Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - October 26 2020
Published: Mon, 10/26/20
INDUSTRY NEWS
BC FILM INDUSTRY BOUNCES BACK STRONGER THAN BEFORE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
When film and television productions were ordered to stop in March, about 40 projects were active across the province. Today, more than 60 productions are either currently filming or in pre-production.
VANCOUVER ANIMATION WORKERS UNIONIZE AFTER PRECEDENT-SETTING VOTE
Although many animation workers in the U.S. are unionized, especially in the Los Angeles hub, Titmouse workers are the first in B.C. to successfully organize.
VANCOUVER'S TREMORS FESTIVAL CHALLENGES COLONIAL NOTIONS ABOUT ART
“I’m not a big fan of highly delineated roles in a creative process. I understand why they have to be there sometimes. But those are all things that I think we wanted to actively be working on changing: to up everybody’s agency in what they could be bringing to the project, whatever the project might be.” https://www.straight.com/arts/vancouvers-tremors-festival-challenges-colonial-notions-about-art
SAG-AFTRA TAKING JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTE WITH ACTORS’ EQUITY TO AFL-CIO
“It is with heavy hearts that we file a formal complaint and request for a mediator in our jurisdictional dispute. We tried negotiation, but Actors’ Equity Association refused our waiver and walked away from talks with no notice.” https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/sag-aftra-jurisdictional-dispute-actors-equity-1234808609/
ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO
With studios in Vancouver and Calgary, the Rogues name is synonymous with the highest calibre of training and we have been training and mentoring actors for over 25 years. The online platform has proven to be a powerful and dynamic medium for developing relationship, character and creating complex human performances. Our next session of in-studio and online classes for Young Adults, Film, Meisner and Scene Work starts soon – email us for more info and book your intro meeting with Christiane
Hirt! rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
BIZ STUDIO: ONLINE PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
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 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
UPCOMING EVENTS
TREMORS
October 28 – 31
This year’s festival switches gears from full-length plays to focus on eight new works in development from up-and-coming artists. Join us to get a first look at some of the amazing work percolating in our live performance scene!
HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL
October 28 – November 8
The 2020 Festival features twelve days of online and pop-up outdoor events, including music, stories, poetry, ceremony, films, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, art talks, history talks and visual art exhibitions. http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com
VANCOUVER ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
October 31 - November 8
The VAFF 2020 lineup showcases 18 film programs of industry panels plus 46 feature-length and short films of all genres from the local and international Asian diaspora. http://vaff.org/
VANCOUVER SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
November 1 – 12
VSAFF is proud to present features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa – films that inspire, inform, and entertain. https://www.vsaff.org
PEEK FEST
November 1 – 22
Impulse Theatre’s Peek Fest offers an exciting new look at work-in-development from innovative creators and contributes to the development and growth of performing artists through residencies, showcases and workshops. http://www.impulsetheatre.ca/peek-fest.html
