VANCOUVER FRINGE FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO LEAVE POSITION
After 12 years at the helm of the theatre
fest, executive director David Jordan is moving on to become the arts services manager for the City of Burnaby, a position that includes overseeing the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, fests at Deer Lake Park, and more.
VANCOUVER TO LOSE TIMELESS BUT WILL GAIN X-FILES, SIX, AND SEVERAL NEW TV SERIES
While much media attention has focused on California luring screen productions back to the state with its ramped-up tax incentives, Vancouver has also gained a number of productions. The sci-fi TV series Timeless is the latest TV series to relocate from Vancouver to California.
Members of Hollywood's small but vocal Asian-American community are speaking out in support of former Hawaii Five-0 stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, who have left the series after failed contract negotiations with CBS and CBS Television Studios.
BLAME CANADA: US VISUAL-EFFECTS ARTISTS WANT REFORMS UNDER NAFTA
Hollywood digital animation and effects artists say they can’t compete against aggressive Canadian subsidies and are
fighting back at NAFTA public hearings. U.S. animation groups say animosity towards Canadian incentives started four years ago, when Canadian-written film “Life of Pi” won several Oscars, including one for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.
TWO ACTORS ON WHY THEY STARTED MAKING THEIR OWN CONTENT
David Bly and
Leah Rudick both got their start as actors before delving into directing and screenwriting, respectively. Now, with their film “Sweet Parents” having made its debut at the Lower East Side Film Festival in New York City, Bly and Rudick offer some perspective on what it’s like being a multifaceted content creator.
First and foremost,
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YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF MONEY FOR GREAT SELF-TAPES
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2ND ANNUAL PASSIONATE ACTOR RETREAT ON BOWEN ISLAND August 14-18, 2017 A special gathering of dedicated actors who will…CATAPULT their acting into a whole new mastery. IGNITE their passion and
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SUMMER FILM+TV ACTING INTENSIVES FOR KIDS+TEENS | BIZ STUDIO Summer Intensives are a chance for students to see the kind of progress
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2017 INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
July 6 –
15
This year’s festival theme is ‘Tales of War and Peace’. We see artists as important voices in the larger community, allowing us to step into the worlds they create, while also addressing the pressing questions of the one we inhabit. This year’s line-up includes an outstanding array of award-winning artists who have the courage to say what they think, to hold up a mirror to ugly truths, but also to
transcend, offer hope and celebrate creation when the world looks dispiriting.
The 2017 season features an exciting lineup of four classic Shakespeare plays (Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona) plus a short-run contemporary drama (Shylock).
