CALIFORNIA SENATE APPROVES FILM TAX CREDIT BILL The law is intended to make California more competitive with rival states such as New York, Georgia and Louisiana that have gained a larger share of the movie and TV business in the last decade. In addition to boosting funding, the bill allows more projects to qualify for subsidies, including big-budget studio movies and
new network dramas and television pilots. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-california-senate-vote-film-tax-credits-20140828-story.html
HOW CANADA PLANS TO COMPETE WITH CALIFORNIA'S INCREASED FILM TAX INCENTIVES Hollywood has loved to blame Canada for runaway production. Now the Canadians are blaming California's film and TV tax credit deal, unveiled on Wednesday, for Los Angeles producers possibly sending less work to Canada. But the Canadians have a plan to fight back. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-canada-plans-compete-californias-728676
VANCOUVER YOUNG ACTORS SCHOOL September term is now open for registration! Train at Canada's #1 elite training facility for young professional actors. Our system of
measurable results in this subjective industry gives parents, teens and kids alike the skills and the confidence needed to achieve and reach their goals at a professional level. Classes available for ages 4-17 in on-camera audition and improv as well as Voice overs for cartoons and video games. Call Lisa Ovies at 604 568 5449 to register today!
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winners Halle Berry, Billy-Bob Thornton plus A-list stars Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Rockwell, Joel 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, tonyalcantar@icloud.com
FULL TIME FILM ACTING CONSERVATORY PROGRAM-ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW OUR ACTORS LEARN BY DOING. New Image College has
one of the finest acting film acting programs in the country. We are a project based school. Our curriculum includes, Stunt Acting, Acting for T.V. and Film , Theatre, Text Analysis, Actors Movement, Voice. Our Core Acting Classes Methodologies are: Meisner, Stanislavsky, Chekhov, Moss, Cohen, Lewis, Adler, and Chubbuck. What makes our program different is we produce both theatre and film. Everyone of our students are tested on a film set and on the theatre stage. http://www.newimage.ca
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
LAST
AUDITION CLASS of 2014 with STUART AIKINS September 3rd for 4 weeks What could be better than an audition class taught by someone who has been IN THE ROOM on the opposite side of the audition for many, many years? Sides are allocated by Stuart. Actors prepare a scene before class (week one is a cold read) and present their audition in front of the
camera. In an open class format Stuart provides feedback and notes for the first audition. The actor works on those notes before filming a final take. Week three and four film is sent to actors after the class. http://actorsfoundry.com/stuartaikins-auditionclass/
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES Every Monday until September 8 At the CRS we cast brand new scripts
on the spot and watch them fly in front of a live audience. Every live reading ends with a party in the Lounge where you can meet up with other artists over a cold beer. The CRS is the place for Vancouver's artists to meet one another, share their work, and create more. http://coldreadingseries.com/
VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Aug 28-Sep 7 Festival goers can look forward to 73 films, including 36 feature-length films, exhibited in three venues in downtown Vancouver. http://www.vlaff.org/
VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL September 4 - 14 The Vancouver Fringe is a celebration of every kind of theatre imaginable over 11 days in
September. All artists receive 100% of regular box office revenues generated during the Festival. http://www.vancouverfringe.com
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL September 25 - October 14 VIFF features 16 days, almost 350 films from over 70 countries will play on nine screens. In addition to entertaining and essential viewing for film lovers, VIFF also provides invaluable resources for media professionals with VIFF Industry's development sessions, one-on-one meetings and networking receptions. http://www.viff.org
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