CANADIANS LAUNCH QUARANTINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AS CREATIVE OUTLET
Neither Spencer Streichert nor Siobhan Cooney was expecting their fun idea to blow up into an international event. “When we announced it, we thought it would be mostly Albertans or Canadians submitting, said Streichert in a phone interview with Daily Hive. “Within the first day, we had interest from Croatia, Italy, Nigeria.” https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/quarantine-international-film-festival
HOW TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS COULD BOOST HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION IN CANADA
The COVID-19 outbreak has bludgeoned the global entertainment business with travel restrictions and event suspensions and cancellations. But the way local production players see it, an oil price-linked Canadian dollar tumbling to a four-year low below 72 cents this week, compared to the American greenback, could be a boon for Hollywood North. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coronavirus-how-travel-restrictions-could-boost-canadas-hollywood-production-1284488
OUR ARTS COMMUNITIES NEED US NOW MORE THAN EVER
With the unprecedented health crisis happening around the world right now, it is more important than ever that we support our local arts organizations. It isn’t just the companies and artists, but also the technicians, designers, bartenders, box office personnel, administrators, promotors. The trickledown effect is enormous. https://www.vancouverpresents.com/opinion/our-arts-communities-need-us-now-more-than-ever/
NETFLIX ESTABLISHES $100 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND
Netflix is giving back to the creative community as the entertainment industry reels from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The streamer has established a $100 million fund to help those workers hardest-hit in the television and film industry by the outbreak. https://deadline.com/2020/03/netflix-100-million-fund-aid-tv-film-industry-workers-coronavirus-1202888750/
TV MEDICAL DRAMAS GIVES THEIR MASKS TO HOSPITALS TO HELP FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS
Some TV medical dramas are helping save lives for real. Fox's The Resident donated boxes of the production's masks, gloves, and gowns to an Atlanta hospital for its medical staff during the novel coronavirus pandemic. https://ew.com/tv/coronavirus-masks-resident/
CORONAVIRUS HAS WIPED OUT THE TV SEASON
This should hardly come as a surprise to anyone other than Jared Leto, but: don't expect television shows to resume production anytime soon, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. That means many popular broadcast programs, including shows that were scheduled to shuffle off the air for good in May, will not have the opportunity to produce season or series finales. https://www-vanityfair-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/coronavirus-tv-production/amp
PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE BREAKING BARRIERS IN ENTERTAINMENT, ATHLETICS, FASHION, AND MORE
There's nothing that people with Down syndrome can't do, and the people on this list only serve to prove that. They have broken barriers and shattered stereotypes, not only through their accomplishments, but through their advocacy as well. https://www.insider.com/people-with-down-syndrome-breaking-barriers
DEAR ARTISTS, THIS IS WHAT WE TRAIN FOR
This moment is a health crisis, a brutal one. It is also a crisis of meaning. It is a crisis of connection, of story. It is a crisis of who we are to each other and the agreements that hold us together. And those are things we artists know how to work on. https://madmimi.com/s/708e601
BENEFITS OF ONLINE ACTING CLASSES
With everything that our world is facing now with coronavirus, we find ourselves in unprecedented times. It’s also true that great art is created in scary times. We don’t have to shut down our creativity and let cabin fever set in. It’s important to keep engaging with other artists and interactive classes on the internet are a great way to do so! https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/benefits-online-acting-classes-70326/
WHY YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF YOUR BREATHING
Our first human act is breathing. It signals our entry into this world. We arrive here and the first thing we are given is this gift of life, this gift of breath, and our journey begins. It’s a gift that continues to be given. Until an audition or a high stakes situation, we might never even pay any attention to our breath. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/why-you-should-be-aware-of-your-breathing-68049/
UPCOMING TRAINING
BIZ STUDIO: PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Is your young actor ready for a focused, small-group professional class with lots of individual attention? Biz Studio has a seventeen-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Classes are like small-group personal training, and take a maximum of six students so that instructors can work individually with each actor to give them what they need. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level! http://www.bizstudio.ca/classes
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
Experience Scene Study class in our intimate Black Box Theatre and Film Acting Classes in our taping facility.
* Scene Study classes from Sundays to Saturdays beginning mid-April...
* Film Acting Immersion in May and June...
Full list of classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
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: 604-418-1192, info@tonyalcantardialect.com, www.tonyalcantar.com
ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO - ROGUE ON! ONLINE CLASSES
Moving from the isolation blues to the e-connection groove – Rogues West classes are now all online!
As always – audit for free and choose from MEISNER, FILM, SCENE WORK, VOICE and DIALECT. Invitations sent through ZOOM - email us to be invited as an auditor.
Join with us as we navigate these challenging times while we maintain health and connection to our Community. rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
UPCOMING EVENTS
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - #CANADAPERFORMS
Canada Performs is a $100,000 short-term relief fund that pays Canadian artists for their online performances. It was launched by the National Arts Centre, in partnership with Facebook Canada, to help ease the financial strain for artists impacted by the closure of performance venues across Canada related to COVID-19, and to lift the spirits of Canadians during the crisis.
About the Program: https://nac-cna.ca/en/canadaperforms/apply
