LATEST B.C.-FILMED J.J. ABRAMS PILOT ALMOST HUMAN PICKED UP BY FOXThe Fox network has announced that it's going to series with Almost Human, the J.J.-Abrams-J.H. Wyman pilot that filmed in Vancouver earlier this spring. Karl Urban stars in the show as a cop in the near future, partnered with a highly evolved android (Michael Ealy). Lili Taylor also stars.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/05/09/latest-b-c-filmed-j-j-abrams-pilot-almost-human-picked-up-by-fox/INDEPENDENT VIDEO CENTRE FORCED TO MOVE FROM HEADQUARTERS ON VANCOUVER'S TRENDY MAIN STREET
After providing support to Vancouver's independent media and video artists for twenty years in the 6000-square-foot space (1965 Main St.), VIVO Media Arts Centre, the artist-run centre must relocate by May 1, 2014, according to a release posted on its Facebook page Monday night.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Independent+video+centre+forced+move+from+headquarters+Vancouver+trendy+Main+Street/8346739/story.htmlJOEL KINNAMAN STEPS BACK INTO ROBOCOP ARMOUR FOR RESHOOTS IN VANCOUVERHe spent the latter half of last year decked out in the futuristic body armor. On Sunday, Joel Kinnaman donned it once more to resume the starring role of Alex Murphy for a series of RoboCop reshoots in Vancouver, Canada.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2323616/RoboCop-star-Joel-Kinnaman-steps-heavy-body-armor-shoot-deadly-foe-set-rebooted-classic.htmlBC FILM INDUSTRY TAKES ACTION DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGNWhen she was a little girl, Gina Hole Lazarowich went door to door with her mother campaigning for the Liberal Party. The affiliation stuck, federally and provincially. Ms. Hole Lazarowich, 50, has voted Liberal her entire life. Not this time.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-film-industry-takes-action-during-election-campaign/article11876226/HOW ACTORS CAN SAVE THEIR MONEYI'm always amazed by how actors love to throw away their money, especially when they have so little of it. Granted, there are certain expenses you can't avoid, but there are many other ways actors spend money that can be easily avoided.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/secret-agent-man/how-actors-can-save-their-money/WILLIAM F. WHITE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SHAPING FILM AND TV
Paul Bronfman has undoubtedly shaped the film and television industry across Canada. A chain of strong partners and loyal employees has propelled his companies, Comweb and William F. White, into overwhelming success.
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/culture/film/william-f-white-celebrates-50-years-shaping-film-and-tvB.C.-FILMED SERIES THE HAUNTING HOUR UP FOR NINE DAYTIME EMMY AWARDSThe B.C.-filmed children's series The Haunting Hour is nominated in nine categories, including outstanding children's series, in the upcoming Daytime Emmy awards. The series, which airs on the U.S. Hub network, includes B.C.'s Harvey Kahn and Charles Lyall on its producing team.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/05/08/b-c-filmed-series-the-haunting-hour-up-for-nine-daytime-emmy-awards/VANCOUVER HAS BIG ROLE IN FAIRY-TALE LIFEJennifer Morrison relishes a new opportunity in Once Upon a Time. "There must be something in the water in Vancouver," she said. "Vancouver has been good to me, very, very good to me. So I think there might be some magic in the water here."
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/Vancouver+role+fairy+tale+life/8362884/story.htmlTHERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A WASTED OPPORTUNITY
There is no such thing as a wasted opportunity. In the world of television, the palette of content is colored with many ethnicities, races, classes, and genders. Stereotypes are constructed and perpetuated by those who believe in them. I choose not to. The only way to break a stereotype is to not ignore it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eva-longoria/theres-no-such-thing_b_3233346.html 
