Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - November 24 2014
Published: Mon, 11/24/14
INDUSTRY NEWS
UBCP/ACTRA AWARD WINNERS, IAN TRACEY AND SARA CANNING WIN BEST ACTOR AND ACTRESS Winners of the 2014 UBCP/ACTRA awards were announced at a gala ceremony at the Vancouver Playhouse on Saturday evening. The awards highlight the best in film,
TV and radio performance in the province. http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/ACTRA+awards/10406634/story.html
INAUGURAL JOEY AWARD GOES TO YOUNG LANGLEY ACTRESS
Karissa Ketter, 12, is one of hundreds of young actors and actresses from across the country whose work was submitted for the inaugural Joey Award gala. The nod came for her work in the short film Daisies — made when she was nine years old.
‘BLACKSTONE,’ ‘MOHAWK GIRLS’ OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABORIGINAL ACTORS
Two Canadian TV shows that are in many ways dissimilar
— “Blackstone” and “Mohawk Girls” — have one key element in common: both attempt to show what life is like on a reservation.
The Burnaby Board of Trade assured in a statement that the film
industry resolution is still a major concern and the board “will continue to advocate strongly to protect B.C. and Canada’s film and television industry from the negative impacts of recent federal regulation changes.”
During the early days of your career, it’s essential to understand how you come across to others. you might learn that others see you differently than you see yourself.
LAST INTENSIVE / CLASSES OF 2014 WITH MATTHEW HARRISON November 24 & 25 Level 1 November 26 & 27 Level 2 This workshop is renowned as an awesome experience. Hundreds and hundreds of actors have proclaimed that their
career,artistic, and even life perspective has shifted at this workshop. LEVEL I is an introduction to working with Matthew and exploring his philosophy and practice. LEVEL II is for actors who have worked with Matthew before in class or completed Level I. Level II actors will work on more complex scenes using methods learned in Level I or in Scene Study Class. http://actorsfoundry.com/foundry-intensive-winter2014/
ON CAMERA INTENSIVE WITH PETER BRYANT
*LEVEL 1 (Nov 18-21): This course will give you the essential Tools Peter has found invaluable in his own career as well as for his students. Learn the essence and techniques Casting Directors, Producers, and Directors are looking for.
*LEVEL 2 (Nov 25-28): Previous training/experience required. Focuses on in depth use of The Tools, emotional connection, exploration of confidence building
techniques, and auditioning.
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.
O-1 VISA & SPONSORSHIP SEMINAR BY INDUSTRY HOLLYWOOD Sunday, December 14, 2014 Join us for this unique, innovative and carefully tailored seminar that offers an in depth and concise breakdown of the safest and most cost effective route to take when applying for your O-1 working visa for the USA. Industry Hollywood has helped over 300 actors apply successfully for their O-1 working visas and we would love
to continue with that amazing success rate, see you there! Contact us at canada@industryhollywood.com or call Alison Araya + 604 561 2976 Ticket price is just $120 CAD and can be purchased directly from the below link: http://industryhollywood.com/Acting-LA-los-angeles-O1-VisasNetworking-actors-auditions-workshops-working-in-LA.html
UPCOMING EVENTS
EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL November 21-December 4 Europe without the jetlag! Now in its 17th year, The Cinematheque’s annual European Union Film Festival spotlights acclaimed new and recent films from across greater Europe. http://www.thecinematheque.ca/eufilmfestival
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL December 3 – 7 Based in North America's premier
mountain resort just two hours north of Vancouver, British Columbia, 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
THE SHORTEST DAY 2014 December 21 The three programs of entertaining and humorous Canadian shorts screening in our Vancouver celebration include many award-winners,
festival picks, and audience favourites. Among the selections are the Oscar nominees The Cat Came Back and My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts, the Oscar winner The Danish Poet, and the great NFB classic The Sweater. http://www.thecinematheque.ca/the-shortest-day-2014
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