FIFTY SHADES OF GREY FILM IS VANCOUVER-BOUND
Production Weekly magazine broke the news Wednesday that the film was Vancouver-bound with North Shore Studios at the helm, though the company has yet to confirm its involvement. "It's certainly not on the film list right now, but we'll be very excited if it comes here," studio president Peter Leitch told CTV News.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/fifty-shades-of-grey-film-is-vancouver-bound-reports-1.1440870

WORLD OF WARCRAFT MOVIE TO FILM IN VANCOUVER
The film adaptation of the popular online game "World of Warcraft" is set to film in the Vancouver area, a production that one observer says could save the city's struggling movie industry.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/03/world-of-warcraft-film-vancouver_n_3860966.html

CLOONEY, CUARON, AND TORONTO SHOULD INSPIRE VANCOUVER FILM FESTIVAL
Toronto's success is painful. As a Vancouverite, it leaves you crushed and jealous. Still, the meteoric rise in the Toronto International Film Festival's popularity shouldn't just depress you - it should inspire you.
http://www.abbynews.com/entertainment/222911601.html

MADE-IN-VANCOUVER HOCKEY FILM FACES OFF AT TIFF
Launching a made-in-Vancouver movie about a hockey talk show host at the Toronto International Film Festival cries out for a litany of Maple Leaf jokes, but for writer-director Bruce Sweeney there's no better place to drop the puck for his new comedy, The Dick Knost Show.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Hollywood+North+Made+Vancouver+hockey+film+faces+TIFF/8874116/story.html

HOLLYWOOD'S GUS VAN SANT JOINS CALL FOR RELEASE OF CANADIAN DIRECTOR AND DOCTOR
Gus Van Sant, the Oscar-nominated director of Good Will Hunting and Milk, has joined the call for the release of two Canadians from an Egyptian prison.
http://www.straight.com/movies/418241/hollywoods-gus-van-sant-joins-call-release-canadian-director-and-doctor

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOUR IAN CADDELL AND MARK HARRIS
Georgia Straight contributors Ian Caddell and Mark Harris exerted a towering influence over the city's film community, and both will be honoured at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.
http://www.straight.com/movies/419946/vancouver-international-film-festival-honour-ian-caddell-and-mark-harris

HOW TO SHOOT IN CANADA: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S BREAKDOWN BY PROVINCE
Generous tax credits and versatile locations (they can double for settings from Montana to Maine) continue to lure high-profile shoots like "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "The Art of the Steal."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-men-hollywoods-canadanian-shoots-619308

HOW BOOKING THE PART IS LIKE LANDING ANY OTHER JOB
Actors who book the job tend to be the ones who have a way of working that integrates three requirements. They make personal, specific choices that emanate from deep within; they have the skill to make those choices work with the words on the page; and finally they have the confidence that allows them to let go and simply be in the room.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/how-booking-part-landing-any-other-job/

PAYING YOUR DUES: HOLLYWOOD AT HEART
There is another side of Hollywood. Hollywood is the union and non-union production crew that represent the silent majority that creates a truly American product recognized the world over: Hollywood film and television.
http://hollywoodjournal.com/industry-impressions/paying-your-dues-hollywood-at-heart/20130901/

ACTING INTENSTIVE WITH ANTHONY MEINDL
2-Day Vancouver Acting Intensive with Anthony Meindl of L.A.'s #1 acting school - Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop on September 14th and 15th, 10AM to 4PM each day. Intensive location is at AMAW Vancouver, 788 Beatty St., B2 lvl, studio A. Intensive will cover cold reading, scene study, auditioning and business of acting.
To register/info: Barbara@anthonymeindl.com.
AMAW students include Shailene Woodley (star of Divergent and Golden Globe Nominee), Trevor Donovan (90210), Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars), and many more of young Hollywood's up-and-coming actors.
www.anthonymeindl.com

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

IN THE ROOM WITH CANDICE ELZINGA
at The ACTOR'S FOUNDRY
September 13 / 14 / 15
This is your chance to make a personal impression with Casting. This format will get you in the room with all the pressure of a real room audition setting. You will spend 20-30 minutes in the room with just Candice, Matthew, and your reader. You will gain first-hand knowledge of how Candice works, and what she wants when she casts. Sides are sent in advance and you will be coached by one of Canada's top coaches to get your best out in front of the people that need to see it.
http://actorsfoundry.com/candiceelzinga/

WEEKEND INTENSIVE WITH MATTHEW HARRISON
at The ACTOR'S FOUNDRY
September 21 & 22
This workshop is renowned as an awesome experience. Hundreds of actors have proclaimed that their career, artistic, and even life perspective has shifted at this workshop. It's where Matthew discovered and defined The Three Pillars of Acting. It's where acting, the art form of life is reconnected to life itself. Through intensive focus exercises, the actor is drawn out, into what the Foundry calls being 'vectors-out', the natural place where the performer can live truthfully in the scene. Actors receive scenes and scene partners in advance, rehearse and fully prepare scenes, and apply the work to focal exercises, preparatory exploration, and scene presentation.
http://actorsfoundry.com/foundryintensive/

SOUNDSWRITE WORKSHOPS
*Voiceover Intensive Sept. 21st/22nd
Learn to voice for narration, commercials, animation, audiobooks, Walla and ADR for film. Find out where the jobs are and how to set up your home studio. Constantly reviewed as "the best voiceover course in the city". Small class=max mic time.
*NEW!! ACTING for Voiceover: Sept 28th/29th
Voice casting directors want actors! We're thrilled to be joined by top Vancouver acting coach Jeb Beach who'll give you the skills you need to win auditions. Keep what you record for your demo. Beginners to intermediate. 3 coaches, 2 amazing days. Up your game!
Register online or by phone at 604-985-5532. www.soundswrite.ca

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

VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL
September 5-15
The Vancouver Fringe is a celebration of theatre for everyone featuring more than 600 performances by 89 artists over 11 days.
http://www.vancouverfringe.com

'PICTURE THIS...' FILM FESTIVAL 2013
September 12 | 5pm
Open Door Group is proud to present the 4th Annual 'Picture This...' Film Festival 2013: On the Road in Vancouver: An International Disability Film Festival.  Get ready for a wonderful evening of film, art, and for the first time, live musical performance.
http://ow.ly/osGgo

PECHAKUCHA SPECIAL EDITION: VANCOUVER FILM INDUSTRY
September 20 | Vogue Theatre
For one night the global PechaKucha community is coming together to celebrate each city's "Hidden Heroes." We have chosen to feature the hidden heroes of the Vancouver film industry.
http://www.pechakuchanightvancouver.com

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
September 26 - October 11
As one of the largest film festivals in North America, VIFF brings Vancouver audiences some of the best films from around the globe. VIFF 2012 presented over 380 films from 75 countries to over 140,000 enthusiastic film-lovers.
http://www.viff.org