIGHTS BACK AT DANCES FOR A SMALL STAGE
Canadian dance icon Margie Gillis surprised the audience at Dances for a Small Stage last night with an "interpretive dance lesson" that met with wild applause and cheers. It was meant to parody the mocking she received earlier this summer from Sun Media's Krista Erickson.http://www.straight.com/article-422491/vancouver/margie-gillis-fights-back-dances-small-stage
UPCOMING TRAINING
AUDITION WORKSHOP WITH HOLLYWOOD CASTING DIRECTOR, HELEN MCCREADY, CSA
August 27 or 28 | Vancouver | $99 | Ages 8 years to adultHer most recent films "Margarine Wars" with Doris Roberts & Robert Loggia and has just completed the feature film "Just Crazy Enough" starring Chris Kattan. She has personally trained and successfully coached actors to learn how to get work during pilot & episodic season and throughout the year and will coach you on what you need to do to be successful!
"Racetrack" In Development - Shooting in Vancouver, BC. Fall 2012
See Helen's credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121966
Registration: http://www.helenwheels.net/workshops
VOICE ACTING/ SPEECH TRAINING WORKSHOP | MARYSE
Sunday September 18th 2011 | 11-5pm$130 ($100 If you pay before August 15th)
Develop a beautiful, clear, expressive, speaking voice !!
You will learn proper breathing techniques, methods to help you not strain and project your voice, effective enunciation techniques, methods for speaking in public, and practice radio copy including commercials, narrations and news reports.
There is a limited space of 6 people per class, so register now! Private lessons also available.
For more information please view her web site at http://www.maryse.org or call 604-220-9384.
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winner Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Zhang Ziyi. You can trust him too! Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach, recommended by agents, casting directors and other industry professionals. Learn with confidence the most requested dialects and accents required for the Vancouver market. Book that role!Contact: 604-418-1192, tonyalcantar1960@gmail.com
SOUNDSWRITE WORKSHOPS
Fall courses are filling fast!*Intro to Voiceover: Sept. 24/25th Commercials, narrations, cartoons, voicing for movies, where to get work and more. Only 5 students for max. on-mic coaching.
*NEW! Voiceover Level 2 Starts Sept 6th, 4 weeks - Copy interpretation, vocal exercises, and intense on-mic training. Keep all recordings. Prerequisite: Intro to V/O.
http://www.soundswrite.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES
Every Thursday until September | Billy Bishop LegionThe CRS takes the best new scripts Vancouver has to offer, casts them cold on the night of the reading, and then watches them fly in front of a live audience.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cold-Reading-Series/105513209492833
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
Aug 11-21For 11 days each August, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings the very best in queer independent cinema from around the world to Vancouver. As the city's second largest film festival, we privilege creative innovation and audience experience.
http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca
FILM NOIR
August 4-24 | Pacific CinemathequeJoin us for 17 sultry summer-in-the-city evenings of nocturnal nihilism and pitiless urban nightmare as Vancouver's most popular summer film series returns. Film Noir, an annual Pacific Cinémathèque tradition, celebrates the stylish, seductive, cynical glories of one of the American cinema's most aesthetically rich, influential and angst-ridden genres.
http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/film-noir-2011
VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Sept 1-11Since 2003, VLAFF has continued to provide audiences with the unique opportunity of experiencing Latin American cinema in Vancouver.
http://www.vlaff.org
Do you have an event or news item you think would be of interest to the Vancouver acting community? Would you like to include a notice about an upcoming class or workshop? For more information email Kenji Maeda at kenji@productionheads.com.
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