PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in New York Sunday morning at the age of 46. The actor, who had been at Sundance just two weeks ago promoting two films, had several other projects for both film and TV on the horizon, including his long-gestating directorial project.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/philip-seymour-hoffmans-death-future-676405

LUVIA PETERSEN'S ON-SCREEN TERRORIST HITS THE FAN SWEET SPOT ON CONTINUUM
Most recently Petersen was nominated this month for best supporting actress in a series at the Canadian Screen Awards, with the winners to be named in Toronto March 9.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/01/31/luvia-petersens-on-screen-terrorist-hits-the-fan-sweet-spot-on-continuum/

CANADIAN INDIE TV PRODUCTION DOWN BY ALMOST 10 PER CENT LAST YEAR
Canadian independent TV production fell 9.8 per cent in 2012-13, to $2.32-billion, as broadcasters moved away from buying shows from outside producers and spent more money producing their own shows.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/canadian-indie-tv-production-down-by-almost-10-per-cent-last-year/article16570024/

SETH ROGEN: VANCOUVER'S FILM INDUSTRY HELPED HIM DREAM BIG
Childhood friends Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg talk about returning home to film.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/seth-rogen-vancouver-s-film-industry-helped-him-dream-big-1.2518892

MARVEL CAPTAIN AMERICA TV SERIES SPIN-OFF 'AGENT CARTER' FILMING IN VANCOUVER
The storyline for the new television series takes place a year after the events of the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger and will star Hayley Atwell who is slated to reprise her role as Peggy Carter, the girlfriend of Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America (Chris Evans).
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/01/agent-carter-filming-in-vancouver/

VIDEOMATICA FILM COLLECTION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT UBC AND SFU
Film buffs mourning the 2011 closure of renowned Vancouver video store Videomatica can now access its collection of over 35,000 titles at UBC and SFU libraries.
http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/videomatica-film-collection-available-public-ubc-and-sfu

PREPARING FOR A GREAT AUDITION
Auditioning is unavoidable for all actors. Some are great at it, others are mystified, and others are just plain awful at it. Here are some helpful tools and insight so that you can have a great audition.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/preparing-great-audition

WHY BEING AN AVID READER WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER ACTOR
Actors and words are forever linked. Words can be ordinary, powerful, poetic; they are given, as a gift, to actors. Actors return the gift by using their skill and talent to imbue words on the page with spoken meaning and aliveness. When I'm auditioning actors for projects I'm casting, I stress fidelity to text.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/why-being-avid-reader-will-make-you-better-actor/

INTENSIVE WITH MATTHEW HARRISON
THIS WEEKEND (February 8 & 9)
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/

SOUNDSWRITE
Work From Home in Your Fuzzy Slippers!
*Intro to Voiceover Intensive: Feb. 22 & 23
Learn to set up a home studio and voice commercials, narrations, audiobooks, animation & ADR for film. Find out where to get work & get a produced spot for your demo. 5 students = max booth time.
*DEMO Building Workshop - on now!
Build your pro demo through coached sessions one spot at a time as your budget allows, or get a produced demo in a week!
Register at www.soundswrite.ca or call 604-985-5532.

STANDARD AMERICAN DIALECT AT GO STUDIOS
Dialect is one of the main concerns of US producers. Learn the specific skills you need to work on US and Canadian productions and never let your accent be an obstacle in you achieving your acting goals. Just because it is cast in Canada does NOT mean it should sound like it. Ongoing classes at GO Studios Saturday's 10am to 1pm with Elizabeth McLaughlin
Contact us at: 604-568-5668 for more information
Find ongoing classes at www.schoolcreative.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

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

A WEEKEND OF SITCOM AT ACTORS FOUNDRY
February 21/22/23
With Adam Weissman and Matthew Harrison Have a good laugh while learning the intricacies of working on a SITCOM set. Friday the class will visit the set of Vancouver SITCOM, Some Assembly Required. Then on Saturday the actor will be prepared to work through a scene from a recent SITCOM. On Sunday after final prep of the scene actors will present the scenes to SITCOM director, Adam Weissman. Ellie Harvie and other members of the SITCOM cast will also be present in the class throughout the weekend.
http://actorsfoundry.com/sitcom-intensive-with-adamweissman/

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
February 7-15
The Festival was initiated with the objective to bring to North Vancouver unique outdoor and mountaineering films that would otherwise not be seen in the city, and to bring together communities of filmmakers and outdoor enthusiasts in a forum where they can discuss topics of mutual interest.
http://www.vimff.org

POWELL RIVER FILM FESTIVAL
February 11 - 16
The Powell River Film Festival, now in its 12th year of operation, produces an annual event in February dedicated to showcasing the finest current releases.
http://www.prfilmfestival.ca

WILLIAM F. WHITE NETWORKING BREAKFAST
February 18
This month's guest speaker is Nicole Porter, President of SHIFT Brand Integration Group, speaking on the topic:  Brand Integration, Product Placement & Branded Entertainment: A "New" Funding Model for Production Companies
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?date=2014-2&evt=89

JEAN-LUC CINÉMA GODARD
February 6- March 5 | The Cinematheque
Easily the most important and influential filmmaker of the past fifty years, Godard is also, more than any other director, the cinema's great modernist - an innovative artist whose work has transformed and reinvented his medium.
http://www.thecinematheque.ca/jean-luc-cinema-godard

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL
March 6-9 | Vancity Theatre
Coinciding with International Women's Day on March 8th, VIWIFF will be screening engaging and compelling shorts and feature films produced by established and emerging women filmmakers from all over the world.
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/FilmFest2014.html