Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - February 15, 2016

Published: Mon, 02/15/16

INDUSTRY NEWS
DEADPOOL FILM PRODUCTION INJECTS OVER $40 MILLION INTO BC ECONOMY
While Vancouverites may be pleased to see Deadpool stars hometown star Ryan Reynolds, the production also boosted the British Columbian economy with millions of dollars worth of expenditures.

INNOVATING VANCOUVER KEY GRIPS SCORE OSCAR WIN
David McIntosh, Steve Smith, Mike Branham and Mike Kirilenko of Aircover Inflatables are being honoured with a Scientific and Technical award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their unique movie set invention – a giant air wall. The four innovators have also been lauded as ‘B.C. Job Makers’ by the province.

LEADERSHIP SHUFFLE PORTENDS BIGGER CREATIVE BC ROLE
In addition to a new CEO and chairman, Creative BC’s No. 3 position was also shuffled recently as Force Four Entertainment president Rob Bromley took on its vice-chairman role last month. Newcomers to the board include Watchdog Management general manager Sarah Fenton and Tom Gierasimczuk, publisher and general manager of Vancouver Magazine and Western Living.

PUSH MADE FOR REGIONAL FILM SUPPORT
The film industry sees most local communities sitting on the sidelines financially, and that is generating some frustration.

ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY OFFERS COURSE ON HOW TO BE A FILM EXTRA
University offering one-day course for extras looking for their big break.

NETFLIX EFFECT: B.C. STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH STUDIO DEMAND
Just three years after the “Save BC Film” campaign lobbied the government for help, the film industry is so hot local companies can’t keep up.

B.C. MOVIE EXTRAS ENJOY BOOM TIMES THANKS TO LOW CANADIAN DOLLAR
The Canadian dollar may have ticked up a bit of late, but it's not expected to slow down a booming sector of cross-border trade: movie-making. 

FARE THEE WELL, FILM WORKERS: NOVA SCOTIA FILMMAKER THOM FITZGERALD ON THE PROVINCE'S MASS EXODUS
"They're simply moving away from a place that, for the moment, doesn't see the value in them. "

I’M A BLACK ACTOR. HERE’S HOW INEQUALITY WORKS WHEN YOU’RE NOT FAMOUS
I have been a working actor in the Chicagoland area for seven years now. The one common denominator, in all this time, is that I am a black man constantly having to conform my blackness to what white people, mainly men, on the other side of the table believe to be true.

FALLING IN LOVE WITH ACTING
Conflict always emerges, and how you work through it is the difference between a month-long fling based on hot sex and a deep love—the coming together of two souls—that stands the test of time. The same is true of your acting.

WHAT YOU’RE GETTING WRONG ABOUT AUDITIONING
Actors look at auditioning as the artistic stepchild to “real” acting, the “necessary evil” they have to endure before they are allowed to act. It’s somehow beneath them. This has always been untrue, and never more so than today. 

UPCOMING TRAINING
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
INFORM YOURSELF... AUDIT ANY ROGUES WEST ACTING CLASS FOR FREE!
New session begins Feb 29/2016 and includes our core classes in Meisner Technique, Film and Scene Study. Beginner and advanced actors are invited to check out our studio, audit and follow up with a no obligation, one-on-one mentorship meeting. Continue the legacy of the New York studio tradition of acting and train with experienced, qualified instructors. Take control of your career in 2016! 
Contact us at rogueswest@gmail.com, call 604-699-1744 or visit www.rogueswest.ca to see a complete class schedule!
SPRING BREAK FILM+TV ACTING INTENSIVES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools (max of 6 students per class). We have a legacy of training young actors who go on to work in the industry, *outstanding* instructors, and a beautiful downtown campus inside a working film & tv casting studio.
Kids Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00noon, March 14th-18th and March 21st-25th, www.bizstudio.ca/kidsactingclasses
Teens Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00pm, March 14th-18th and March 21st-25th, www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses 

ACTORIUM’S 16 WEEK SCENE STUDY SERIES
One role, one scene and 16 weeks of in-depth, thorough training. Actorium is a Meisner based school. Student must have completed Actorium's four week Intro, or equivalent to enroll.
2910 Commercial Drive, Vancouver.
More info: 604-445-7751 |
info@actorium.ca | actorium.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
February 12 - 20
By presenting unique outdoor and mountaineering films that illustrate experiences and cultures from all corners of the globe, VIMFF brings communities together to promote positive values and active lifestyles.

TALKING STICK FESTIVAL
February 18 – 28
This festival of extraordinary Indigenous performance and art features some of the best emerging and established Indigenous artists Turtle Island has to offer. It provides a stage for artists from a variety of artistic expressions - theatre, storytelling, writing, music, spoken word, dance and visual arts.
http://fullcircle.ca

CHUTZPAH FESTIVAL
February 18 – March 13
For our 16th year, it’s a pleasure to welcome outstanding internationally-celebrated dance, music, comedy and theatre artists from as far afield as Mexico, Germany, Cuba, Italy, USA and Israel as well as some of Canada’s finest.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL
March 8 – 13
Presenting films made by women from around the world, the festival offers six days of screenings, conversation, presentations, parties and more. 

VANCOUVER WEB FEST
March 18 – 20
Vancouver Web Fest celebrates the progressive evolution of entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet. VWF brings together International and Canadian web content creators, producers and viewers through an engaged and responsive forum that acknowledges the cultural significance of this revolutionary genre.
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