Join us for this informative evening as Gary Marsh (Founder of Breakdown Services & Actors Access) presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the casting process and sheds light on what it takes to get noticed. The evening features Candice Elzinga (Casting Director), Eric Edwards (Talent Agent with Lucas Talent) and Gary in a panel discussion moderated by Kenji Maeda  (CEO of Production Heads Network Inc. / Vancouver Actor's Guide) on current topics affecting Vancouver actors with an opportunity to respond to questions from the audience.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

It is free to attend this event with registration. You are limited to reserving a maximum of two (2) tickets per person.  This venue has a very limited capacity. If registration is full, add yourself to the wait list.

If you have a booked ticket, you must show up by 6:50pm to guarantee your ticket.  After that time your ticket may be released to the Rush Line on a first-come first-served basis.

Full details and to register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/9062015733

PUSH DIRECTOR NORMAN ARMOUR RECEIVES VANCOUVER'S HIGHEST CIVIC AWARD
"I am proud of our city's art scene, of our Mayor, our Councillors, and proud of the staff in the Office of Cultural Services. Like-I am sure-many of my fellow recipients, this is something of a surprise," Armour said in a news release. "But surprises are often good."
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/city/push-director-norman-armour-receives-vancouvers-highest-civic-award

BARD ON THE BEACH AND THE ARTS CLUB COULD GET NEW HOME IN VANCOUVER "THEATRICAL HUB"
The space, which was originally intended for the now-defunct Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, occupies the first two floors of two towers in the condo development across from The Village on False Creek. Ownership of the space is expected to be transferred to the city by mid-November.
http://www.straight.com/arts/521736/bard-beach-and-arts-club-could-get-new-home-vancouver-theatrical-hub

DOCTOR TURNED SCREENWRITER HAS HELEN HUNT, SAMANTHA MORTON SAYING HIS LINES
What began as a solitary hobby two decades ago for Vancouver doctor Mike Moss has come to light onscreen, as Moss joined the crowds this week for screenings of the feature drama Decoding Annie Parker.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/31/doctor-turned-screenwriter-has-helen-hunt-samantha-morton-saying-his-lines/

VANCOUVER COUNCILLOR WANTS TO SAVE THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE FROM GYM FATE
Before the Hollywood Theatre morphs into a fitness centre, one Vancouver councillor wants to press pause. Coun. Adriane Carr will ask council to put a 90-day freeze on development at the 78-year-old Kitsilano theatre after owner Bonnis Properties applied to turn it into a two-storey gym in September.
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/840350/vancouver-councillor-wants-to-save-the-hollywood-theatre-from-gym-fate/

'AAROW': SUMMER GLAU ON ISABEL/OLIVER AND SEASON 2
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Summer Glau -- who hints that episode six is a pivotal hour ("We're building into something bigger") -- previews Isabel's return, the budding relationship between Isabel and Oliver, Felicity's jealousy and more.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrow-summer-glau-isabel-oliver-651257

COMEDY SCRIPT EARNS VANCOUVER WRITER PRIZED FELLOWSHIP
There are thousands of aspiring screenwriters in North America, and the people who hand out the Oscars just pushed Vancouver's Patty Jones to the front of that line.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Comedy+script+earns+Vancouver+writer+prized+fellowship/9098638/story.html

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE INDUSTRY BEING 'UNFAIR'
Our lives can usually best be seen through the rearview mirror. We rarely look at all the positive things that we have here and now because we're too busy obsessing about the things that we don't have. We rarely take a moment within the craziness of our day to stop the noise and simply be grateful.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/how-deal-industry-being-unfair/

10 DO'S VS. DON'TS FOR MEETING AN AGENT
So you're meeting an agent... Palms are sweating. Hopes are high. You want to make the best impression! Take a deep breath, sit back, and read this advice from agent Heather Finn of Frontier Booking International.
http://www.nycastings.com/dmxreadyv2/blogmanager/v3_blogmanager.asp?post=10dosvs.dontsformeetinganagent

PODESWA COMPLAINS CANUCK TV LACKS 'VISION'
Canadian television lacks vision and courage, and that's the reason it's failing to keep up with the so-called Golden Age south of the border, says TV director Jeremy Podeswa. The Toronto-born Emmy nominee bemoaned a lack of bold homegrown dramas to match the prestige properties that have lured him to the United States, where his credits include "Boardwalk Empire," "American Horror Story," "The Walking Dead" and "Homeland."
http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/podeswa-complains-canuck-tv-lacks-vision-2

SOUNDSWRITE'S NEW ACTING FOR VOICEOVER
Nov 16th & 17th
Our last class sold out so fast we had to add another one! INCREDIBLE accolades for acting coach Jeb Beach last month. Saturday work with Jeb to make real, connected acting choices. Sunday take it into the booth with Jeb, Pam and Bill and practice on the mic. The shift in our student's work has been unbelievable! Keep all recordings. Three top tier coaches. Two full days. Book early. This will sell out again!
www.soundswrite.ca or 604-985-5532.

FINAL INTENSIVE OF 2013 WITH MATTHEW HARRISON
November 9 & 10
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. 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/

AUDITION CLASS WITH CANDICE ELZINGA AT THE FOUNDRY
Next Round Starts Wednesday November 6
What could be better than an audition class taught by someone who has been IN THE ROOM on the other side of the audition for many, many years? Candice brings her expertise as an active casting director to this class and gives you the insight into exactly what Vancouver casting is looking for.
http://actorsfoundry.com/auditionclass/

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

THE NEW WAVE IN AFRICAN CINEMA
November 1-3, 5-7 | The Cinematheque
The new wave in African cinema is characterized by a younger generation of filmmakers who are engaging in a much more philosophically personal, visually daring, and intellectually engaged form of filmmaking than previous generations. The New Wave in African Cinema film series is a joint production of the University of British Columbia and The Cinematheque.
http://www.thecinematheque.ca/the-new-wave-in-african-cinema

VANCOUVER ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
November 7-10
VAFF strives to promote dynamic and innovative images of Asians, especially Canadian Asians, in atypical roles usually not found in mainstream film and television with the belief that in order to have these images, the creative control and storytelling must come from the Asian Canadian communities themselves and the support must begin with these independent Asian filmmakers.
http://www.vaff.org

WOMEN IN FILM - WILLIAM F. WHITE NETWORKING BREAKFAST
November 19
This month's guest speaker: Tara-Lee Novak is the development producer at Vancouver's Force Four Entertainment. She works with a team of in-house and independent producers to create new series from conception to green light for national broadcasters such as CBC, Shaw Media, Rogers and Bell.
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=69

EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL
November 22-December 5
This year's 16th European Union Film Festival features entries from 27 of the newly-enlarged European Union's 28 member states (only tiny Malta is not represented). Each country has carte blanche to choose the film that will represent them - and the variety, as always, is breathtaking!
http://www.thecinematheque.ca/eufilmfestival