'FANTASTIC FOUR' DEPART BC WITH $100M IN MOVIE REVENUE
A well-known group of superheroes is leaving British Columbia and taking as much as $100 million in movie revenue with them. Peter Leitch, the president of North Shore Studios, said Thursday The Fantastic Four Reboot has moved production to Louisiana because of the lucrative tax incentives offered in that state.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/25/bc-fantastic-four-movie.html

'COMPULSIVE VOYEUR' CONTINUED TO PHOTOGRAPH ASPIRING MODELS
Matthew Power, 37, was a Vancouver film worker and amateur photographer when he first came to the attention of the authorities. He used a website to invite women into his Commercial Drive apartment for photo shoots, and then secretly recorded them as they changed clothing in his bedroom.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/23/bc-complusive-voyeur.html

SIGGRAPH: 'ELYSIUM' IMPRESSES AT CG AND VFX CONFERENCE
Is Elysium one to watch as a serious Oscar contender for a visual effects nomination? Some thought so following a sneak peak at the work, presented by VFX supervisor Peter Muyzers, who is employed by Vancouver-based VFX facility Imagine Engine.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/siggraph-elysium-behind-scenes-impresses-592482

INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST FILM FESTIVAL MAKES ITS VANCOUVER DEBUT
It was this kind of imaginative and thoughtful curating that got Vancity programmer Tom Charity interested in the 10-year-old festival, which has made stops around the world in cities including London, Bangkok, and Amsterdam.
http://www.straight.com/movies/403526/international-buddhist-film-festival-makes-its-vancouver-debut

VIFF SPREADS EASTWARD AFTER LOSING FORMER FESTIVAL HUB
Confronted with the challenge of losing its main venue, the Vancouver International Film Festival is reinventing itself, spreading out to the east and concentrating some aspects of its schedule. And it will be back at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts despite new, controversial ownership.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/viff-spreads-eastward-after-losing-former-festival-hub/article13469410/

HOW TO TURN YOUR ACTING FEARS INTO PASSIONS
Embarking on an acting career is much like sky diving. Even if you book work in a play, on a TV series, or in a feature film, the experience is usually short-lived. The play closes. The series is cancelled. The film wraps. And you're free until the next booking. It feels like falling.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/how-turn-your-acting-fears-passions/

SHOULD A PLAYWRIGHT HAVE THE FINAL SAY OVER A PRODUCTION?
The case of a disgruntled Australian playwright throws up the fascinating question of who's really in charge of a show
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2013/jul/25/playwright-final-say-theatre-production

PERFORMING-A NEW WAY TO LIVE
What it means to be alive is to perform and play, and that making a better world needs to involve people in creating new performances of ourselves (new "plays") because how we're currently performing-as a species-is, well, pretty horrific.  
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/conceptual-revolution/201307/performing-new-way-live

PAUL BHATTACHARJEE AND CORY MONTEITH DEATHS: IS ACTING TODAY JUST TOO TOUGH?
Are the recent deaths of high-profile actors tragic one-offs? Or is the profession now too precarious?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/jul/23/paul-bhattacharjee-cory-monteith-acting

SAVE THE MOVIE!
The 2005 screenwriting book that's taken over Hollywood-and made every movie feel the same.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/07/hollywood_and_blake_snyder_s_screenwriting_book_save_the_cat.html

DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winner Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Rockwell, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Banks, etc. You can trust him too! Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach, recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested dialects and accents required for the Vancouver market. Book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192, tonyalcantar1960@gmail.com

ANTHONY MEINDL'S ACTOR WORKSHOP VANCOUVER
AMAW is now open in Vancouver! With some of TV's hottest shows being shot in Vancouver you will learn how to master the demands of tv/film acting from the acting studio that is producing the next generation of Hollywood stars. The on-going Vancouver acting classes focus on our exciting non-method way of working and will get you working the muscle of the moment and help you to trust your instincts, stop over-thinking, and do naturally what you always thought acting should be: easy, fun, empowering. Classes are Mondays at 6PM. Email assistant@anthonymeindl.com to register.
http://www.anthonymeindl.com

BIZ STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVES | KIDS+TEENS
Five days of small-group on-camera acting and audition technique. Students work on a new scene each day with Biz Studio owner+head coach Michael Bean, and every week features two superstar guest instructors and workshops with two of Vancouver's busiest casting directors. Classes have a maximum of six students, the best student-staff ratio in town, so we can keep each student at their edge and cover a lot of ground in five days. Kids classes are Monday to Friday 9:00-12:00, $395+GST. Teens classes are Monday to Friday 1:00-5:00, $495+GST.  
Dates, details and registration online at www.bizstudio.ca

THE ASSOCIATES WORKSHOP
JJ Ogilvy (Sean Cossey Casting) & Bim Narine (Falcon Casting)
No strangers to casting, with a combined experience of 16 years, together they have cast, or assisted in casting, hundreds of notable projects.
Choose two of your own audition scenes + All work on camera + Get a copy of your work
Sunday, August 11 - 9 am to 6 pm - Save $25 before August 1st and pay only $140.
For more information: www.baurstudio.com

COLD READING SERIES SEASON
Every Monday, until Sept 2 | The Backstage Lounge
At the CRS we cast brand new scripts on the spot and watch them fly in front of a live audience. Local musicians are also invited to share their work-in-progress in the "unplugged" musical segment of the evening. The CRS is the place for Vancouver's artists to meet one another, share their work, and create more.
http://www.coldreadingseries.com

MONDAY NIGHT LIVE
Every Monday | East of Main Cafe
East of Main Cafe and Project Limelight Society present Monday Night Live, a unique series of storytelling nights featuring film industry professionals. Everyone has a story to tell. We provide the topic and up to 7 minutes to tell a true story, in front of a live audience.
https://www.facebook.com/events/485729518160833

QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
July 24 - August 9 | Roundhouse Community Centre
The Queer Arts Festival is an artist-run three week multidisciplinary festival held in Vancouver, celebrating queer art and artists, featuring a curated visual art exhibition, provocative new live performances and inspiring workshops.
http://queerartsfestival.com

Q - ACTORS CONNECTING
July 27, August 3, and August 10 | PAL Theatre
Q-Actors Connecting is a unique opportunity to seek advice and get inspired, by bringing working professional artists with up-and-coming artists and members of the general public together in a series of three afternoons of dialogue and theater. The professional artists scheduled to participate are: Morgan Brayton, Bill Marchant, and Shawn Macdonald.
http://queerartsfestival.com/event/q-actors-connecting-jul-27