Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - February 19 2018
Published: Mon, 02/19/18
INDUSTRY NEWS
IN CREEPY TV SERIES GHOST WARS, VANCOUVER AND SQUAMISH PLAY TOWN PLAGUED WITH SUPERNATURAL "SCARY S***"
Ghost Wars promises everything you might want from a supernatural horror series: a sleepy small town, an endless torrent of undead souls, experimental science, religious fanaticism, and the gorgeous visuals of B.C.’s landscapes.
The new CBC web series sees siblings Cole and Aleita Northey direct and star. Dad Craig Northey of the band Odds does music and former Kids in the Hall's Bruce McCulloch writes.
Air Bud, filmed in Vancouver
on a modest $3-million budget, grossed $27.9 million when all was said and done. More importantly, the bewilderingly successful movie about a boy and his basketball-playing pooch spawned a litter of athletic animal flicks and an equally successful production company.
GEOFF JOHNSON: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A FUTURE IN FILM AND VIDEO WILL PAY ENORMOUS DIVIDENDS
While
B.C. has always been in the top three provinces for film and TV production, last year its volume hit $2.991 billion, the highest ever — up 35 per cent from 2015-2016. This might be a “new” industry, but is also a possible future for some kids that public education in B.C. doesn’t ignore.
SOULPEPPER LOSES $375K OF PLANNED FEDERAL FUNDING IN WAKE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL
A planned increase in federal funding for Soulpepper Theatre
has been voted down by the Canada Council for the Arts' board of directors. After four civil suits were launched against former artistic director Albert Schultz in January, the granting agency placed Soulpepper on "concerned status" and conducted a review.
UK FILM INDUSTRY PROMISES ACTION ON HARASSMENT, BULLYING
Britain’s film industry announced a plan to tackle bullying and sexual harassment, backed by stars including Emma Watson, Gemma Arterton and James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli.
VIOLA DAVIS TO HOLLYWOOD: IF I’M A BLACK
MERYL STREEP, THEN ‘PAY ME WHAT I’M WORTH'
I have a career that’s probably comparable to Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Sigourney Weaver,” said the actress and Juilliard graduate. “They all came out of Yale, they came out of Juilliard, they came out of NYU. They had the same path as me, and yet I am nowhere near them. Not as far as money, not as far as job opportunities, no where close to
it.
You need to balance art and income, passion for what you love, and the common sense to make money. And the best way is to become a known brand ASAP. Being nominated and winning an award will help establish your credibility, marketability, and book-ability. Work begets work. Renown brings more offers. TV is the current ticket.
THE KEYS TO SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR ACTING SUCCESS
As an actor, living intentionally and effectively is a challenge that requires many things to work together. This means at the core of effective living is planning and management, two necessary skills that are often overlooked.
KIDS+TEENS FILM+TV ACTING AT BIZ STUDIO Biz Studio students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other schools, with a max of 6 students per class. We have a legacy of training young
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UPCOMING EVENTS
TALKING STICK FESTIVAL
February 14 – 24
Full Circle's Talking Stick Festival, now in its 17th year, showcases and celebrates Indigenous art and performance to more than 18,000 attendees each year, and is noted as being the premier, multi-disciplinary Indigenous arts festival in North America.
Chutzpah! The Lisa
Nemetz International Jewish Performing Arts Festival is the Lower Mainland’s winter music, dance, comedy and theatre festival presenting international, national and local artists. The Chutzpah! Festival delivers audiences work that is forward-looking, multi-layered, and entertaining.
February’s Networking Breakfast is all about the festival and our guest speakers are our local filmmakers.
Come and join us for a moderated conversation about our festival films with the films' creators, crew and cast. Local filmmakers & producers in attendance include Gigi Saul Guerrero, Jennifer Chiu, Jax Smith, Meesh Neal, Laura Jaramillo, Michelle Kee, Laura Adkin, Theresa Warbus, Annette Reilly, among others.
The UGA is annual
event is hosted by the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance where theatre actors audition in front of 30+ theatre directors. Registration deadline for full Equity performers is
