Vancouver Actor's Guide | Upcoming - Jun 4 2012
Published: Mon, 06/04/12
Hi . Today is Monday, Jun 4 2012. Here is a snippet of news and what's upcoming.
INDUSTRY NEWS
CARL BESSAI WINS TOP FILM HONOURS AT B.C.'s LEO AWARDS
Carl Bessai's small-budget film Sisters&Brothers and the APTN series Blackstone dominated the feature film and dramatic series categories at the Leo Awards on Saturday night. British Columbia's film and television awards were co-hosted by Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne, co-stars of the just-cancelled series Sanctuary (which had been up for 18 Leos and won four).
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/awards/carl-bessai-wins-top-film-honours-at-bcs-leo-awards/article2445426/
STEPHEN AMELL IN ARROW, MAMIE GUMMER IN EMILY OWENS AMONG NEW B.C.-FILMED SHOWS
As the American networks, especially the youth-skewed CW network, are finalizing their fall line-ups, we're getting an idea of what Vancouver TV production is going to look like for the summer and fall. New on the CW are the comic book-based Arrow and the young doctor drama Emily Owens M.D. (originally titled First Cut). Both shows start filming here in July.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/05/23/stephen-amell-in-arrow-mamie-gummer-in-emily-owens-among-new-b-c-filmed-shows/
CANADIAN ALTERNATIVE THEATRE PIONEER JACKIE CROSSLAND HAS DIED
Canadian alternative theatre pioneer Jackie Crossland passed away Wednesday (May 30) evening of cancer at the age of 69, the Straight has learned.
http://straight.com/article-699691/vancouver/canadian-alternative-theatre-pioneer-jackie-crossland-has-died
SAG-AFTRA CUTS BROADCASTER INITIATION FEES
The union says the 43% reduction, which affects only Los Angeles and New York, is intended to facilitate organizing, but critics ask why actors don't get the same break. The SAG-AFTRA national board cut initiation fees dramatically for Los Angeles and New York broadcasters, replacing the $3,000 fee -- at least on an interim basis -- with a $1,708 initiation charge. New members who are actors and sound recording artists in those markets will continue to be charged $3,000.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-aftra-cuts-broadcaster-fees-330985
CANADIAN ARTISTS PEN OPERA IN HONOUR OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI WHO WAS TASERED TO DEATH
A new opera by two Canadian artists is a unique memorial to the tragic death in Vancouver of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski. Composer John Plant has put music to the words of poet and author J.A. Wainwright in the opera I Will Fly Like a Bird, which opens in Halifax on Thursday. Both Plant and Wainwright are from Nova Scotia, but wanted to pay tribute to Dziekanski, who was killed in 2007 after RCMP officers repeatedly shot him with a Taser at Vancouver International Airport.
http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian+artists+opera+honour+Robert+Dziekanski+Tasered+death/6688772/story.html
'HUNGER GAMES,' 'TWILIGHT' HURT LIONS GATE EARNINGS BEFORE THEY HELP
Any Hollywood studio would kill to release "The Hunger Games" in theaters and the fourth "Twilight" movie on DVD within two months of each other, but doing so actually hurt Lions Gate's bottom line in the short-run. The Santa Monica studio on Wednesday disappointed Wall Street as it reported a net loss of $22.7 million on revenue of $645.2 million in revenue during the quarter ended March 31.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-lions-gate-earnings-20120530,0,6996281.story
END OF COPYRIGHT DEBATE SPARKS MANY 'WHAT IFS?'
The decade-long Canadian copyright reform debate is nearing a conclusion as the government is slated to hold the third and final reading for Bill C-11 this week. With a majority in both the House of Commons and Senate, the Conservatives are likely to pass the bill before Parliament takes a break for the summer.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/05/29/End-of-Copyright-Debate/
WHAT TO LEARN FROM 7 DEMATERIALIZING SCI-FI SHOWS
This season, seven sci-fi series are being canceled or have already received a pink slip. Some of these shows were good tries that fell flat; some of them were interesting enough to skate the edge of cancelation until their luck ran out; and some of them are respected success stories whose time has come for one reason or another.
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/what-learn-7-dematerializing-sci-fi-shows-140769
KEN SCOTT RELISHES CHALLENGE OF REMAKING STARBUCK
Quebec director Ken Scott is relishing the challenge of heading to Hollywood to remake his francophone hit Starbuck in English. It's an unusual development for a Canadian director to be approached by a studio like Dreamworks to remake a film.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/05/31/starbuck-remake-scott.html
VANCOUVER NATIONALS COMBAT WORKSHOP 2012
June 24-July 8, 2012
Fight Directors Canada is please to announce the 2012 Vancouver Combat Certification Workshop. This 13 day intensive stage and film combat certification course will teach participants the skills necessary to effectively and safely create the illusion of violence for the entertainment industry. FDC is Canada's only federally recognized National Training Body in the Combative Arts and its techniques and credentials are accepted in all professional settings both in Canada and abroad.
Recognized internationally as having one of the best training programs worldwide, FDC is happy to offer the training to the BC community.
For more information visit www.vancouvercombatworkshop.com or email fdcvancouver@gmail.com
SOUNDSWRITE INTRO TO VOICEOVER INTENSIVE
Last week's Intensive sold out so quickly that we've added one more before Fall. It's July 14/15 and it's already half full. Don't wait to practice commercials, narration, animation, audio books, ADR and more plus learn to set up your own studio and get a fully produced spot to start your demo.
We voice at North Shore Film Studios and now some of our students do too!
Register at www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532.
...And best wishes to Will Cheung who will be at Voice 2012 in L.A. next week. What a great opportunity. Soundswrite students work!
BIZ STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVES
July & August Intensives for Kids (8-11) and Teens (12-17)
Two Casting Directors. Three Instructors. Five Days. A maximum of six students in each group, and a new intensive every week through July and August. The primary instructor for each intensive is Head Coach Michael Bean, with workshops like "Emotional Access" with Laura Bertram, "Actor Action: Intro to Stunts" with Patrick Sabongui, and intimate audition workshops with casting directors like Tiffany Mak, Michelle Allen, Candice Elzinga, and Jackie Lind. All in a working casting studio at 788 Beatty St., B2 Level, in downtown Vancouver. Registration and info at www.bizstudio.ca
INTRODUCING LA ACTOR AND COACH JANE PIPER AT THE ACTOR'S CIRCLE
Jane's training stems from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Beverly Hills Playhouse, Groundlings, and Edgemar Theatre Group - just to name a few.
The Actor's Circle incorporates Cold Reads, Audition Techniques, Improvisation, and Scene Study all into one class, so you can work on a variety of important, useful skills without having to sign up for a variety of different classes, saving you time and money.
Sign up today at http://www.theactorscircle.ca Space is limited.
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
BARD ON THE BEACH
May 31 - Sep 22
This season: The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and King John.
http://www.bardonthebeach.org
TWO MEN, NO SCRIPT
June 15 | Kay Meek Centre
West Vancouver's Kay Meek Centre presents a fundraising gala, featuring ace improvisers Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, plus food and wine.
http://kaymeekcentre.com
KIBATSU CINEMA
June 7, 14, 21 & 28 | Pacific Cinematheque
The Powell Street Festival Society and Pacific Cinémathèque are pleased to present the fourth edition of "Kibatsu Cinema," a celebration of the odd and the eccentric in Japanese pop culture and contemporary Japanese film. Kibatsu is a Japanese word denoting a person or thing that is, by ordinary standards, unusual or unconventional. Curated by Miko Hoffman.
http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/kibatsu-cinema-eccentricity-popular-culture-and-contemporary-japanese-film-2012
MODERN MASTERS MEDLEY MOVIES - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
June 7 | Vancouver Public Library
In tandem with the Gallery's exhibition Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore, the Library is presenting a special movies series. Join us as we present Midnight in Paris. Free.
http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi?isodate=2012-06-07&selected_date=2012-06-07
Carl Bessai's small-budget film Sisters&Brothers and the APTN series Blackstone dominated the feature film and dramatic series categories at the Leo Awards on Saturday night. British Columbia's film and television awards were co-hosted by Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne, co-stars of the just-cancelled series Sanctuary (which had been up for 18 Leos and won four).
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/awards/carl-bessai-wins-top-film-honours-at-bcs-leo-awards/article2445426/
STEPHEN AMELL IN ARROW, MAMIE GUMMER IN EMILY OWENS AMONG NEW B.C.-FILMED SHOWS
As the American networks, especially the youth-skewed CW network, are finalizing their fall line-ups, we're getting an idea of what Vancouver TV production is going to look like for the summer and fall. New on the CW are the comic book-based Arrow and the young doctor drama Emily Owens M.D. (originally titled First Cut). Both shows start filming here in July.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/05/23/stephen-amell-in-arrow-mamie-gummer-in-emily-owens-among-new-b-c-filmed-shows/
CANADIAN ALTERNATIVE THEATRE PIONEER JACKIE CROSSLAND HAS DIED
Canadian alternative theatre pioneer Jackie Crossland passed away Wednesday (May 30) evening of cancer at the age of 69, the Straight has learned.
http://straight.com/article-699691/vancouver/canadian-alternative-theatre-pioneer-jackie-crossland-has-died
SAG-AFTRA CUTS BROADCASTER INITIATION FEES
The union says the 43% reduction, which affects only Los Angeles and New York, is intended to facilitate organizing, but critics ask why actors don't get the same break. The SAG-AFTRA national board cut initiation fees dramatically for Los Angeles and New York broadcasters, replacing the $3,000 fee -- at least on an interim basis -- with a $1,708 initiation charge. New members who are actors and sound recording artists in those markets will continue to be charged $3,000.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-aftra-cuts-broadcaster-fees-330985
CANADIAN ARTISTS PEN OPERA IN HONOUR OF ROBERT DZIEKANSKI WHO WAS TASERED TO DEATH
A new opera by two Canadian artists is a unique memorial to the tragic death in Vancouver of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski. Composer John Plant has put music to the words of poet and author J.A. Wainwright in the opera I Will Fly Like a Bird, which opens in Halifax on Thursday. Both Plant and Wainwright are from Nova Scotia, but wanted to pay tribute to Dziekanski, who was killed in 2007 after RCMP officers repeatedly shot him with a Taser at Vancouver International Airport.
http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian+artists+opera+honour+Robert+Dziekanski+Tasered+death/6688772/story.html
'HUNGER GAMES,' 'TWILIGHT' HURT LIONS GATE EARNINGS BEFORE THEY HELP
Any Hollywood studio would kill to release "The Hunger Games" in theaters and the fourth "Twilight" movie on DVD within two months of each other, but doing so actually hurt Lions Gate's bottom line in the short-run. The Santa Monica studio on Wednesday disappointed Wall Street as it reported a net loss of $22.7 million on revenue of $645.2 million in revenue during the quarter ended March 31.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-lions-gate-earnings-20120530,0,6996281.story
END OF COPYRIGHT DEBATE SPARKS MANY 'WHAT IFS?'
The decade-long Canadian copyright reform debate is nearing a conclusion as the government is slated to hold the third and final reading for Bill C-11 this week. With a majority in both the House of Commons and Senate, the Conservatives are likely to pass the bill before Parliament takes a break for the summer.
http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/05/29/End-of-Copyright-Debate/
WHAT TO LEARN FROM 7 DEMATERIALIZING SCI-FI SHOWS
This season, seven sci-fi series are being canceled or have already received a pink slip. Some of these shows were good tries that fell flat; some of them were interesting enough to skate the edge of cancelation until their luck ran out; and some of them are respected success stories whose time has come for one reason or another.
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/what-learn-7-dematerializing-sci-fi-shows-140769
KEN SCOTT RELISHES CHALLENGE OF REMAKING STARBUCK
Quebec director Ken Scott is relishing the challenge of heading to Hollywood to remake his francophone hit Starbuck in English. It's an unusual development for a Canadian director to be approached by a studio like Dreamworks to remake a film.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/05/31/starbuck-remake-scott.html
UPCOMING TRAINING
VANCOUVER NATIONALS COMBAT WORKSHOP 2012
June 24-July 8, 2012
Fight Directors Canada is please to announce the 2012 Vancouver Combat Certification Workshop. This 13 day intensive stage and film combat certification course will teach participants the skills necessary to effectively and safely create the illusion of violence for the entertainment industry. FDC is Canada's only federally recognized National Training Body in the Combative Arts and its techniques and credentials are accepted in all professional settings both in Canada and abroad.
Recognized internationally as having one of the best training programs worldwide, FDC is happy to offer the training to the BC community.
For more information visit www.vancouvercombatworkshop.com or email fdcvancouver@gmail.com
SOUNDSWRITE INTRO TO VOICEOVER INTENSIVE
Last week's Intensive sold out so quickly that we've added one more before Fall. It's July 14/15 and it's already half full. Don't wait to practice commercials, narration, animation, audio books, ADR and more plus learn to set up your own studio and get a fully produced spot to start your demo.
We voice at North Shore Film Studios and now some of our students do too!
Register at www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532.
...And best wishes to Will Cheung who will be at Voice 2012 in L.A. next week. What a great opportunity. Soundswrite students work!
BIZ STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVES
July & August Intensives for Kids (8-11) and Teens (12-17)
Two Casting Directors. Three Instructors. Five Days. A maximum of six students in each group, and a new intensive every week through July and August. The primary instructor for each intensive is Head Coach Michael Bean, with workshops like "Emotional Access" with Laura Bertram, "Actor Action: Intro to Stunts" with Patrick Sabongui, and intimate audition workshops with casting directors like Tiffany Mak, Michelle Allen, Candice Elzinga, and Jackie Lind. All in a working casting studio at 788 Beatty St., B2 Level, in downtown Vancouver. Registration and info at www.bizstudio.ca
INTRODUCING LA ACTOR AND COACH JANE PIPER AT THE ACTOR'S CIRCLE
Jane's training stems from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The Beverly Hills Playhouse, Groundlings, and Edgemar Theatre Group - just to name a few.
The Actor's Circle incorporates Cold Reads, Audition Techniques, Improvisation, and Scene Study all into one class, so you can work on a variety of important, useful skills without having to sign up for a variety of different classes, saving you time and money.
Sign up today at http://www.theactorscircle.ca Space is limited.
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
BARD ON THE BEACH
May 31 - Sep 22
This season: The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and King John.
http://www.bardonthebeach.org
TWO MEN, NO SCRIPT
June 15 | Kay Meek Centre
West Vancouver's Kay Meek Centre presents a fundraising gala, featuring ace improvisers Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, plus food and wine.
http://kaymeekcentre.com
KIBATSU CINEMA
June 7, 14, 21 & 28 | Pacific Cinematheque
The Powell Street Festival Society and Pacific Cinémathèque are pleased to present the fourth edition of "Kibatsu Cinema," a celebration of the odd and the eccentric in Japanese pop culture and contemporary Japanese film. Kibatsu is a Japanese word denoting a person or thing that is, by ordinary standards, unusual or unconventional. Curated by Miko Hoffman.
http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/kibatsu-cinema-eccentricity-popular-culture-and-contemporary-japanese-film-2012
MODERN MASTERS MEDLEY MOVIES - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
June 7 | Vancouver Public Library
In tandem with the Gallery's exhibition Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore, the Library is presenting a special movies series. Join us as we present Midnight in Paris. Free.
http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi?isodate=2012-06-07&selected_date=2012-06-07
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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