HOLLYWOOD NORTH: B.C. ACTRESS TAKES A BITE OUT OF HANNIBALA Vancouver actress has a tasty role in NBC and City TV's Hannibal - the new series about the early adventures of ghoulish Silence of the Lambs gourmet Hannibal Lecter. Kacey Rohl, who is in Chicago shooting a pilot for Doubt, an ABC/Sony drama, told The Sun there isn't too much she can reveal about her role in Hannibal except that it's "super fun."
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/Hollywood+North+actress+takes+bite+Hannibal/8229691/story.htmlCREATIVE BC RECEIVES ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION
The government announced on Saturday (April 6) that it will provide an additional $1 million to Creative BC, bringing the total fund to $2 million. Creative BC is the independant, non-profit society combining services previously available through the BC Film Commission and BC Film + Media.
http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/creative-bc-receives-additional-1-millionCANADIAN AIMS TO GIVE TERRY FOX'S STORY THE HOLLYWOOD TREATMENT
A Canadian living in Los Angeles for 11 years, Kelly Slattery has grown tired of the inevitable blank stares she receives when she brings up her all-time hero in conversation. Slattery officially launched a fundraising campaign to make a feature film about Fox, a made-in-Hollywood biopic she hopes will not only make Fox a household name everywhere, but also raise funds for cancer research.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/canadian-aims-to-give-terry-foxs-story-the-hollywood-treatment/article11105675/ACTRESS LOSES SUIT AGAINST IMDB FOR POSTING AGEA 41-year-old actress who claimed the Internet Movie Database unfairly disclosed her real age lost a case against the site this week after a federal jury in Seattle rejected her lawsuit.
http://mashable.com/2013/04/12/actress-imdb-sued-age-lawsuit-case/L.A. TV PRODUCTION HAS STRONGEST FIRST QUARTER SINCE 2007The opening months of 2013 also saw impressive gains for features shooting in Los Angeles County, according to a report from Film L.A.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-tv-production-has-strongest-435686ERIC PETERSON, DANIEL LANOIS GET GG PERFORMING ARTS AWARDSVeteran television and theatre actor Eric Peterson and music producer Daniel Lanois are among the six Canadians who will be honoured with the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards this year.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/04/09/gg-performing-arts-awards.htmlTV SHOWS FACE HARSH NEW REALITY, FIERCE COMPETITION"We're in the business of being in people's homes every week," ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee told reporters, when asked about Happy Endings' prospects for a happy ending. "We compete against all entertainment on all platforms. It's not just DVRs. I don't think we should kid ourselves that we're also competing against video games, against social networking, against movies and against all the other competition that's out there."
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/shows+face+harsh+reality+fierce+competition/8229890/story.html6 STEPS TO GIVING A MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE
There are only two rules in acting. 1. You can't actually harm another person. 2. You can't actually have sex with another person. That should give you a sense of tremendous freedom as an actor. If there are only two rules, then the world is yours and the colors and shapes you'd like to paint on the canvas of your character are truly up to you.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/6-steps-giving-memorable-performance/ 
