RICHMOND FILM OFFICE LOOKS TO FILL VACUUM LEFT BY ONCE UPON A TIME
With the departure and subsequent end to the filming of hit television show Once Upon a Time, the Richmond Film Office is banking on at least two new series to fill the
void of film shoot days this year, particularly in Steveston Village.
JESSIE RICHARDSON THEATRE AWARDS ANNOUNCE NEW VENUE AND WEBSITE
For its upcoming 36th annual event, the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards will be returning to a theatre venue--a very well-known, outdoor one, in fact.
CVD VFX CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF MAKING CINEMATIC
MAGIC
The North Vancouver-based full-service visual effects studio is celebrating its third anniversary this week – and third month being on the North Shore after being based in Vancouver since 2015.
FILM CREW TAKES OVER CLOSED COMOX HOSPITAL TO SHOOT
MINI-SERIES
‘Hollywood North’ is breathing life back into the closed St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox. A film crew of 150 is shooting an eight-part miniseries that will air on CBC, and several locals are getting a hand in the production.
Set and filmed in Fort St. James, written and directed by part-time Stuart Lake resident Kathleen Hepburn, Never Steady, Never Still is the culmination of two previous short-film versions that also got Leo attention in past years as Hepburn advanced the production to its finished feature
length.
THE CROWN'S CLAIRE FOY TO RECEIVE $275,000 IN BACK SALARY FOLLOWING PAY
DISPARITY
In March of this year, Left Bank Pictures, the producers behind Netflix’s monarchy fantasia The Crown, found themselves in hot water after revealing that supporting actor Matt Smith (Prince Philip) takes home a larger salary than star Claire Foy (Queen Elizabeth II). Left Bank has since apologized, with creative producer Suzanne Mackie
offering, “Going forward, no one gets paid more than the Queen.”
JOHN LEGUIZAMO RECEIVES SPECIAL TONY FOR THREE DECADES OF DIVERSE
STORYTELLING
John Leguizamo is destined to leave this year’s Tony Awards a winner, regardless of the fate of his nominated play “Latin History for Morons.” For his body of work spanning three decades and ongoing commitment to bringing diverse stories to Broadway, Leguizamo will receive a special
Tony.
CATE BLANCHETT: WHY ‘WE’RE NOT GOING BACK TO
GROUND ZERO’ ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Cate Blanchett has been to the Cannes Film Festival in various capacities since 1997, but this year she assumes a far weightier role as president of the jury — an honor made even more significant in that it’s only the 12th time a woman has filled that seat. The glaring gender gap is not lost on
Blanchett.
MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY EXPELS BILL COSBY AND ROMAN
POLANSKI
The Academy said its board of governors voted on Tuesday to expel the two men, citing its newly adopted standards of conduct, developed in response to the scores of sexual misconduct allegations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey
Weinstein.
TWO DOCUMENTS EVERY ACTOR NEEDS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS + IMAGE
RIGHTS
“What happens to all my stuff when I’m gone?” If you don’t have your financial affairs in order, the government will decide how your assets get distributed. Luckily, there are two legal documents you can prepare that designate who oversees your estate and who it will be distributed
to.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
May 3-13
In an era of “fake news” and global uncertainty, the 2018 DOXA Documentary Film Festival comes to the rescue with a program of 93 films (shorts and features) that offer radical and transformative ideas through music, art, and the power of people working together to create and share solutions.
Stories illustrate our universally shared experiences. The Cold Reading Series is committed to supporting and developing the talents of Vancouver’s story tellers – writers, actors, and musicians alike – by providing a forum where they can present their craft to a live audience and get instant feedback. Come stretch your artistic muscles and flex your humanity…join the
Evolution!
Hundreds of youth are involved in what has grown to be Vancouver’s largest youth-driven arts festival. The festival includes showcases in music, dance, and spoken word, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring improv, drag, circus arts, and much more. All of this is created by
local artists between the ages of 13-24.
Upintheair’s rEvolver
Theatre Festival will present 12 days of new interdisciplinary live theatre works by emerging to early mid career Canadian artists. Highlights include a focus on women creators; a concerted reflection of today’s cultural and political climate; four world premieres; and works that play with preconceived notions of contemporary theatre practice.
The Vancouver International Children’s Festival inspires and motivates young minds with professional artistic experiences that transform a child’s understanding of the world around them and what is creatively possible.
