ROBSON SQUARE MORPHS INTO NORTH KOREA FOR SETH ROGEN AND JAMES FRANCO MOVIE
With a massive statue towering over them, large green screens bordering the square, and actors in military garb roaming the set, the two actors shot various scenes of dialogue, while co-writer Evan Goldberg stood behind the cameras with script in hand.
http://www.straight.com/blogra/540366/robson-square-morphs-north-korea-seth-rogen-and-james-franco-movie

WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL: JASON PRIESTLEY COMES HOME WITH CAS & DYLAN
TV-bred North Vancouver boy makes good with opening gala film.
http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Whistler+Film+Festival+Jason+Priestley+comes/9224599/story.html

ARTS GROUPS WELCOME YORK THEATRE'S LONG-AWAITED REOPENING
Activists can finally rest assured that their beloved York Theatre is safe from the threat of wrecking balls and condo developers. On Monday (December 2), the Cultch will formally take possession of the venue.
http://www.straight.com/arts/538601/arts-groups-welcome-york-theatres-long-awaited-reopening

WHITE ROCK STUDENT FILM PROJECT HELPS YOUTH FIGHT AGEISM
Opal Mclean says seniors get a bad rap in society. So, the 16-year-old aimed to help seniors shake the stereotype of being grumpy fuddy-duddies and show them in a more personal light.
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2013/11/26/white-rock-student-film-project-helps-youth-fight-ageism

THE SEXY SHORT FILM THAT HELPED 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' DIRECTOR LAND THE JOB
For readers familiar with the sexually elicit trilogy, which begins filming in Vancouver next week, Fifty Shades of Grey is no traditional love story. As it turns out Sam Taylor-Johnson is no traditional director.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/11/26/fifty-shades-of-grey-sam-taylor-johnson-love-you-more/

TIME-TRAVEL FANTASY SLEEPY HOLLOW ONE OF SEASON'S MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW SHOWS
How a 31-year-old went from working at a Toronto video store to creating Sleepy Hollow - the first series renewed for a second season this fall - is its own quantum leap.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/television/Time+travel+fantasy+Sleepy+Hollow+season+most/9229818/story.html

NORMAN JEWISON EARNS FILM CRITICS' PRIZE FOR SUPPORT OF CANADIAN MOVIES
Veteran filmmaker Norman Jewison is being honoured by the Toronto Film Critics Association for his decades-long efforts to promote and support Canadian film.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/norman-jewison-earns-film-critics-prize-for-support-of-canadian-movies-1.1562616

5 PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HAND IN YOUR ACTING CAREER
You must see that you are a piece of the puzzle in a collective artistic dream, and this way, you will go deeper into your artistry and tap into the unlimited abundance of your creativity.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/5-people-who-have-hand-your-acting-career/

3 REASONS WHY WE'RE DRAWN TO FACES IN FILM
The power of the human face in film: Up close and personal
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-shapes-film/201311/3-reasons-why-were-drawn-faces-in-film

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

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

WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
December 4 - 8
Based in North America's premier mountain resort just two hours north of Vancouver,  the Whistler Film Festival Society (WFFS) is a charitable cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler.
http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com

WILLIAM F WHITE NETWORKING BREAKFAST
with Vancouver Actor and Teacher, Jeb Beach
December 17
This month's networking breakfast will focus on topic, "The Seasons of the Actor."
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=75