NETFLIX, INDIGENOUS CULTURAL GROUPS PARTNERING TO DEVELOP TALENT IN CANADA
Netflix has announced new partnerships with three Indigenous cultural organizations in Canada to help foster and develop screen talent. The partnerships with imagineNATIVE, the Indigenous Screen Office, and Wapikoni Mobile were revealed Tuesday night at the Banff World Media Festival. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/netflix-indigenous-groups-partnership-1.5172017
PRODUCTION COMPANY SUING FORMER MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE ACCOUNTANT WHO ALLEGEDLY ABSCONDED TO MEXICO WITH BOYFRIEND AFTER EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $900,000
In total, the defendants allegedly made off with $912,665. Reunion MITHC 2Productions seeks an injunction freezing the defendants’ assets and damages for fraud, breach of trust, breach of contract, and conversion. https://biv.com/article/2019/06/production-company-suing-former-man-high-castle-accountant-who-allegedly-absconded
INDIE FILMMAKERS BEWARE OF SCAM FILM FESTIVALS
Indie filmmakers, I just want you to know what you’re forking out for before you decide to spend the cash that you desperately need for your next film. Be warned: you can’t trust five-star reviews when every single festival on Film Freeway has them. https://medium.com/swlh/indie-filmmakers-beware-of-scam-film-festivals-37e702954bdd
REASONS YOU’RE NOT FINDING SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Change how you think about your social and it can be a fun way to express yourself and move your career forward. Here are the five biggest reasons you’re not finding success on social media and how to fix them! https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/reasons-finding-success-social-media-3196/
LINERS TO LEADS: STELLINA RUSICH & DAVID CUBITT
It is imperative to be performing at your highest level when the audition door opens. 300 submissions, 15 people get the audition call, one person books! From those pesky one liners to leads, this class will prepare you for roles of all sizes and for what is required to move your career to the next level.
When: July 27-Sept 14 | Time: Saturdays 1-5pm | Participants: 12 max
Sign up Link: https://actorvan.com/product/liners-to-leads-audition-ready-july-sept/
ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO
Compare us to the rest! Rogues West offers classes to emerging or veteran actors for SCENE WORK – FILM – DIALECT – VOICE & TEXT and MEISNER. Check out our June session offerings on our website.
Audit for free and make an informed decision on your training. Continuing innovation and adaptation in our classes creates the legacy of Western Canada's Premiere Acting Family. Discover the difference at Rogues West, in the vanguard of training and mentoring actors for over 25 years.
Check out www.rogueswest.ca for more studio details and for videos. rogueswest@gmail.com | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFmIBekc8BmXp6BPevsdhAA
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
AUDITION ANXIETY & ONE-LINERS WORKSHOP
Thursday, June 20th | 6:30pm-10:30pm | #203 - 161 Keefer Street | $175 including GST
Learn how to prep for auditions like a pro. Veenu offers a 4-hour Audition Anxiety & One-Liners Workshop for actors of all levels. Learn techniques to stay focused and grounded, as well as how to approach those dreaded 1-line auditions.
For more information: https://www.actorveenu.com/
SIZZLE YOUR FUNNY BONE THIS SUMMER: CLASSIC COMEDY WITH SECOND CITY ALUM TONY ALCANTAR!
Saturdays 10-1pm | July 13, 20, 27 | August 10, 17, 24 | Beatty Street Studios, Vancouver
Some of the best comic actors have turned in award-winning dramatic performances: what is it about comedy that feeds drama? In this six week class, Tony will immerse you in his 30 years of teaching/performing comedy to discover and hone your funny side to BOOK THAT ROLE!
"Alcantar made me laugh out loud" The Chicago Sun-Times
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
June 17-28
Two-spirit perspectives that aren’t often heard will be featured at Vancouver’s annual Queer Arts Festival this summer — and its curator hopes it will open the door for more work of the same theme to be shown across Canada. https://queerartsfestival.com/
WILLIAM F. WHITE NETWORKING COFFEE
June 18
This month feature is founder and Executive Director of Voices of Muslim Women, Aisha Amijee. An activist, educator, and leader in her community, she will be sharing her story in creating VMW, and her goals to create more diversity within Networking Initiatives and Communities. This will be a great networking coffee for filmmakers, actors and writers to hear about creating more diverse alliances within the storytelling industry. https://www.womeninfilm.ca/cgi/page.cgi/_evtcal.html?evt=435
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
June 21
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ culture and heritage in Canada. To mark the 2019 edition of NIPD, The Cinematheque is delighted to showcase two exceptional documentaries by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, an award-winning, Vancouver-based filmmaker/actor of Blackfoot and Sámi heritage. http://www.thecinematheque.ca/national-indigenous-peoples-day-2019
TAIWANESE FILM FESTIVAL
June 21 – 25
Promoting cultural exchange between Canada and Taiwan for over a decade, we remain all the more committed to our initial mandate – to provide a cultural bridge between Canadian society and Taiwan through the art of cinema. https://www.twff.ca/2019/about.html
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
June 21 - July 1
Over eleven days in venues across Vancouver, VIJF features notable performances from Wu-Tang Clan, The Roots, Five Alarm Funk, and many others. For full programming details, visit our website. https://www.coastaljazz.ca
INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
July 4-14
Every year, Indian Summer Festival works to an exciting and provocative theme. This year it is ‘Tricksters, Magicians and Oracles’. Tricksters exist in every culture – they are quick, brilliant, and play tricks with our senses. The 2019 Festival features 20 events, 195 artists, and 10 venues. https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/
