'CONTINUUM' CREATOR SIMON BARRY, STEPHEN HEGYES LAUNCH GENRE PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Vancouver-based Reality Distortion Field will develop original sci-fi, horror and fantasy film and TV content for a global fanboy audience.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/continuum-creator-simon-barry-stephen-657360

COBIE SMULDERS DELIVERS - BOTH ON BIG AND LITTLE SCREEN
The Vancouver-bred actress has dabbled in movies, too, most notably as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in The Avengers (reprising that role on the pilot episode of the TV spinoff). And these days, Smulders can be seen in the comedy-drama Delivery Man, Ken Scott's English-language remake of the Canadian French-language 2011 film Starbuck, which opened Friday.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Cobie+Smulders+delivers+both+little+screen/9202216/story.html

CANADIAN ACTOR ADAM BEACH HELPS ABORIGINAL YOUTH GET INVOLVED IN FILM CAREERS
Adam Beach, a Canadian actor who stars in Arctic Air, lost both of his parents within a two-month period when he was eight years old. Although there was a lot of fear in his life growing up, he says it was a connection to his First Nations ancestors that made him who he is today.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Canadian+actor+Adam+Beach+helps+Aboriginal+youth+involved+film+careers/9197165/story.html

TODD HAYNES TALKS ABOUT FILMMAKING AND QUEER IDENTITY ISSUES
Haynes spoke about the emergence of New Queer Cinema, which developed just as his own career took off with the 1991 film Poison.
http://www.straight.com/movies/535931/todd-haynes-talks-about-filmmaking-and-queer-identity-issues

SETH ROGEN SAYS ROB FORD SCANDAL HELPED HIM SELL CRACKHEAD-POLITICIAN FILM
It's not about Rob Ford specifically, but a film Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg dreamed up about a politician who smokes crack and gets into severe trouble as a result has just been picked up - and they feel quite certain it's because of the international headline-making scandal involving the mayor of Toronto.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/seth-rogen-says-rob-ford-scandal-helped-him-sell-crackhead-politician-film/article15573938/

MOVIE RATING RUCKUS GETS ROUGHER AS MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION DEFENDS SYSTEM
Under increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Movie+rating+ruckus+gets+rougher+motion+picture/9166601/story.html

CANADA'S BROADBANDTV TO INVEST IN ORIGINAL VIDEO CONTENT
The Canadian YouTube Aggregator follows Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Hulu in creating new video content to boost viewership for its channel partners.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-broadbandtv-invest-original-video-656974

WHY DAY PLAYERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE ACTING WORLD
This is a thank you to the many wonderful actors who have given memorable performances in day player roles. You have been noticed! Your work matters, and it often lingers in the memory for decades.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/why-day-players-are-backbone-acting-world/

5 REASONS ACTORS NEED TO LEARN TO SELL
How can you communicate the benefit you bring if you don't go out and explain those benefits to the people who can hire you? Who needs to sell actors? The actors themselves. So polish those pitches. Here are five reasons actors need to learn to sell.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/5-reasons-actors-need-learn-sell/

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

EXCEPT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF WAR
November 15-30
A summit of minds in a secret military base. A radio broadcast from the brink of arctic war. Actors under government muzzle. By Sean Devine(Re:Union), this darkly comic, distinctly Canadian work is a probing exploration of art, politics, war, and the messy areas where they become indistinguishable.
http://pitheatre.com/exceptintheunlikelyeventofwar/

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

HARNESSING THE 'NET:  RISE OF THE WEBSERIES WORKSHOP
November 27
Recent years have seen a significant upswing globally in the production of web-series, but the number of smash successes are still dwarfed by those series who have gone nowhere.  Vancouver has established itself as one of the most prolific hotbeds for this kind of production and this workshop will give you an opportunity to pick the brains of some of the city's most prominent content-producers.
http://www.cineworks.ca/events/category/producing/