Vancouver Actor's Guide | Upcoming - Jun 11 2012
Published: Mon, 06/11/12
Hi . Today is Monday, Jun 11 2012. Here is a snippet of news and what's upcoming.
INDUSTRY NEWS
FEARS MOUNTING OVER B.C. FILM PRODUCTION
And with a high Canadian dollar, the imminent disappearance of the film-friendly HST, and a lack of parity on tax credits, the B.C. production industry is now looking to protect its billion-dollar industry. One step is lobbying the province on tax credits. Another: aiming at a national film strategy.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/fears-mounting-over-bc-film-production/article4233468/
VANCOUVER TEEN CATAPULTS INTO HOLLYWOOD CAREER OVERNIGHT
Paloma Kwiatkowski is remarkably calm for a teen who has gone from aspiring high school actor to a three-picture deal in the course of a couple of months. The audition was her first ever, and after a couple of callbacks, a bit of studio chin-scratching, and a full-costume screen test complete with dyed hair and coloured contact lenses, she was cast as Thalia, daughter of Zeus.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Vancouver+teen+catapults+into+Hollywood+career+overnight/6716371/story.html
ERICA DURANCE IS SAVING HOPE FOR NEW MEDICAL DRAMA
Erica Durance compares performing fake surgery to acting in a well-choreographed play. The Calgary-born actress is on the phone from Toronto, where she is on a lunch break after six gruelling hours in the operating room, performing make-believe life-and-death procedures as the star of CTV's new medical drama Saving Hope.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Erica+Durance+Saving+Hope+medical+drama/6727014/story.html
LIONSGATE REUPS GRINDSTONE/EMMETT FURLA FILM SLATE DEAL
The latest agreement follows the Vancouver-based indie studio releasing four to five films annually under the Lionsgate/Grindstone Entertainment names, including the Bruce Willis-starrer Set Up, the crime drama Freelancers, starring Robert DeNiro and Forrest Whitaker, and the serial killer thriller The Frozen Ground, starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-reups-grindstone-emmett-furla-334716
MEMORIAL FOR JACKIE CROSSLAND TO BE HELD AT FIREHALL ART CENTRE
A memorial for alternative theatre pioneer Jackie Crossland, who passed away last week, will be held Sunday, June 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Firehall Art Centre. Crossland died of cancer May 30, one month after her diagnosis, at the age of 69. She went on to act, write, and direct for a number of Vancouver and Toronto theatre companies, including the Vancouver Playhouse, the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Tamahnous Theatre--which she founded with her partner, Nora Randall--and Savage God.
http://www.straight.com/article-706486/vancouver/memorial-jackie-crossland-be-held-firehall-art-centre
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ATTENDANCE BOOST
The Vancouver International Children's Festival seems to have put its difficulties behind. Last year, lacklustre ticketsales almost forced the festival's complete shutdown--but this year, the festival's 35th, the numbers are telling a different story.
http://www.straight.com/article-706201/vancouver/vancouver-international-childrens-festival-celebrates-attendance-boost
OTTAWA RESTORES FUNDING TO SUMMERWORKS FESTIVAL
In a surprise move, the Harper government is restoring the funding it controversially pulled last year from the SummerWorks Theatre Festival after the Toronto event was criticized in 2010 by a spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for scheduling a play that "glorifies terrorism." No explanation for the restoration is contained in the letter which informs SummerWorks it will be receiving a total of $90,000 over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 fiscal years, subject to an as-yet-unreceived letter "stipulating terms for disbursement."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/ottawa-restores-funding-to-summerworks-festival/article4233441/
HOW CHICK-FLICKS ARE BREAKING THE CONVENTIONS OF WEDDED BLISS
A new crop of romantic comedies is subverting the idea that a 'perfect' marriage is the ultimate fulfillment of female purpose. A fascinating thing has happened recently on the way to the cineplex. The romantic comedy - which has always revolved around the ages-old narrative for female fulfilment, the happily-surmounted challenges that give way, at length, to a walk down the aisle - is swerving.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/01/chick-flicks-breaking-conventions-wedded-bliss
SOUNDSWRITE INTRO TO VOICEOVER INTENSIVE
Due to popular demand we have added a workshop July 28/ 29th. There's a lot of work on the web and we'll teach you to voice commercials, narration, animation, audio books, and how to set up your own studio, plus you'll get a produced spot to start your demo. Register at www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532.
And with a high Canadian dollar, the imminent disappearance of the film-friendly HST, and a lack of parity on tax credits, the B.C. production industry is now looking to protect its billion-dollar industry. One step is lobbying the province on tax credits. Another: aiming at a national film strategy.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/fears-mounting-over-bc-film-production/article4233468/
VANCOUVER TEEN CATAPULTS INTO HOLLYWOOD CAREER OVERNIGHT
Paloma Kwiatkowski is remarkably calm for a teen who has gone from aspiring high school actor to a three-picture deal in the course of a couple of months. The audition was her first ever, and after a couple of callbacks, a bit of studio chin-scratching, and a full-costume screen test complete with dyed hair and coloured contact lenses, she was cast as Thalia, daughter of Zeus.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Vancouver+teen+catapults+into+Hollywood+career+overnight/6716371/story.html
ERICA DURANCE IS SAVING HOPE FOR NEW MEDICAL DRAMA
Erica Durance compares performing fake surgery to acting in a well-choreographed play. The Calgary-born actress is on the phone from Toronto, where she is on a lunch break after six gruelling hours in the operating room, performing make-believe life-and-death procedures as the star of CTV's new medical drama Saving Hope.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Erica+Durance+Saving+Hope+medical+drama/6727014/story.html
LIONSGATE REUPS GRINDSTONE/EMMETT FURLA FILM SLATE DEAL
The latest agreement follows the Vancouver-based indie studio releasing four to five films annually under the Lionsgate/Grindstone Entertainment names, including the Bruce Willis-starrer Set Up, the crime drama Freelancers, starring Robert DeNiro and Forrest Whitaker, and the serial killer thriller The Frozen Ground, starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-reups-grindstone-emmett-furla-334716
MEMORIAL FOR JACKIE CROSSLAND TO BE HELD AT FIREHALL ART CENTRE
A memorial for alternative theatre pioneer Jackie Crossland, who passed away last week, will be held Sunday, June 17, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Firehall Art Centre. Crossland died of cancer May 30, one month after her diagnosis, at the age of 69. She went on to act, write, and direct for a number of Vancouver and Toronto theatre companies, including the Vancouver Playhouse, the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Tamahnous Theatre--which she founded with her partner, Nora Randall--and Savage God.
http://www.straight.com/article-706486/vancouver/memorial-jackie-crossland-be-held-firehall-art-centre
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ATTENDANCE BOOST
The Vancouver International Children's Festival seems to have put its difficulties behind. Last year, lacklustre ticketsales almost forced the festival's complete shutdown--but this year, the festival's 35th, the numbers are telling a different story.
http://www.straight.com/article-706201/vancouver/vancouver-international-childrens-festival-celebrates-attendance-boost
OTTAWA RESTORES FUNDING TO SUMMERWORKS FESTIVAL
In a surprise move, the Harper government is restoring the funding it controversially pulled last year from the SummerWorks Theatre Festival after the Toronto event was criticized in 2010 by a spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for scheduling a play that "glorifies terrorism." No explanation for the restoration is contained in the letter which informs SummerWorks it will be receiving a total of $90,000 over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 fiscal years, subject to an as-yet-unreceived letter "stipulating terms for disbursement."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/ottawa-restores-funding-to-summerworks-festival/article4233441/
HOW CHICK-FLICKS ARE BREAKING THE CONVENTIONS OF WEDDED BLISS
A new crop of romantic comedies is subverting the idea that a 'perfect' marriage is the ultimate fulfillment of female purpose. A fascinating thing has happened recently on the way to the cineplex. The romantic comedy - which has always revolved around the ages-old narrative for female fulfilment, the happily-surmounted challenges that give way, at length, to a walk down the aisle - is swerving.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/01/chick-flicks-breaking-conventions-wedded-bliss
UPCOMING TRAINING
SOUNDSWRITE INTRO TO VOICEOVER INTENSIVE
Due to popular demand we have added a workshop July 28/ 29th. There's a lot of work on the web and we'll teach you to voice commercials, narration, animation, audio books, and how to set up your own studio, plus you'll get a produced spot to start your demo. Register at www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532.
And if you need coaching for your demo - we do private classes. (We had the most amazing ventriloquist in our studio this week. He works on cruise ships all over the world and chose Soundswrite to create his voiceover demo.) Call 604-985-5532 to book your consultation.
Soundswrite students work!
BIZ STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVES
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
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!
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
COLD READING SERIES
Thursdays, June 7 - Sept 6
Every Thursday night, all summer long, writers, actors, directors, producers, singer/songwriters and audience members crowd into The Billy Bishop Legion in Kitsilano for an exciting evening of brand new work. Every show ends with a party in the bar downstairs where you can meet up with other artists over a cold beer.
http://www.coldreadingseries.com
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://www.kaymeekcentre.com
THE BEST OF HOT DOCS
June 22-24 | Vancity Theatre
The Best of Hot Docs will celebrate the Vancouver premieres of eight outstanding stories, each a sold out hit from this year's Hot Docs programming lineup.
http://www.viff.org/theatre/2012/05/featured/the-best-of-hot-docs
30th ANNUAL JESSIE RICHARDSON THEATRE AWARDS
June 25 | Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver's dynamic and diverse theatre community have again contributed to an outstanding year of theatre, with more than 120 individuals nominated in more than 25 categories, displaying the creativity, talent and fortitude of the artists who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the city.
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES
Thursdays, June 7 - Sept 6
Every Thursday night, all summer long, writers, actors, directors, producers, singer/songwriters and audience members crowd into The Billy Bishop Legion in Kitsilano for an exciting evening of brand new work. Every show ends with a party in the bar downstairs where you can meet up with other artists over a cold beer.
http://www.coldreadingseries.com
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://www.kaymeekcentre.com
THE BEST OF HOT DOCS
June 22-24 | Vancity Theatre
The Best of Hot Docs will celebrate the Vancouver premieres of eight outstanding stories, each a sold out hit from this year's Hot Docs programming lineup.
http://www.viff.org/theatre/2012/05/featured/the-best-of-hot-docs
30th ANNUAL JESSIE RICHARDSON THEATRE AWARDS
June 25 | Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver's dynamic and diverse theatre community have again contributed to an outstanding year of theatre, with more than 120 individuals nominated in more than 25 categories, displaying the creativity, talent and fortitude of the artists who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the city.
http://www.jessies.ca
CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
June 28
The next Celluloid Social Club event will be a A Special Event Screening. It will be for the 24 Hour Film Race! The event will be on Thursday, June 28th, at 7pm (doors at 6pm). It will be held at the RIO Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver.
http://www.celluloidsocialclub.com
CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB
June 28
The next Celluloid Social Club event will be a A Special Event Screening. It will be for the 24 Hour Film Race! The event will be on Thursday, June 28th, at 7pm (doors at 6pm). It will be held at the RIO Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver.
http://www.celluloidsocialclub.com
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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