VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL APPROVES STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO PUSH HARDER TO CREATE ARTS AND CULTURE SPACES
The newly appointed general manager of arts, culture and community services, Sandra Singh, has a mandate to develop more tools to create more cultural spaces in the city.
CANADIAN SANDRA OH MAKES HISTORY WITH EMMY NOMINATION
Ottawa native Sandra Oh made history Thursday as the first Asian woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama series, a
category that includes another Canadian — Tatiana Maslany, nominated alongside Oh for playing multiple clones on Orphan Black.
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2018 GIVES PROMINENCE TO ASIAN
FILMMAKERS
In a city like Vancouver where approximately one-third of citizens are of Asian descent, it's unfortunate and disconcerting when local Asian representation continues to be neglected, overlooked, or an uphill battle, outside of Asian Canadian
initiatives.
Kathleen Gilbert, film commissioner of the Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission: “We’ll see what happens in the fall. We don’t have anything to announce yet, but we have a lot of people
looking.”
TORONTO HAS BEEN A FILM AND TV HUB FOR DECADES. NOW GUILLERMO DEL TORO MAY GIVE THE CANADIAN CITY AN EDGE
A surge in film activity by Del Toro and other filmmakers in Canada’s largest city is fueling a major expansion at Pinewood Toronto Studios. When complete, the studio will be Canada’s biggest
production complex, overtaking Canadian Motion Picture Park Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia.
A new cultural curriculum in Bristol aims to reverse the decline in arts education. Phil Castang explains how the creative arts can enrich the teaching of STEM subjects.
WHAT EVERY ACTOR NEEDS TO KNOW WHEN CREATING A DEMO REEL
The reason that you got into acting is because this business gave you a feeling when you were a child or when
you were working that 9-to-5 dreaming of a better, different life. Those feeling movies gave you? Now you have to for your audience. Present that feeling in your demo reel and they won’t be able to look away.
Limitless acting comes down to understanding that there are an unlimited number of ways to enable yourself to be your very best. The joy comes in the journey of unfolding all of that artistic treasures that are within. If the world
is your stage, then you are the production company. Show us what you’ve got!
When the adrenaline takes over, many different forms of physical, emotional, and psychological challenges can plague actors in the casting office. What can you do to stay focused? How do you handle your nervousness? And once you’re in the room, how do you navigate the
chaos?
ESS FILM - AUDITIONING YOUR PERSONAL BEST at Rogues West Actors Studio AUDIT FOR FREE – Wednesdays 6 -9pm This six-week class
runs the gamut of what auditions can throw at actors. Working from a range of material, this class empowers the actor in bringing their personal signature to the work: Actors are challenged to create performances that are honest, authentic and fearless. Work is recorded for playback and review. 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
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE JESSIE RICHARDSON THEATRE AWARDS
July
16
This year’s productions have a wide variation of diverse productions in various venues and demonstrate the creativity, imagination, and skill of the extremely talented group of artists who bring their vision to life on the stage. The dynamic works add to the cultural richness and vibrancy not only to
Vancouver and its residents, but also to the province and beyond.
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.
