STAR LOVED FILMING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND If Tourism B.C. is looking for a spokesperson, actor Keean Johnson is just the young man for the job.
"It was just stunning there and probably the nicest people - just so sweet," said the 18-year-old Denver native, who was based in Duncan on Vancouver Island for four months last year shooting the TV series Spooksville. http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Star+loved+filming+Vancouver+Island/9689299/story.html
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WHEN CALLS THE HEART SERIES
BRINGS FAMILY TOGETHER When Calls the Heart, a new series on the Hallmark Channel, takes place in a 1910 coal-mining town aptly named Coal Valley. Krakow plays Elizabeth Thatcher, a teacher from a fairly affluent family and a newcomer to a town that has just undergone a terrible mining disaster. http://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/dossier/when-calls-the-heart-series-brings-family-together-1.943225
NEW YORK PASSES TAX CREDITS FOR LIVE THEATER New York gave
local theaters a financial lift on Tuesday, with lawmakers passing a budget that includes tax credits for productions that launch upstate. http://www.thewrap.com/new-york-passes-tax-credits-live-theater/
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
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Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Martin Freeman, 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
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UPCOMING EVENTS
R2R FILM FESTIVAL April 4-11 Reel 2 Real shows the best in culturally diverse, authentic programming for youth. We are delighted to celebrate our Sweet 16 anniversary this year and hope that you join us for the festivities. http://www.r2rfestival.org
PROJECTING CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL April 24 - 27 Projecting Change is a 4-day film festival featuring award-winning documentaries and exploring themes such as environmental and social sustainability, empowerment, identity, and global culture. http://projectingchange.ca/
DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL May 2-11 The 2014 festival ventures deep into the unknown, to seek out new forms of nonfiction, to discover glorious new forms of cinema, caught on the wing, and
documented in the wild. From mountain gorillas to cartoon ponies and the men who love them, wild boars, roller derby grrrls, young agrarians and stick insects, all captured in their natural habitat. http://www.doxafestival.ca
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