EAT, LOVE, PLAY: SIX WEB SERIES TO WATCH ABOUT LIFE IN VANCOUVER
When it comes to mining Vancouver
clichés for web series gold, Girls vs. The City isn’t alone. Here are six other web series that successfully explore some aspect of what it means to live, work, play, and fail in the GVRD.
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival is coming back in Vancouver with an expanded focus next spring. The Canadian content-centric festival launched in 2003 and was affiliated with Ottawa's National Arts
Centre, which hosted it every two years. In March 2017, the festival's board of directors said it was too far in debt to continue, vowing to restructure and return.
23 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS FILMING IN VANCOUVER THIS
JULY
There are few things cooler than walking down the street in your hometown and suddenly realizing that your favourite movie or TV show is actually live and on location. Bright lights, cameras rolling, celebrities on set, and directors yelling ACTION! Here are 23 movies and TV shows filming in Vancouver this
July.
TANTOO CARDINAL AMONG CANADIANS INVITED TO JOIN ACADEMY BEHIND
OSCARS
The academy behind the Oscars has invited 928 new members, including several Canadians. The new list from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences includes Alberta-born actress Tantoo Cardinal and Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin.
ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP A CHANCE 'TO HAVE MY
VOICE HEARD,' SAYS CANADIAN FILMMAKER ANN MARIE FLEMING
Ann Marie Fleming has been creating animation and films since the late 1980s, but like many people, she admits she didn't always know that much about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the U.S. group that puts on the
Oscars.
EDMONTON SCREEN INDUSTRIES OFFICE HOPES $3.9 MILLION FROM CITY WILL REBOOT FILM AND TV
INDUSTRY
You’re going to be a star, Edmonton ... that’s if the local film and television industry gets its way. When Edmonton Screen Industries, a non-profit office created last year, hopes city council decides to give it $3.9 million in funding to help what it says is a decline in the local film
scene.
LEE DANIELS OPENED DOORS FOR BLACK ACTORS BY BECOMING A TALENT MANAGER – CAA AMPLIFY
While Lee Daniels always had the directing bug, there was a time when he took fate and
the fate of those of his fellow unemployed African American actors into his own hands: He became a talent manager.
DIRECTORS GUILD SAYS INDUSTRY IS STILL MOSTLY WHITE AND
MALE
A new study by the Directors Guild of America finds that despite high-profile releases like “Get Out” and “Wonder Woman,” film directors remained overwhelmingly white and male among the movies released last year.
WHY EVERY ACTOR SHOULD PRODUCE + STAR IN THEIR OWN SHORT AT
LEAST ONCE
One trend I have seen explode on the festival circuit lately is actors taking matters into their own hands, both directing and acting in shorts as a vehicle to promote themselves. It’s an effective method and has opened doors for many actors. In the past, this was a much more expensive ordeal but with today’s low-cost cameras and easy
access to editing software, creating a quality short is well within the range of many.
CASTING DIRECTORS ARE NOT THE GATEKEEPERS TO YOUR SUCCESS
While casting directors are integral to the process of making great works of film or TV, they do not make final casting decisions. That is the
job of the producers, writers, and directors. A fallacy that has so deeply infiltrated itself into the collective consciousness of the actor is that pleasing CDs is the magic pill for launching an acting career. This couldn’t be more untrue.
Your network is everything! Being surrounded by an uplifting, motivating network of people who believe in you and support you is crucial to your success in the film industry. In addition to training at a
top acting studio, it is very important to know how to network in the film industry. As such, here are seven tips to help you get started.
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 actors who go on
to work in the industry, *outstanding* instructors, and a beautiful downtown campus inside a working film & TV casting studio. **Kids (ages 8-11) www.bizstudio.ca/kidsactingclasses **Teens (ages 12-17) www.bizstudio.ca/teensactingclasses
DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR Hollywood
producers trust Tony with their stars: Oscar winners Mel Gibson, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmy winner Martin Freeman plus A-listers Sam Rockwell, Vince Vaughn, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Nathan Fillion, Stellan Skarsgard and MANY MORE. You can trust him too. * Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested accents and dialects for the Vancouver market. Book that role! Contact: 778-773-1402, info@tonyalcantardialect.com, www.tonyalcantar.com
STANDARD AMERICAN DIALECT AT ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO AUDIT FOR FREE – Tuesdays 3-5pm Speaking in Standard American is crucial to your success in the
Casting room. Casting Directors and Producers demand a real Standard American Dialect, which is much more than learning a new way to say ‘about’ and ‘sorry’. Trish Allen is a highly sought after Dialect Coach whose proven method will make your American Dialect ring true in both the audition room and on-set. Experience the modern legacy of New York's studio-tradition of acting and discover why agents recommend us! Emailrogueswest@gmail.comto audit any class and for your no-obligation, one-on-one mentorship meeting today! https://youtu.be/ATHgqhykrrk | www.rogueswest.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS
DANCING ON THE EDGE FESTIVAL
July 5-14
This year's festival showcases over thirty performances involving more than thirty innovative choreographers. Artists from across Canada, from Belgium and South Korea will dance on stages
and in the streets during the ten-day festival, in full length and mixed bill programs, as well as site-specific works.
This
‘festival for a curious mind’ presents a continent-spanning range of artists, from the inheritors of ancient oral storytelling traditions to genre-defying musicians, award-winning novelists, and provocative visual, performance and culinary artists.
Talk shop over coffee with WIFTV members and friends. Whether you are a producer, directors, screenwriters, actors, or someone who wants to
know more about the industry, the William F. White Networking Coffee is a great way to meet a variety of different people in the film and television community in Vancouver.
The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB, monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short films followed by a Q&A with the
filmmaker followed by networking & socializing. No Minors. Prizes galore.
